Sorry these are cell phone pics
Gorgeous car and sounded great. In awesome condition
Sorry these are cell phone pics
Gorgeous car and sounded great. In awesome condition
Last edited by nonsane; 06-05-2006 at 08:17 AM.
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nice spot, to bad they werent better pics
Holly FACK! BATMAN!
Thats a RARE car to see, amazing vehicles If you ask me.
Right on!
maybe rare...but i tihnk its ugly... maybe its just me...
yea what a disgusting car, i dont care how rare it is.
saw it in the underground parkade at elbow casino....definate eye catcher
Nice .... some Espirt pic please ..
SE .. S4
S4S .. V8 ..
whatever!
The Original !
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ewwwww, haven't seen it before, but that's one Lotus i rather not see
I think that lotus is beautifull vehicle, it was definately ahead of its time in the erra.
Engine:
Die-cast aluminium cylinder-block and head, 5 main bearings, cast-iron liners, chain driven overhead twin camshafts operating 8 valves. Twin choke, downdraught solex carburettor, mechanical fuel pump, compression ratio 10.3.1.2, producing 126bhp at 6500 rpm, supplied by twin fuel tanks containing 12.5 gallons.
Transmission:
Single dry-plate clutch with cable operation. 4 speed synchromesh gearbox with central remote control, Ratios: Top 1.03 3rd 1.48 2nd 2.26 1st 3.61, Hypoid final-drive ratio 3.56.1. Driveshafts to rear hubs with Hook's universal-joints.
Chassis: Central box-section steel backbone with fork extensions at rear, carrying saddle-mounted glass-fibre body. Engine, gearbox and final-drive mounted in one unit within rear fork. Independant front suspension by wishbones, coil springs and telescopic, dampers, with anti-roll bar. Rack-and-pinion steering, independant rear suspension by trailing radius-arms and upper and lower links, fixed length drive-shafts forming upper links, with coil springs and telescopic dampers. Disc front and drum rear brakes, with servo assistance. Light alloy wheels fitted 175x70-13 front and 185x70-13 rear tyres.
Equipment:
12-volt lighting and starting with alternator. Speedometer, rev counter, ammeter, oil-pressure, water temperature and fuel gauges. Heating, demisting and ventilation system. Electrically operated windows, 2 speed windscreen wipers and washers. Flashing directional indicators.
Dimensions:
Wheelbase 7ft8in. Track (Front) 4ft5.5in.(Rear) 4ft5in. Overall length 13ft.5in. Width 5ft. 4.5in. Weight. Special 14.0cwt.
Performance:
Maximum speed: 117mph (Mean) 120 mph (best) [Special 121mph (mean)] 123 (best). Acceleration: 0-60 mph: 7.0-8.2s. Fuel consumption. 26 to 30 mpg.
Accomodation:
Two seater with enough luggage space for a tooth brush and a clean pair of knickers! (hey, what happened to those good old days?)
It is a classic car! Made by an even greater classic company!
I would love to own one! I would drive one just for the sheer brilliance of the fact I have a rare vehicle.
Everybody has lotus sprits and the lotus elis!
not many people have a europa!
Its like a ferrari, ohnestly would you own a F430 * more and more common these days *
Or would you get a 1964 250 LM hmmm
lets look at the difference.
--- One of its kind on the streets --
Or
The same vehicle your neighbor has down the street!
regardless of whether or not you enjoy the shape I still enjoy seeing how say they got from europa to Exige.
http://www.hazelnet.org/lotus/
I think this is way more interesting to see than an old mustang or bug
From that website: Type 46 - Lotus Europa (1967 - 1974)
The first non-track mid-priced mid-engined car produced. A glass fibre body draped over a steel backbone chassis with 4 wheel independent suspension. Early cars were powered by a Lotus modified Renault engine. Later this engine was replaced by the Lotus Twin Cam engine and a 5 speed gearbox.
Without them making that car you may have never seen the elise/exige!
I for one take the Ferrari F430 cuz it's still pretty rare compared to other cars, looks way better and....its a chick magnet
At least it's a spotting of something you don't see everyday.... nice spot.
If you want to see a ferraris go down to 17th ave any friday or saturday.