This 1971 Lotus Europa is one of the lowest-priced examples we have seen in a long time, and as can be expected, it will thus need some of everything. The seller states that it belonged to his brother, and has been sitting for at least ten years. The original Renault drivetrain is included, but its running condition is unknown. Find it here on Craigslist in East Wichita, KS for $1500. Special thanks to BaT reader Robert F. for this submission.

While the seller does provide a few shots of the car, written details are scant. The bodywork itself looks very tired, and the fiberglass in the rear may be delaminating. This does not bode well for the metal chassis underneath, which already suffers from some fairly notorious rust problems.

Frankly, this car has us wondering whether or not anyone has made a rat rod out of one of these before. It’s likely not financially logical to go through the expense of restoring this example when a good one can likely be had for significantly less coin. If the chassis is actually rusted, however, then this may simply be a parts car.

It’s always interesting to see old pictures of such worn cars in their prime. We can only speculate as to what happened to this car between the time this picture was taken and now.

Many of these cars have received interesting engine swaps over the years, and if that interests you and it can be salvaged, this may be a good candidate for that. Otherwise, it is still a relatively good price for a Europa parts car.