In 1972 the Lotus Type 72 chassis (with Ford Cosworth V8 power) was driven to a surprise championship win by 25 year old Emerson Fittipaldi. The team ditched their red-white Gold Leaf Tobacco paint scheme of 1971 and replaced it with a striking black-gold scheme to celebrate the John Player Special cigarette brand for the […]
This next Reader Ride feature comes from Nick Vance, who is submitting pictures of the car and its story for his father, Dan. The car is a stunning example of a strange piece of iron, a 1975 / Ford / Capri II / John Player Special Race Car (Based on the road going version known […]
We keep an eye on the Lotus Europa market for signs of 911-esque appreciation, but so far they seem to be staying consistently reasonable given the rarity and sweetness of character. This 1974 Lotus Europa Twin Cam John Player Special was featured on this site 5 months ago but (again) failed to meet reserve on ebay […]
The Lotus Esprit (es-spree) enjoyed a remarkably long life with only minor changes in its 28 year lifespan and over 10,000 examples built from 1976-2004. In 1979 Lotus released a special edition – the John Player Special to commemorate its 1978 F1 world championship winning car – really just a stickers package – but cool […]