Title LOTUS EUROPA, Colin Chapman’s
Mid-Engined Masterpiece,
Publisher Veloce Publishing 2019
Author: Matthew Vale
ISBN: ISBN 1787112845 ISBN-13
9781787112841
Book Number: LOEU
Binding Hard Cover
Pages : 160 pages
Number of photos: Well Illustrated
Dimensions 25 x 25 cm
Book Condition NEW
Language English
Country of
Publication: United Kingdom
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::-Explores
the design development and production of the Lotus Europa,
Lotus’s first mid-engined road car. It covers the
Renault-powered Series 1 and 2 cars, the Lotus Twin Cam-engined
versions, and the Type 47 racing models.
The Lotus Europa was Colin Chapman and Lotus’s first mid-engined
road car, and was produced from 1966 through to 1975. Originally
designed to slot into the Lotus range below the Elan as a low
cost replacement for the Lotus 7, the Europa eventually sat
alongside the Elan and Plus 2 as a comparable sports car in its
own right. Starting with the design philosophy behind the
development of the Europa, this book provides detailed technical
descriptions of all the major versions of the model, starting
with the Renault-powered Series 1 through to the Lotus Twin Cam
powered Special. It looks at the cars on the road, and the
racing Type 47 derived from the road cars which competed in the
small capacity Group 6 class, as well as featuring in historic
racing today. With owners’ impressions and interviews with
ex-Lotus employees, the book provides a valuable insight into
owning, running, and racing these iconic cars.
Covers
the history of the design and development of the road going
Europa from the Series 1 to the Special
Describes the design and history of the Type 47 racer and the
Type 62
Places
the Europa in context in the Lotus model line-up of the 1960s
and 70s
The
only book dedicated purely to the Europa
Interview with Lotus engineers Mike Kimberley and Oliver
Winterbottom on Europa Twin Cam design
In
depth description of the design and layout of the cars
Details
of technical innovations and evolution of the models
Full
specification tables for all the cars
Many
never before published pictures of the cars
Owners
experiences and driving impressions of their cars
Author Biography
Matthew Vale has been writing books on classic British
motorcycles and cars since 2004. Now retired from his work as a
Chartered IT Professional specialising in computer security, he
is devoting his free time to classic car and bike restoration,
writing classic motoring books and articles, and spending time
with his wife and family. In the past he has run such diverse
classic cars including a Triumph Spitfire Mark III, MGB, Triumph
Stag, and a Lotus Elite, as well as restoring and riding classic
bikes including the Triumph Bonneville, Norton Commando and BSA
Lightning. With a lifelong fascination for glass-fibre-bodied
cars (stemming from early holiday jobs at various glass-fibre
factories, and ownership of many rusty cars) he is currently
carrying out a nut and bolt (and glass fibre) restoration of two
Lotus Elan Plus 2s.
Table of Contents
1 - Introduction2 - The Renault Powered Europa Series 1 and
Series 23 - The Lotus Powered Europa Twin Cam and Special4 -
Europa Goes Racing5 - Buying Owning and running
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