Author Topic: 1972 Lotus Europa TC in Berkeley CA  (Read 901 times)

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Offline BDA

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Re: 1972 Lotus Europa TC in Berkeley CA
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday,June 23, 2021, 06:44:41 AM »
That extra windshield AND the ashtray makes that a lot more desirable!

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Re: 1972 Lotus Europa TC in Berkeley CA
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday,June 23, 2021, 06:35:12 PM »
motor stuck, so why the steering wheel lock??
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Re: 1972 Lotus Europa TC in Berkeley CA
« Reply #3 on: Thursday,June 24, 2021, 12:12:49 AM »
motor stuck, so why the steering wheel lock??

To stop someone pushing it on to a trailer to "borrow" it permanently, perhaps.

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Re: 1972 Lotus Europa TC in Berkeley CA
« Reply #4 on: Thursday,June 24, 2021, 04:41:38 AM »
  Is there a ignition key unit on column? It’s part of the anti-thief system. The pin on mine was locked up removed and cleaned it. Still a work in progress for a key tumbler housing though.🤔
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Re: 1972 Lotus Europa TC in Berkeley CA
« Reply #5 on: Thursday,June 24, 2021, 12:01:41 PM »
It also has the uber-rare Stromberg High Balance-bar intake manifolds.  They only came on ROW Europa TCs and for a short time on some Euro Elans.