JPS color

[kram350kram]

On the JPS, was the rocker panel painted silver or gold? I have seen both, but was wondering what was factory. Thanks for any input

[Nisswa Collision]

I think the cladding was common argent

[BDA]

According to this article, all rocker panels were silver (http://www.lotus-europa.com/jps.html). I%u2019ve never seen gold ones except those that were painted by the owner.

Edit: Looking at the article again, one thing I%u2019m pretty sure Andy Grove, the Lotus archivist, told me is that only 100 were built, not 400 as noted in the article.

[Grumblebuns]

I'm not sure what the archivist means when he said 100 JPS were built when there is supposedly no physical difference between a regular TC Special and a "JPS".

I've always been under the impression that there were 200 JPS roundel "badges" distributed to dealers to place on specific Specials dashboards. I had #188 on mine, now sold, I'm confused.

#188 had the silver metal flake rocker panel cover, same as my TCS. 



   

[BDA]

I shouldn’t have gone by memory. Andy’s email is on my computer and it crashed yesterday. I thought he had written that there were 100 of them “made” and I thought I remembered that he was perplexed by dash badges with numbers starting with “1.” All that is unfortunately subject to the quality of my memory which leaves a lot to be desired. Might they have started with #100? I have no idea. Your supposition that 200 were “made” may be more accurate.

You are quite right that the only thing that distinguishes a black Special with gold stripes from a JPS is the dash badge so JPSs weren’t made as much as chosen (thus the quotes around “made” above). I also thought I remembered from Andy’s email that there was a factory component to which Specials became JPSs, but unfortunately, that is also subject to the same aforementioned memory. When I get my computer running again, I’ll be able to refresh my memory.

Sorry to add any confusion and apparently, my iPad does weird things with apostrophes and quotes.

[Kendo]

I'd read somewhere that the silver rocker panels could "rust" to a gold color. But they were all painted silver.

[BDA]

Never heard of that kind of rust!

Edit: Now that I think about it a bit more, you may be referring to the clear paint that yellows over time.

[Chuck Nukem]

Never heard of that kind of rust!

Edit: Now that I think about it a bit more, you may be referring to the clear paint that yellows over time.

Mine definitely yellowed over time. One side far more than the other.

[Lou Drozdowski]

Never heard of that kind of rust!

Edit: Now that I think about it a bit more, you may be referring to the clear paint that yellows over time.

Mine definitely yellowed over time. One side far more than the other.

Yep, so did mine & I liked the shade so I left them as is...

[cwtech]

While I can not trust my memory completely, I seem to remember that the black JPS Specials (at least some of them) had the gold sill covers.

The attached sheets refer to gold trim, but I do not think they are referring to the gold striping, as that was on many of the Europa Specials of various colors.

At the time of purchase, I was told there were 200 JPS Specials made for the USA market. 

[Nisswa Collision]

 Thanks cwtech for the postings.