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Not Sold (Est: £18,000 - £27,000)
1972 Lotus Europa
United Kingdom • 20 Sept 2025 • Lot Lot 184
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1972 Lotus Europa Twin Cam, imported from Canada in 2023, has undergone an extensive refurbishment, featuring a rebuilt engine, renewed components, and a retrimmed interior. Presented in Embassy colours and with an excellent chassis, this left-hand drive example is offered at under half the cost of the rebuild.
Condition
7
The car has been extensively refurbished including rebuilt engine, new brakes, hoses, windscreen, rebuilt electrics, new springs, refurbished wheels, cleaned fuel tanks, new fuel pump, electronic ignition, interior retrim, and new wiring. The vendor declares the chassis is excellent. However, it is a restored left-hand drive example which may not appeal to all buyers and may require minor reconditioning.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
2550R
Odometer:
4,017 miles
Reg Number:
BNT 616K
RHD/LHD:
LHD
Year: 1972 Make: Lotus Model: Europa Twin Cam Registration: BNT 616K Chassis No: 2550R Odometer: 6465 The Lotus Europa used Lotus founder Colin Chapman's minimalist steel backbone chassis that was first used in the Elan, while also relying on its fibreglass moulded body for structural strength, and was based on a prototype built to compete for Henry Ford II's contract to build a Le Mans racing car 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 Chapman's earlier Formula racing car designs with the handling prompting automotive writers to describe the Europa as the nearest thing to a Formula car for the road.
The Series One was announced for sale in 1966 and was originally fitted with a modified Renault 16, 1470cc.
This version having the desirable Lotus twin cam inline-four engine and a four-speed gearbox.
The Europa was designed and built to be an embodiment of Chapman's of...
Points of note
£2,750
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£14,996
Median Price (Since 2020)
£46,965
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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