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1970 Lotus Europa S2 Racecar - SOLD

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Description:

A frame up rebuild of a previous road car turned this car into a purpose built Historic
Production Race Car. The regulations used were the competition rules from VARAC,
the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada.

History

The Lotus Europa S2 or Type 54 is the second interation of the classic mid-engined coupe.
The S2 shared the Renault engine and transaxle of the Series I car, with a bodyshell featuring
improved headroom and headlight height to meet safety standards. Also abandoned was the Series
1 practice of bonding the body and chassis together, making for a much more serviceable vehicle.
While the later Lotus twincam Europas are often favored the all-aluminum Renault 1565 crossflow
engines can produce near
twincam power levels with an engine weighing 100 lbs less in a car several hundred pounds lighter.

Competition History

The car has been raced for the last 3 years in Regional races, competing in Class 5A of
Vintage races. Best time to date at Mosport is 1:46 min., but the driver knows that the
car has more.

Engine

1565cc Renault
large valve x-flow head, ported and gas-fiowed
twin 40DCOE Webers
Alpine high lift race-profile cam
matched, relieved, high compression, pistons and sleeves
aluminum flywheel
130+ hp on dyno

Fuel System

fuel cell mounted in front plenum
aluminum boxed

Oil/Water System

front oil cooler
relocated radiator

Electrical System

exterior starter battery connection

Body

fiberglass
full roll cage

Chassis

standard Lotus backbone, galvanized
GasSpax all round
standard links, uprated front springs
standard links
triumph rack and pinion
standard discs and drums, hard metallic pads, Aeroquip flexible lines,
rear bias adjuster
standard steel, dries: FF spec tires, wets: new, unused

Interior