It was a day that I would never imagine happening, but it has! After thirteen years of ownership I have decided to sell the Europa. I had been going through a period of getting nowhere with the restoration of the car even though it was in the final stages of completion. Then as fate would have it, a car that I had been following on and off over the years had come up for sale. Maybe I was caught at a weak moment or maybe it was because I worked out that I could (with the sale of the Europa) actually afford this car.
The car in question is a one off special call the Lotus 7Y (more on its history later).
Now the plan was always to race the Europa when it was finished, but with prices for things such as gearboxes and engine parts starting to get expensive and the fact that the Europas body work was in immaculate condition, being on track was always going to be a worry and could of proved to be expensive in the event of an off or accident! The 7Y was only built as a competition car so its home is on the track which for some reason in my mind makes things easier to live with!
The Europa sold within a few days and was trailered away by its new owner leaving me to collect my new car from Paul Matty Sports cars in Bromsgrove.
This is as far as I have got with it so far, not helped by the numerous problems with the Scimitar, but more on that subject later!
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