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Going on from AK's post on Classic's, a neighbour round my parents was helping me with doing the engine on the golf & he mentioned he's got a garage on a bit of waste land at the back of the house & has an old lotus in it.
Was before the Excel era so at least 30yrs old!!
He said it has a 2L pinto engine fitted to it & will do 0-60 in 5 seconds!!
Im trying to work out what it was............any ideas??
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antscorsa
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old lotus elan!!
1966 i think
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nik
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Europa?
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Colin
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^^ I think thats it, any pic's of the rear because thats all I saw of it!!
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jr
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europa possibly
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Colin
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nah didnt have lights like that, rear lights were rectangular, not circle!!
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nik
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Sounds like the Europa
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Colin
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Although im sure the name was a number, like 200 or something. He used to have 2 Excels back in the day in the 80's, this was from way before then!!
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Colin
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Looked like that, but the whole car was red, I only saw the back as it was under a sheet.
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jr
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the orginal elan was a 16v ford cossflow engine anyway iirc (well ford bottom end)
saying that i think the eurpoa did as well
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Looked like that, but the whole car was red, I only saw the back as it was under a sheet.
thats an elan
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Colin
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Not the original engine thats in it, he fitted a bigger 2L Pinto....said it flys along 
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Colin
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Maybe an elan Plus2 then!!
Loke so : http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/155369.htm
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Butler
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elans in gold leaf colours are amazing
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Robin
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It won't have been a pinto, I doubt one would fit
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Colin
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Well thats what he said was in it & he built it so should know!
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Butler
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Pintos arent that big 
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Robin
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Pinto is bigger than the Lotus Twincam though, surely?
I'm not arguing with you Colin, I'm just surprised it'd fit, the 1.6 twincam is a tight fit.
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Colin
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I never got to see under the bonnet, just going with what he said.
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Colin
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Ive seen pinto's in a MGB & a mk1 clio before, MG had TB's on it....there not overly huge!!
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Robin
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James, are you seriously comparing 2 pics from different angles and distances?
Colin, they're not massive, but they're bigger (longer) than a twincam.
Anyway, if that's what's in it, that's what's in it.
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Colin
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I'll bother him & ask to take pic's sometime
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