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Asking price

€17,000

Private seller

1973 Lotus Europa Spécial

  • Left Hand Drive
  • 2,452 Kilometres
  • Manual, 5 speed
  • Petrol
  • 1600cc
  • 1973
  • Yellow
  • Private seller
  • BE
    Soumagne, Belgium

Description

Accident-damaged vehicle in 2025. Chassis to replace, front half-outer sill (front floor pan section) to replace. The car has been stripped down and is as shown in the photos. One photo (the last one) before the accident and several before dismantling.

Fully restored with great care:
- Engine rebuilt to as-new (liner/ bores to original oversize, pistons, bearings)
- New cylinder head (May 2025) with valves, new timing chain and new camshafts (configuration similar to original)
- Gearbox overhauled (new bearings and seals)
- Adjustable front and rear suspension; all new suspension arms (tubular at the front, twin-link at the rear)
- Complete new driveshafts/ CV shafts
- New wheel bearings
- New brakes (discs, pads, shoes, receivers, flexible and rigid brake pipes, two servos); callipers and master cylinder overhauled
- Completely new interior (seat covers, door trim, carpets, dashboard, centre console, gauges…)
- New wiring loom
- New rear lights
- All new badges/ emblems
- New windscreen
- All new body panel seals/ gaskets
- Polished and lacquered wheels; four new tyres
- Over €20, 000 in brand-new parts (complete cylinder head plus over €5, 000)

Large bundle of parts including: an incomplete engine + a specific Europa timing case set (water inlet at the front) + a cylinder head to be checked, a gearbox (2nd gear layshaft broken due to a handling error with the press) + a complete gear set, a pair of carburettors, starter motor, driveshafts/ CV shafts, two complete doors with window regulators and motors + spare windows + … see photos

Workshop manual in English + catalogue in French + documentation in French and English

Belgian papers; the car is still registered and insured. Bought and registered in 2002, restored in 2014; covered 2, 300 km in 10 years (reason: buying a house). Cylinder head replaced in May 2025 to finish the restoration.

Unfortunately it was accident-damaged again in August 2025, just 150 km later.

No motivation to start again, with another project ongoing.

Ideal if you want to transfer all the new components into another shell and another chassis.

Restoration file with all parts invoices (BANKS, Christopher NEIL, QED, BURTON POWER, …), colour formula…

I want to sell the whole bundle. It’s a certain price, but everything is very close to new—less than 2, 500 km!!!! And the parts bundle is substantial.

Or make a reasonable offer—please to be considered.

Vehicle background

Has the vehicle ever been imported?

Yes

Is there any outstanding finance?

No

Has the vehicle ever been declared a total loss?

No

Has there ever been any major structural issues which needed work?

No

Private seller

1 listing since 2026
+352621347845

Vehicle location

Soumagne, Belgium
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Advert Details

Advert type:
For Sale
Category:
Classic Cars
Country:
Belgium
Reference number:
C2081476
Listed on:
05/06/2026
Year:
1973
Colour:
Yellow
Seller type:
Private

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