For Sale: 1973 Lotus Europa JPS (Number 188) SOLD

[4129R]

This TC in good condition seems to be sticking at $14,400, below the reserve:-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Other-2-door-/201353911815?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2ee1a0de07&item=201353911815

If it has been in California/Arizona all the plastic would have been toasted, but the rust would be minimal.

[Arizona]

This TC in good condition seems to be sticking at $14,400, below the reserve:-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Other-2-door-/201353911815?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2ee1a0de07&item=201353911815

If it has been in California/Arizona all the plastic would have been toasted, but the rust would be minimal.

Well my '72 Europa has been in AZ most of its life. No rust and no toast.

[4129R]

Kept in a garage?

[Arizona]

Kept in a garage?

Always! Yep, left out in the sun bad things can happen. And at 7125' of elevation I'm mighty close to the sun.

[3929R]

From the eBay ad for the white one, "...was parked in 1975 because it wouldn't pass smog..."
California emission inspections began in 1984 (I think they were the first state to require such?). This was one of the reasons my car was put into storage.

[BDA]

Couldn't get $10K for it? That's sad...

[3929R]

Couldn't get $10K for it? That's sad...

Not so, The listing says: "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available." I think this means the car sold off eBay before the auction ended. Presumably he got his reserve price.

[BDA]

Good eye, Mark! Thanks for correcting me.

[4129R]

Joji,
If this sold for anywhere near the asking price then your price is off by a factor of two.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Other-SPECIAL-/321760578647?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4aea6ccc57&item=321760578647

It looks like I got lucky on this one.

It seems the nice man in Florida who sold me the Europa also has an early Elan for sale:-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Other-SE-/321760549639?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4aea6c5b07&item=321760549639

Seems a bargain.

[Arizona]

It seems the nice man in Florida who sold me the Europa also has an early Elan for sale:-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Other-SE-/321760549639?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4aea6c5b07&item=321760549639

Seems a bargain.

Yeah, but for just a few quid more you could have this one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Other-S1-2-/161716881288?forcerrptr=true&hash=item25a713c788&item=161716881288

[4129R]

Tell him he's dreaming.

Too much whacky baccy or space cake? (a Dutch speciality)

[Grumblebuns]

Took a while but all you have to do is wait for the right buyer to show up and I found one, the JPS is sold.

For those interested in Europa pricing, I was asking $25,000, accepted $22,000. I made a very good profit.

Joji Tokumoto
Fallbrook, Ca

[BDA]

Nice to hear you got a good price. I think it was fair. Hopefully, that soothes some of the sadness of seeing it go away.