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The striking gold on black John Player Special livery of this magnificent Lotus Esprit got me wondering if the car itself was some sort of limited edition, or a replica- or tribute-version of  one.  I can well remember the black and gold 1970s' E21s and 1980s' E30   BMW M s that raced as part of Australia's JPS Team BMW, and I'm familiar with Lotus' European link with JPS, too, especially the association with GP legend Ayrton Senna. A bit of googling revealed a few pics of an almost identical car, right down to Senna's signature on the front mudguards and his famous number 12 on the doors ( https://www.car-revs-daily.com/2014/07/23/lotus-esprit-ayrton-senna-jps-livery-camshaft/ ).  However, there's nothing that indicates if it's an official version, a dealership special or someone's clever tie-in to Lotus' racing heritage.  It certainly matches the JPS theme of the Lotus GP cars featured elsewhere on the web. The menacing car feature

How I've never seen this Lotus Elise before   I'll never know!  It does, shall we say, ... stand out like a dog's danglies.  And it's not just the LOTUS rego plates ; it's an extremely eye-catching machine, resplendent in fluorescent green duco that really pops!      Also fabulous was this near-perfect Ford LTD .  It appears to be totally original with paintwork that's so unblemished, save the tiniest few supermarket scrapes, that the car could pass for only a couple of years old, rather than the late 1970s' model that it is. I don't want to overdo the superlatives, but this BMW E28  M535i   was also immaculate, from its glossy, lustrous paint right through to its lovely beige M -style  leather interior and bodykit.  It's for sale but the owner hasn't included a price on the sign.   Personally , I wouldn't like to hazard a guess at what it's listed at but, despite the  M -badging, interior an