Descripción
One of a reputed 100 Limited Edition “JPS” Europa Specials
Excellent condition throughout
Total restoration with little use since
12 months MOT
"OH MY GOODNESS! This has put the fun back into motoring. From the moment I slid into the reclining driving seat of the Lotus Europa I thought ‘This is going to be a riot.’”. ‘Europa to Sicily’, Motor Sport Magazine, July 1969.
While there has been a lot of conjecture about the Limited Edition JPS cars and a number of vehicles have been described as examples of this rare breed despite having been produced some considerable time after the September 1972 launch, this Europa, we would suggest, has a pretty cast iron claim to being one of the 100. A letter on file from Lotus refers to it as a ‘Europa JPS Special’, its chassis plate is stamped with the colour code “L15” - Lotus’ Black Gloss - and its Chassis Number confirms it was produced in September 1972. Further to this, the Lotus Europa Registry holds records of a number of cars and chassis numbers eighteen before and twenty-two after ‘1860’ are confirmed as JPS cars.
In our opinion, this Europa is an ultra-rare variant of a classic Lotus, produced just as they wrapped up their fifth World Championship in nine years, it celebrates and pays homage to the Company’s Grand Prix Team. In absolutely superb condition and certainly as nice an example as we have seen, what’s not to like?
For sale via our Berlinetta online auction. Please see our website for further details. Bidding closes Monday 11th September at 8. 00pm.
