I was recently contacted by a local gentleman who saw my Europa at a car show. He invited me to visit and see his small Lotus collection and to give advice on his Europa.
He bought this car from EBay 5 years ago as a running car which would require some tender love to get her back to full strength. Well it wasn’t and it’s sat in his garage ever since. He initially wanted me to recommission the car but after seeing it I had to advise him that this is restoration Car rather than a refresh. There are some strengths, it has almost everything a buyer would need including a good new interior waiting to be fitted and the car was resprayed prior to deliver. The paint does now look quite poor but should come back. The Renault engine was running originally but is no longer.
For now this gentleman has asked me to find him 2 things.
A new owner for this project for around £6000. And another running Europa that he can use. He would particularly like a trade up to around £12k.
There’s a lot of work required but This project is way better than the one I bought 5 years ago. I would definitely have snapped his hand off I hadn’t just bought one.
Please contact me at gmgarbutt@sky.com for further info