Lotus Europa News -- February 2005



February 27
  - There is a 1970 S2 Europa on eBay. It's black, very rough, and has been parked since 1990.

February 25
  - Clark Boydston is putting together a group buy for stainless steel radiator stone guards. Most of the information you need is in this email.
  - The 1971 Europa (#1276R) is back on eBay. Turbocharged Gordini Engine and lots of mods. The same car is listed on cars.com for $35,000 and it failed to make reserve when it was listed on eBay Feb 8th.

February 23
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database today.
  - Dave Lindemann is putting together a group buy for aluminum radiators. Most of the information you need is in this email.

February 22
  - Jim of Coveland Motor Sports, Inc. has listed a lot of Europa spare parts on eBay and will list more in the near future.

February 20
  - John Zender tells us the GGLC will stage a track day at Thunderhill Raceway on Wednesday March 30. All of the information you need is in this email.
  - There is a 1973 John Player Special Europa on eBay.

February 19
  - Today I updated the Europa Manuals and Documents CD project.
     I still need input for the CD so please have a look and let me know if you can contribute
  - There is a 1967 Europa S1 restoration project on eBay.
  - There is a 1974 Europa Special on eBay. Not much info and starting bid of $17,500.
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database today.
  - Updated the Birkin Knowledgebase Database today.

February 18
  - There is a 1973 Big Valve Twin Cam Engine and a 365 - 5 Speed transmission on eBay.

February 16
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database today.

February 14
  - There is a 1969 Europa on eBay. Stalled project. Needs much work.

February 13
  - The Golden Gate Lotus Club (GGLC) is pleased to announce that the 2005 West Coast Lotus Meet (WCLM) will be held June 2-5, 2005 at Lake Tahoe, California.
  - The LOONYs (Lotus Owners of New York) would like to invite one and all to the Lotus Rendezvous at the Glen. July 15th and 16th, 2005. Corning/Watkins Glen NY.

February 11
  - Updated the Birkin Knowledgebase Database today.

February 10
  - Today I received a copy of Classic Lotus Racer magazine in the mail. This copy has an article about the genisis of the Europa and one about the Lotus 47. Yearly subscription rates range from £27 to £36 depending on your location. It is published 6 times a year by Sytechbooks.co.uk. Contact kevin@sytchbooks.co.uk for more information.
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database today.

February 9
  - There is a 1969 Europa on eBay. No photos and no VIN listed yet.

February 8
  - There is a 1971 Europa (#1276R) on eBay. Turbocharged Gordini Engine and lots of mods. The same car is listed on cars.com for $35,000 so the eBay reserve is probably out of sight.

February 7
  - There is a 1969 Europa (54/1846) on eBay. Needs paint and has only been driven 20 miles in last 20 years.

February 6
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database today.

February 4
  - My Hotmail email account suffered a catastrophic failure this morning. If you sent mail to me and I haven't responded, please resend it and use this email address. I don't plan to re-establish the Hotmail account.
  - Peter Morton has a new set of Quaife straight cut close ratio gears for a Renault powered Europa for sale. He's looking for $2000.00.

February 3
  - There is a 1970 S-2 Renault engine, 821-30 #1089 on eBay. It has 27,000 miles on it and the head was rebuilt recently. Opening bid is $499.00.

February 2
  - Today I uploaded version 2.2.0 of the Europa Knowledgebase to
    http://www.lotus-europa.com/knowledgebase.html.
In this version the new wildcard "+" was added to allow searching for multiple keywords. Think of the "+" symbol as the word "AND" when you specify your search. For example, to find all messages that contain all of the words suspension, front, roll center and camber curve enter "suspension+front+roll center+camber curve". Please note that the "+" wildcard is limited to four search terms and that each search term slows the search time, so you should be careful with it's use. Also note that it is not possible to search for the "+" symbol as it is now a wildcard.
  - There is a 1973 Twin Cam Europa on eBay.

February 1
  - Today I added the paint code page to this site. Please have a look at it and let me know of any corrections or additions I should make. If you have an original Lotus color chart, please send me a scanned copy. Photos of cars painted an original Lotus color and not represented on the page are also appreciated.
  - Need parts for your TC? There are a lot of 'em on eBay currently.
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database today.
  - Updated the Birkin Knowledgebase Database today.


This site now hosts the registry of all known Europas. Please make sure yours is included.

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