At Le Mans but not racing...

[jbcollier]

On display at Le Mans in 1967.

[EuropaTC]

Now that is a cool photograph, even badged as a "Europe" as well. How on earth did you find that one ?

Brian

[jbcollier]

Off ebay.  I buy anything I can find on the S1s.  Most of it is posted on Jerry's site.  I have everything from original sales literature and press releases to a German soft porn magazine with an S1 article.

[Bainford]

Very cool. Great pic indeed.

[EuropaTC]

Off ebay.  I buy anything I can find on the S1s. 

I also scour Ebay for period articles and recently managed to get a copy of the magazine carrying the advert from which I bought my own car. Yes, I should have kept the original copy but back in those days I didn't have this hankering for collating such things and once read, magazines went in the bin.   

Anyway, I came across this and wondered have you seen (or got)  this one on Ebay UK ?  It sounds about the right date for a review on an early prototype or road-going S1.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUTOCAR-23-12-1966-featuring-Lotus-Europa-Vauxhall-Viva-/361089202130?pt=UK_Magazines&hash=item541297f7d2

Brian

[3929R]

 

... a German soft porn magazine with an S1 article.

OK, this has peaked my curiosity.

[blasterdad]

... a German soft porn magazine with an S1 article.

OK, this has peaked my curiosity.

Which one? 

[jbcollier]

Yup, I have that magazine already. One of the first articles in Car on the Europa uses one of the earlier names being kicked around: the "Concorde".  I just picked up:

- first press release for the roll out of the S2 (54) in England,

- press release for the "GS" Europa conversion

- Italian S2 and Seven brochure, and

- a newspaper proof of an S1 on display at a car show in November of 1967.

All soon(ish) to be up on Jerry's site.

The German "gentleman's" magazine is ER. A temporarily-available cover shot of an issue with an article on the S2 can be found here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/331361142344

The issue I have is from '67 and is on the S1.