The Europa was the first Lotus not to be considered a kit. But how many were
built in a 12 month (1 year ) period. I would bet that you could have bought
te car any way you wanted as a factory piece. That sorta is the way the kit
industry is today.
Ray Colbert
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> From: Phil Ethier[SMTP:pethier@isd.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:42 PM
> To: Colbert, Raymond J.; autox@autox.team.net; KWall73108@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Kit cars in Prepared
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> From: Colbert, Raymond J. <Raymond.Colbert@alcoa.com>
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> >The Loti are in prepared already and they are all
> >(from day 1) considered kit cars!!!
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> Considered by whom? As far as I know, the Lotus Europa was never
> available
> in the United States as a kit. My car was built in a factory in Hethel,
> England. The goofy things happened to it later, presumably in Hawaii.
>
> Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Chev Suburban
> LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
> "If I can do it, it's not art" - Red Green
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