This 1974 Lotus Europa is a desirable twin-cam car, and wears an excellent shade of Kermit green paint (not the official name) that blends nicely with the original Lotus badge on the nose. The seller says it is officially called “Renault Mid-Green” over a black interior and needs full restoration, but that it is a worthy candidate with only moderate body damage to contend with. These twin-cam models feature a tasty “Lotus-Ford” twin-cam which significantly livens up performance in the light-weight coupe. Find it here on eBay with a $7,950 Buy-It-Now.

The later twin-cam cars sport a slightly different body design than the earlier cars, with lower sail panels going along the engine lid that don’t actually do anything to make rearward visibility out of the gunslot window any better. This particular car has some damage to the fiberglass panels, with the seller noting that the doors don’t currently open and the rear engine lid should be replaced instead of repaired. The Lotus has been sitting for many years, and while largely complete, the interior is in need of total restoration.

I could live with the faded paint, personally – actually like it better that way – but the interior does need complete resurrection. The wood dash is fairly well destroyed, and the dash pad is completely shot. Door panels are gone and someone has been exploring wiring looms without any actual goals other than “remove and inspect.” The seller does include a picture of bucket seats, one of which is so thoroughly destroyed that I wonder if a contortionist bear used the Lotus as a roost before moving onto better accommodations.

The engine is described as being original to the car, but that’s where any sort of attempt at a description ends. The seller notes: “There is an assortment of pictured rare items that are included such as the air-box and air cleaner set up, and original set of (4) twin cam wheels.” This is true – these are good parts to have, and hard to find. Replacement mechanical bits for the twin-cam motors are also in demand and quite pricey when you do find them, so while the added performance of the twin-cam is to be desired, a complete engine rebuild may not be as straight forward as a Renault-powered example.