Beschreibung:

The Lotus Europa is a two door mid-engined GT coupé manufactured from 1966 to 1975. In 2006 Lotus began production of a totally new, Lotus Elise-derived design, a mid-engined GT coupé named Europa S. The original Europa used Lotus founder Colin Chapman's minimalist steel backbone chassis that was first used in the Lotus Elan whilst also relying on fibreglass moulded body for structural strength. The Europa was based on a prototype built to compete for Henry Ford II's contract to build a Le Mans racer in the early 1960's. The four-wheel independent suspension was typical of Chapman's thinking; the rear suspension was a modified Chapman strut as used for his early Formula racing car designs. The forward radius arms were increased in size and rigidity to act as a semi-wishbone. The car's handling prompted automotive writers to describe the Europa as the nearest thing to a Formula car for the road. An iconic car from the 1960's, this Lotus Europa has had three former keepers. Benefitting from a restoration in 2001, the current vendor has enjoyed the Lotus immensely throughout his 11 years and 2,000 mile stewardship. Finished in yellow with black trim, FTW 583H is supplied with a V5 registration document and an MoT test certificate valid until 2 nd August 2013. One of the few cars that looks better today than when it was built 43 years ago and sure to attract admirers wherever she goes. Very realistically estimated, increasingly hard to find and an extremely striking sportscar.