LOTUS EUROPA (1966 - 1975): BUYER'S GUIDE
Median Price: £16,135 • Highest Price: £46,965 • Lowest Price: £2,750 • Sell-Through Rate: 71%
Source: Bring A Trailer
How much is a Europa (1966 - 1975) worth?
In our experience, we've seen plenty of Europa (1966 - 1975)'s go under the hammer and based on analysing every sale you can expect to pay £16,135 for one in average condition - that places it amongst the cheapest 30 - 40% of collector cars across our database.
As Lotus's go, a Europa (1966 - 1975) is on the lower end relative to other Lotus models. In fact this model is £13,500 below the median Lotus price of £29,635.
What is the maximum to pay for a Europa (1966 - 1975)?
Across the 65 Europa (1966 - 1975)'s we've seen sell, the highest price ever recorded for this model is £46,965. It was sold by Bring A Trailer in the US on 02 Aug 2023.
What is the lowest to pay for a Europa (1966 - 1975)?
The lowest sale of all time for this vehicle is £2,750, Bring A Trailer sold this car in the US on 22 Jan 2021.
What is the background of the make / model?
Lotus produced this model between 1967 and 1974.
Lotus is a British sports car brand founded in 1952 by Colin Chapman. Known for lightweight, high-performance vehicles, Lotus has won numerous racing championships and produced iconic models such as the Elise and Exige. In 2017, Lotus was acquired by Chinese carmaker Geely, which has since invested in expanding the brand's lineup and global reach.
How common is a Europa (1966 - 1975)?
According to data from the DVLA, the UK licensing authority, in 2022 there were 318 licensed vehicles alive and kicking on UK roads. There were also 188 vehicles that are SORNd - in other words not currently registered for the road. Note: that data is for this model and all of its sub-models.
Building on that, we've also seen plenty of these go under the hammer at auctions around the world, 91 to be precise. It's among the 10% most common collector cars to sell at auction.
Of those 91 times the model has gone to auction 65 have sold. In other words, this model sells on 71% of times it goes to auction - that's below the average sell-through rate we traditionally see.
How does the Europa (1966 - 1975) compare to other cars?
We know from reviews of this model by our 42,000+ strong community how this car performs across multiple variables. Those variables stack up to give a TCVScore which is a relative score of how good a car is across 5 variables in comparison to all other cars.
For the Europa (1966 - 1975), it scores a 52 out of 100 - that places it in the bottom 20 - 30% of all cars in our database.
How the car scores across all variables is below:
Styling: 4/10
Cool Factor: 6/10
Practicality: 4/10
Handling: 7/10
Speed: 5/10
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Why this article was created
Well, we've got one of the largest databases of sold classic car prices in the world so we thought we ought to help and put that data to good use. To be clear though, this article is not intended to be a full tour of every nook and sill of the Europa (1966 - 1975), rather it's meant to act as an introductory guide and overview of the market for this model.
It is here to provide you guidance on how much you should and shouldn't be paying for one based on the 91 we've seen previously.
If you're after more detail, we've got you covered. Click the button below to be taken to a the price guide for this model so you can see every single sale, price trend over time and lots more.
How this article was created
This article was created by looking back at sales of Europa (1966 - 1975) since the beginning of our database in 1992. We've scanned over 30 auction houses and results from over £15 billion of sold cars around the world to understand the where the market is at for this car.
The Classic Valuer takes that data and analytics which enables it to generate these articles at scale, for further information regarding the Europa (1966 - 1975) please visit the price guide linked below.
About The Author
Giles Gunning
Giles is CEO of The Classic Valuer - one of the world's largest databases of sold classic cars in the world going back over 30 years covering over 11,000 models. Giles and The Classic Valuer are regularly referenced in key classic car publications including Classic & Sports Car.
Giles grew up around the iconic historic motorsport venue at Goodwood and enjoys his 1972 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior around the Sussex roads. His primary car goal is to purchase back a selection of his grandfather's car's including his 1931 Riley Brooklands.
