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
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