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Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special
Posted by Mr Mike on Friday, January 10, 2020 8:28 AM

This is my Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special painted with Tamiya Candy Lime Green and Tamiya Light Tan interior with a wired engine and built mostly box stock.

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    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Friday, January 10, 2020 9:12 AM

That's a beauty.    I dig that candy lime green!  Btw you put the steering wheel on the wrong side ;)

Thanks,

John

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    January 2007
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Posted by fox on Friday, January 10, 2020 12:08 PM

That's OK. I'd like to borrow the keys anyway.Wink

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    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Friday, January 10, 2020 2:54 PM

I'd forgotten about that model Lotus. As always, you have done a stellar job and I also like the lime green. YesYes

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    March 2008
Posted by Caveman on Friday, January 10, 2020 4:06 PM

Excellent build.  The colors really pop.  Who's kit is this?

 

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Friday, January 10, 2020 4:37 PM

Never seen that kit before. I like it!

Guy I worked with had a black one with the Cosworth DOHC four. Funny thing, he was about 6'-5".

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    February 2003
  • From: East Bethel, MN
Posted by midnightprowler on Saturday, January 11, 2020 7:52 AM

Very cool and well done. Another kit I want lol.

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Posted by Mr Mike on Sunday, January 12, 2020 7:31 AM

Thank you guys!

keavdog

Btw you put the steering wheel on the wrong side ;) 

I really doesn't matter which side the steering wheel is on, just as long as you have fun with it!  WinkBig Smile

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    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Sunday, January 12, 2020 10:34 AM

GMorrison

Never seen that kit before. I like it!

Guy I worked with had a black one with the Cosworth DOHC four. Funny thing, he was about 6'-5".

 

Must be a Lotus thing! I. too, worked with a guy in 1973 who had one. He was ell over 6 feet ass well!  

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    May 2011
Posted by Mr Mike on Sunday, January 12, 2020 8:36 PM

I guess a lot of tall people liked the little Europa...

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    March 2013
Posted by LonCray on Monday, January 13, 2020 8:08 AM

To this day I still remember having a Matchbox of that very car in that very color - and that was close to 50 years ago.  

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    May 2011
Posted by Mr Mike on Monday, January 13, 2020 7:27 PM

If that Matchbox Lotus was like any of my Matchbox cars, then the paint was chipped and at least one wheel was bent!

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    May 2011
Posted by Mr Mike on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 9:29 PM

I happen to come across the Fast Track video of the reissued Tamiya Lotus Europa and I knew about the reissue earlier this month.  If you never saw the video, have a look at it here... 

https://finescale.com/videos/2020/11/fast-track-video-review-tamiya-lotus-europa-special

Mine was the original issue of the Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special.

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    June 2008
Posted by lewbud on Thursday, December 31, 2020 3:14 AM

Well done Mr. Mike!

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    May 2011
Posted by Mr Mike on Thursday, December 31, 2020 7:34 PM

Thank you lewbud!

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    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Friday, January 1, 2021 8:11 AM

Oh My Gosh;

 That is exactly the color of the one the owner didn't want back after a collision. So we sold it at Auction! I drove it for almost a year though. Decent Automobile!

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    May 2011
Posted by Mr Mike on Saturday, January 2, 2021 10:09 AM

I was trying to replicate the factory color and this one was close.  Colin Chapman always said that lightness is speed!

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