As a teenager, approx 32-37 years ago I had a neighbor that lived on my block(Mendocino St. in Richmond, Ca). He was the type of guy that would take an old chain saw and make a go kart out of it(literally). He was a welder and a great designer(he had a way of looking at things differently than others). Usually his creations were a bit crude but reall fun and dangerous as all hell
). Kind of like my second dad on the block that showed me that anything was possible if you put your mind to it, and that thinking "inside the box" was not usually the best way to go. If you know me you would say that he was the guy that made me such a design/lightweight freak.
His name was Frank but he liked to be called "Buz". Buz had three Europas(a Black/gold JPS with dash plaque, an Aubergine, and a Beige) I used to help him work on the cars. Since I was much thinner and had smaller hands I came in handy since they were such small cars. I remember wondering how Buz actually got in and out of the cars, but he did just fine.
Buz died suddenly one night of an apparent heart attack. I had always wanted one of the Europas but waited a few weeks to approach his widow with my intentions. She told me that she had just sold all three cars to a lotus club member. DOH!!
I am wondering if anyone knows where those cars ended up or if they in fact knew Buz?