- My 1971/72 Lotus Europa I am currently restoring this fine car. To see more pictures of the car, click here. To see pictures of the head, which I recently pulled, click here. To see pictures of the pistons and cylinders, click here. This perfectly captures the frustration of dealing with things done by the dreaded PO. The firewall behind the passenger seat has rotted. I guess water got ...www.eng.auburn.edu/users/bulfin/lotus.html