1973 Lotus

Introduced in September 1972, John Player Special cars were released to commemorate the success of the Lotus F1 team. JPS cars were number-badged and painted black with gold pinstripes to honor that 1972 F1 World Championship title. The “Special” name and color scheme were planned to be dropped after the first 200 cars, reverting to the Twin Cam name, but such was the positive reaction to the new car that the name and pin stripe scheme remained until the end of Europa production although colors other than black were made available. In the end, the numbered plaque distinguished the first, original, 100 JPS cars from other black Europa Specials; and number 16/100 a pristine example has just arrived in our showroom. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.