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[Jonathan1350]

Hi  I have recently bought a Europa JPS and got her on the road this June 2016,  She has been off the road since 1987/88. Is there a definitive list of the JPS registered?  All I can find out is that mine was between 85 & 95 possibly 87 according to the old scribblings and letters that came with her.

[buzzer]

Welcome on board. Another UK Europa on the road  .
As far as JPS info is concerned I don't think there is a definitive list.  may be worth contacting Lotus,  "lotusarchive" is on the forum and posted questions on pulling a list together, see the attached post if the link works

http://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=1448.0


Dave

[BDA]

  Jonathan and congratulations on getting your car back on the road!

Buzzer mentioned Andy, the Lotus archivist. Dave Bean (davebean.com) used to keep a registry and there's another one at lotus-europa.com in case you want to find and/or enter your car there. Something else you might be interested in is the knowledgebase at lotus-europa.com. It's a key word searchable database of many of the posts at the lotuseuropa yahoo group. Several years ago, there was a lengthy discussion about JPSs you might find interesting.

What are your plans for your car? Are you planning any mods? I'd love to see some pictures!

[Bainford]

Welcome to the forum, Jonathan. It's very exciting to hear of another Europa back on the road, and a JPS to boot. Looking forward to seeing some photos when you get the time to post. Cheers.

[4129R]

Welcome aboard.

What is the chassis number of the car?

73???P

Alex in Norfolk

[3929R]

 
 
 

[Jonathan1350]

Hi  I have recently bought a Europa JPS and got her on the road this June 2016,  She has been off the road since 1987/88. Is there a definitive list of the JPS registered?  All I can find out is that mine was between 85 & 95 possibly 87 according to the old scribblings and letters that came with her.

[EuropaTC]

Very nice, black really does suit these cars.  With yours being off the road for so long, was there a lot to do in getting it back in service or was it fairly straightforward ?

Brian

[BDA]

Very nice! I noticed some small changes in the engine compartment. I would guess it's very stock. Are you planning on keeping it stock?

[Grumblebuns]

I was a former owner of JPS 188 and as far as I know, the only way of verifying that you have a true JPS is having a black round plastic plaque or roundel attached to the dash with the JPS number embossed in it. Some had a JPS decal on the rear sail area, some did not. There were no other special stampings on the VIN plate or chassis on my Europa designating that the Europa was a JPS except for the dash plaque.

I remember someone trying to start up a JPS registry years ago. Don't know what came of it.   

[BDA]

There was a lengthy conversation on JPS Europas on the Yahoo group several years ago. If you're not a member already, it's free to join and you can search old posts. I think there was a discussion about the JPS here, also. I thought there was also some information about JPS Europas at lotus-europa.com but I wasn't able to find it right away.

Joji is right that the JPS was denoted by the dash plaque. The sticker on the B-pillar was occasionally applied to non-JPS Europas at the dealer. I had thought that they were always applied to JPSs, but I am obviously mistaken. r.d. enterprises used to have them if you want them for your car. Ray made copies from a sticker I had gotten from the distributor in New Orleans when my car was 'new'. Unfortunately, from what I heard,they didn't sell well.