Lotus Europa Special

The last of the interesting cars currently held by Woodstock of Tokyo.

Lotus Europa Special

Surely one of the coolest cars ever to be produced by the British with that eccentric design where the cabin and rear engine cover meet. Coupled with widely reported sublime handling and performance to boot.

This Japanese car is the cream of the Europa models being a special from 1972. At that time Lotus aspirated the Ford twin cam (replacing the less desirable Renault) with Webber carburettors and so it was able to produce 126 hp, which when working with only a 740 kg total weight, offered scintillating performance.

The ad says that the car has recently undergone a complete brake master overhaul and that the engine has received regular maintenance during its life. The car has only covered 27,600km so even by British 70's standards of build and lasting engineering it should be okay for a bit more before an engine overhaul is needed.

Clearly some of the interior trim has been replaced but more interesting is the panel gaps in this old 70's car, thank god they don't make them like they used to.

Price is 2,799,999 JPY