Lotus Europa Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Lotus Europa
The Lotus Europa is a mid-engined grand tourer-styled sports car produced by Lotus Cars from 1966 to 1975. Designed by Ron Hickman, the Europa was engineered to be an affordable mid-engined two-seat sports car design. The car featured a minimalist backbone-style chassis with a fiberglass molded body and engines sourced from Renault and Ford. 9,230 were produced. The Europe name would be reintroduced in 2006 for an unsuccessful grand touring-style sports car. This model features an opening hood, trunk and doors.
Identify the casting first. Check the value board last.
Lotus Europa first appears in Gran Toros. The current catalog tracks it across 1970 – 1973. Designer credit is listed as Mebetoys. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
- 1970 First Released
- Gran Toros
- Mebetoys
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Licensed Hot Wheels
- Lotus Cars
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- Match the title to Lotus Europa before reading price claims.
- Use 1970 – 1973 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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