I had a 69 Lotus Europa bought in 73. Had a problem with the Renault
engine blowing head gaskets and my size 9.5 shoes meant I had to remove
them and drive barefoot because the pedal box was tiny!. Anyway, that
car only weighed around 1200# so the 85hp made that little car SCREAM.
When it
So how long did you have that car? What became of it?
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> On Jan 31, 2019, at 10:16 PM, Craig via Mercedes
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> On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:35:35 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
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>> So you bought a new one? Wow that is great. I always wish I could have
On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:35:35 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
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> So you bought a new one? Wow that is great. I always wish I could have
> bought a brand new 115 or 123, or maybe even 126 diesel.
Yes, I did. I was a single lieutenant in the Air Force and that was in
1971 before the
On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:49:48 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
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> That is a great story!
Thank you, Jaime!
> The seller of the yellow car is a friend of mine... shame it didn't meet
> reserve, he's a real straight guy who has a deep love for cars,
> especially unrestored ones. I saw
I saw a G550 grocery getter at the store today that looked pretty good
--FT
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> On Jan 31, 2019, at 6:35 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
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> Really have no desire for anything brand new MB now
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http://www.okiebenz.com
To
So you bought a new one? Wow that is great. I always wish I could have bought a
brand new 115 or 123, or maybe even 126 diesel. Really have no desire for
anything brand new MB now
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> On Jan 31, 2019, at 1:59 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
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That is a great story!
The seller of the yellow car is a friend of mine... shame it didn't meet
reserve, he's a real straight guy who has a deep love for cars, especially
unrestored ones. I saw this lotus several times and was always impressed
with its honest condition. Hopefully he can close a
Great story, Craig.
On Jan 31, 2019 3:00 PM, "Craig via Mercedes" wrote:
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-lotus-europa-7/
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> Mine was a 1969 in red.
>
> While I was in the USAF in the fall of 1971 and stationed at Lowry AFB, I
> drove it from Denver, Colorado, to Pasadena, California
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-lotus-europa-7/
Mine was a 1969 in red.
While I was in the USAF in the fall of 1971 and stationed at Lowry AFB, I
drove it from Denver, Colorado, to Pasadena, California and back. It was
a blast to drive.
In driving through Nevada, which at the time had no
