S1 rolling restoration

[EuropaTC]

Good morning,
The car that followed on the assembly line was delivered to France.
The original plates are different

That's interesting. The top plate is engraved rather than stamped, which is the same as my '68 Elan whereas my '72 Europa plate is stamped. Neither state the model name, just the "Type" identification number.

My guess from those two plates is that the top one is the original Lotus plate and the lower one added by the importing dealership ?  Interesting that the lower plate says "EUROPE" rather than Europa, does that car have the rare "EUROPE" badge on it ?

[Hachille]

Good morning,
The car that followed on the assembly line was delivered to France.
The original plates are different

Hello Europa TC,
That's interesting. The top plate is engraved rather than stamped, which is the same as my '68 Elan whereas my '72 Europa plate is stamped. Neither state the model name, just the "Type" identification number.
We see a similar plate on number 30
http://lotus-europa.com/picview.asp?page=460030

My guess from those two plates is that the top one is the original Lotus plate and the lower one added by the importing dealership ?
https://www.autodiva.fr/forum/download/file.php?id=68455&sid=cef24dfcf185fe6fa3d43729b4697a38&mode=view

  Interesting that the lower plate says "EUROPE" rather than Europa, does that car have the rare "EUROPE" badge on it ?

She does not have a Europe Badge