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Offline TurboFource

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1969 Lotus "Europe" .... not a typo
« on: Monday,March 27, 2023, 04:13:20 AM »
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Re: 1969 Lotus "Europe" .... not a typo
« Reply #1 on: Monday,March 27, 2023, 07:01:10 AM »
Wasn’t that the original name, because they planned to sell them to the Continent?
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Re: 1969 Lotus "Europe" .... not a typo
« Reply #2 on: Monday,March 27, 2023, 07:05:38 AM »
There were several names considered, Elfin and Concorde were two before they settled on Europa.  The actual name used depended on local copyright provisions.  In some countries, Europa was already in use or reserved by other companies.  They they used Europe.
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Re: 1969 Lotus "Europe" .... not a typo
« Reply #3 on: Monday,March 27, 2023, 11:49:07 AM »
Quote from: jbcollier on Monday,March 27, 2023, 07:05:38 AM
There were several names considered, Elfin and...
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Frankly, I'm glad they settled on Europa.
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Re: 1969 Lotus "Europe" .... not a typo
« Reply #4 on: Monday,March 27, 2023, 12:33:33 PM »
I've found the Concorde badge ...
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Re: 1969 Lotus "Europe" .... not a typo
« Reply #5 on: Monday,March 27, 2023, 12:44:05 PM »
I figure this was brought back to the States by a GI stationed in Europe.
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Re: 1969 Lotus "Europe" .... not a typo
« Reply #6 on: Monday,March 27, 2023, 01:07:20 PM »
I had posted the car a few days ago...
http://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=5858.0

I'm guessing it was a Canadian market car, I have seen a few on this side of the 49th with the Europe badge.
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Re: 1969 Lotus "Europe" .... not a typo
« Reply #7 on: Monday,March 27, 2023, 02:02:09 PM »
VW owned name rights in Germany for Europa. Cars sold in that market had to go by "Europe" instead. Elsewhere including Europe outside of Germany, Europa name wasn't a problem.
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