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It has been brought to our attention that there is a scam, whereby someone advertising for sale an automobile (or any other high-value item), is contacted by someone alleging that he's interested in the purchase of your motorcar, and that he's representing a potential buyer. This inquiry commonly attempts to arrange the purchase of the car with a cashier's check covering the price of the car and shipping.

After the car (or other valuable item) has been shipped, you are perhaps requested to refund the shipping charges as part of a "finders' fee" arrangement. They may also send you a check larger than the purchase price and ask for a refund of the difference. Weeks later, the carefully forged check is returned as a fraud, and the monies are removed from your account. The average loss in this scam is over $5,000 USD.

You should heed the old adage, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

CARS FOR SALE

February 2008

1987 Esprit HCL: 27,200 miles, full c service just completed, new timing belt and tensioner, full valve adjustment, new water pump, new front brakes with drilled rotors, new rad. Everything works as it should including air conditioning. Red with full tan leather interior. Mint.  Days 905-356-1641. Evenings 905-371-0863. email info@caswellsclothing.com

1971 Europa S2: "Project", frame off restoration begun. Chassis and engine completed two years ago. New brakes, five speed transmission from Renault fuego, original frame included. Many body and interior parts included. I  have invested over $15,000 so far in parts and engine rebuild. The car has never been titled in New Hampshire, so being sold with a bill of sale only, "as is". Please call with questions and offers. Asking $4,500. Rick 603-641-8600.

1969 Lotus Seven S3: L/H, Alloy body, BRG. 1700 Super Sprint, 711 block, forged aluminum pistons, ported/polished big valve head, 40 DCOE Webers, competition exhaust, 150 hp, rebuilt by ABACUS Racing, Virginia Beach. Aluminum Race, triple by-pass radiator with fan assembly. Rebuilt Sierra XR4, T-9, 5 speed close ratio transmission by SP Components, England. Aluminum bell housing with annular clutch assembly. New wiring harness, suspension bushings. Roll bar, tonneau cover, side curtains. 13x6 Panasport wheels with Kumo V 700. Since restoration in 2005, Seven has been driven less than 2,000 miles, Excellent condition, $20,000. Bob Ross 757-463-4904 (VA), ross-bob@msn.com.

              October 2007

              1972 Lotus Seven Series IV:  1600 Ford crossflow single Weber  DCOE - newer paint power

              blue (french) FIA roll bar - 5 point harness, full weather gear, custom wiring added relays, fuses, wiring.

              Asking $20,000. Bill Greenwald, 708-442-1137 (IL), greenwaldw@sbcglobal.net.

              1971 Lotus Europa: body in good shape, needs fender flares installed and minor repair to nose; new

              stainless steel (SS) door  hinges; chassis is new Spyder with front and rear wish-bone suspension; new

              bearings throughout suspension; SS braided brake lines F&R; new GT6 calipers and rotors front; new

              brake lines throughout; new SS water lines front to rear; replica of original seats in aluminum (need

              upholstery); body is ready for repair with home-made rotisserie; engine is original Renault modified with

              Gordini cross flow head with dual manifold and twin 45 DCOE Weber carburetors; new tubular exhaust

              from Banks; aluminum valve cover and custom modified (to clear Spyder suspension) Aluminum sump

              with wind age tray and baffles to keep oil around pick-up; new electronic ignition with rebuilt distributor;

              complete engine rebuild by race shop; new lightened aluminum flywheel and clutch/pressure plate

              assembly; bearing pressed on shift lever with new parts for shift mechanism front to rear; other new

              parts too numerous to mention; well over $25,000 invested; asking $18,000. Contact Chris Taylor - cell at

              706-616-4883 (GA) or email at ctaylor21@charter.net.

         

              September 2007

             1999 Caterham 7 deDion. 3600 mi. mint condition with all options. 185 bhp Raceline Zetec with

             Webers,5 speed, aluminum sump and radiator, LSD, quick release wheel, leather interior, s.s.

             header/exhaust with carbon silencer, upgraded shocks & springs, battery tender, heater, top,

             side curtain, wind deflectors, etc. $28,250.00. Craig (330)807-0742 (OH) or chima97@aol.com.

             1991 Lotus Elan M100. Pristine - rare - 1 of 6 Black produced. 21k miles, second to last produced

             (confirmed by Lotus) - S/N 8601. Upgrades: New Kuhmo performance tires, Everest chip, K&N air filter,

             EBC yellow front pads & EBC performance rotors. Car cover, shop manual included, $22,000. Dan Miller

             440-835-6547 (OH) or lotus23s10@cs.com

             1971 Europa S2, original Renault engine & 4 speed trans. 54,521 original miles. California car purchased

             from first owner estate 1993. Solid frame (no cracks.). One re-spray to original red with all exterior trim

             removed and replaced mostly with new. Extremely straight bodywork. Original bumpers, but not on the

             car. Original black interior including door panels and seats. New burlwood dash. Everything works except

             interior courtesy light. Custom shift linkage (it works!). Weber carb with original air cleaner. Relays in

             headlights, fan and fuel pump circuits (elec pump). All work professionally done. Spax shocks. Michelins

             on original wheels and hubcaps. Original repair & parts manuals. $9,900. New Yokohama A008's on

             Minilight alloys available separately. Photos available  by email. George at 714-848-0480 (CA) or

             gnierlich@earthlink.net.

             1991 X180R race car chassis for sale. This chassis is a retub of wrecked World Challenge car from the

             Lotus NA campaign in early nineties. Complete body and suspension, wheels and other unique race

             parts but without engine or transmission. This is one of five that exist and would make perfect HSR

             racecar. For more information please email questions to: Lawtonmarx@bluebottle.com. Phone is 404-421-

             6222 (GA).

          1965 Lotus Elan Roadster. 48k good miles until steering failed 12/69. Chassis repaired, still needs

             reassembly and fiberglass repair. $1,500. Detroit area. wichapman@yahoo.com

         1969 Elan S4 DHC. Body off restoration begun; includes chassis, body, suspension, many new parts

            and panels. Most everything needed to complete. $6,500. Marc Brossmer (207) 374-2516 (ME),

            boatwks@hughes.net.

 

CARS WANTED

ELAN SPRINT DHC OR S2, low mi. since full or partial restoration, mech. xlnt., some mods ok (Spyder, Webers, etc), prefer monocolor Sprint body (others ok). Carl, carlpavarini@aol.com (NJ)

1977 ESPRIT S1, white w/ tartan int., good cond. Tom, (248) 334-0800 (MI), tgaffney@amcimarketing.com.

LOTUS 47 RACE CAR, any cond., have Lola F2 or March FAtl. for poss. trade if interested. Tom, (248) 334-0800 (MI), tgaffney@amcimarketing.com.

 

PARTS FOR SALE

M100 Elan Parts For Sale: Visit Lotus M100 Elan Parts

              October 2007

              Used Lotus S2 Parts: engine block, 5 speed trans, 4 speed trans, cross flow Gordini cyl  head, cast

             manifold with carb (autocraft), clutch assembly with flywheel, oil pump, water pump, steel crank shaft, set

             of original steel wheels, air cleaners, oil pan, starters, oil cooler, upright with disk brake, assorted timing

             gear, pollys, springs, brackets, bolts, etc.  702-616-6945 (NV), dickbemb@yahoo.com.

Lotus Seven S2 and S3  original parts available, from AC gauges to Wingard tail lamps

Complete (almost) Elan S4 FHC, being parted out. Has California title. Some Elan S2 bits, ie. body shell, Marsden radiator, gauges and more. Ffull set of Europa wheels,  KO Elan wheels, 4 bolt Elan wheels and Cosmic 6 inch rims (very, very rare). Mike Ostrov, Richmond, CA  (5l0) 232-7764 or mikeostrov@webtv.net
PS: Will have some  Seven S2 parts available, early next year

PARTS WANTED

             September 2007

             For Twin Cam Engines: Tall, acorn nut-as used on early cam covers (condition unimportant).

             Mark (410) 592-9220. (MD).

             For Elan Plus II - Alternator Mounting Brackets. Mark (410) 592-9220. (MD).

            For Elan: S2 window glass. Lotus part #26B 0090 (two hole finger lift style), A026B 0092 Finger Lift,

            A026B 0393 Backing Plate, Finger Lift.  S2 door key-lock cylinder(s). Left  hand (Driver's side), possible

            Part #26B 6013 LH, 26B 6013 possible RH key-lock cylinder. Steel center-ring for Elan Plus-2 alloy wheel.

            Marc Charonnat cell 530-217-9611, land line 313-562-5899, email Cycling2003@comcast.net.

    

 

MISC. FOR SALE

ENGINE REBUILDING. Lotus 1558 cc TC for Elan, Europa and 7. Labor Free, parts at cost. I am now retired and have two passions in life. One is playing golf most every day and two is working on Lotus cars. I have all the tools, facilities and experience, with over 20 rebuilds. For info, call  at 919-556-7793, Wake Forest, NC. Lloyd Cayes, Europa Tech Rep. for Lotus Ltd.

Repair & Restoration: A small shop for Lotus projects large and small. Union Jack Exotics is located between Baltimore and Philadelphia with pick-up and delivery available. See our website at unionjackexotics.com or call Don at 302-559-9374.

Tamiya 1/20 scale Lotus 102B, factory assembled die-cast $75.00, Tamiya 1/2 Scale JPS Lotus 78 kit $90.00, Gary David, 330-467-1074, gdcomputer @aol.com.Tamiya 1/20 scale Lotus 102B, factory assembled die-cast $75.00, Tamiya 1/2 Scale JPS Lotus 78 kit $90.00, Gary David, 330-467-1074, gdcomputer @aol.com.

              LITERATURE FOR SALE: LOTUS ORIGINAL  sales brochures, all models. PRICES PER YEAR: 1965-69,

              $35: 1970-73, $30; 1974-79, $25; 1980-present, $18. Add $3.85 shipping. Have literature all

              cars/trucks/motorcycles worldwide. Walter Miller, 6710 Brooklawn, Syracuse NY 13211. 315-432-8282,

              fax 315-432-8256, or www.autolit.com.

 

MISC. WANTED

CAR LOCATION. Orig. owner seeks ’70 Europa S2, BRG, last 4 VIN digits 2096, 2097, 2631,2678, 0015, 0017, 0018, 0026 0036, 0043, 0055 or 0091, sold 12/73 to upstate NY buyer. Jake, loti@earthlink.net, (727) 381-0040 (FL).

GARAGE SPACE, to rent or share for Europa work in No. VA.  Robert Scates, (703) 913-2932 (VA), rnscates@cs.com.

 

ITEMS FOR TRADE

FOR ELAN.   1973 roadster body, to trade for S1 or S2 roadster body or any coupe body (prefer non-vented roof).   Charley, (513) 594-1121 (OH), cterhune@cinci.rr.com.

 

LOST AND FOUND

LIT. Orig. TC Service Voucher Book for Europa JPS #73 (purchased Feb. ’73 in Richmond, VA, by Hale H. Irwin of Quantico, VA), xlnt., free to current owner. James Petrocik, (910) 358-3953 (NC), lotuswizard@aol.com.

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