That list showing the alleged JPS badged cars is highly suspect and very misleading.
For a start 2701R is recorded at Hethel as leaving the factory in Lagoon Blue. not a Black JPS special
Secondly, there were only 100 Black JPS special cars built, not all were exported to America.
The badges were not sent with the cars by the factory as claimed, thus the random association with chassis numbers.
I know Lotus was a rather chaotic organization at times, (I worked for them in the 70s) but their numbering system was fairly good as anyone who has stripped a Europa will testify from the chassis numbers and paint colour etc scratched or written on the shell, doors, dash etc to ensure the parts that had been fettled to fit were used in the final assembly line.
These badges were made/distributed by a well known East coast Lotus Importer to bolster sales, he seemed to have developed amnesia when he was quizzed about his involvement later in life, along with another dealer in Louisiana who added the badges, a pair of cufflinks, Rally Jacket and a key fob to sweeten the deal.
The UK cars that are claimed to be part of the 200 in the list probably had the badges fitted by the owners after a trip to Disney Land or someone has a 3d printer.
It is wrong to conflate the build sequence number that is well recorded and shown on certificates, with plastic badges that never came from Lotus. i.e. the 50th JPS special built is not Ltd Edition #50 and so on.
Sorry to be a party pooper gents.
