Tamiya Lotus Europa Special

Another purchase through ebay UK, but with parts of the engine missing as described! So as I had, had experience building kit cars and a friend bought refurbed and sold one of these I knew that the size of the engine block was about the area of the Twin-Cam cylinder head plus the depth. The rest of the engine ancillaries were still in the box so added to the block plus a resin cast VW Beetle gearbox, slightly shortened to fit between the rear hubs.

Plus the luggage box…

And the engine lid…

The steering also works a treat!

Wow! Another great one Pat. Wouldn’t mind a 1/1 of that in my garage. A head turner for sure. [Y]

Jim [cptn]

Stay Safe.

Thanks Jim. Yes my friends had the John Player Europa in red and gold.

Hi, Patw;

Hey, Nice job on her. I never got to own one of those. I did own the Fiat X-19 though. Fun cars to drive for sure!

Nice, Pat. [Y]

I had one of these …as a slot car, I mean. Had forgotten all about it. Thanks for some nice memories!

Thanks guys.