When first seen in concept form at the Turin Show in 1972, Giorgio Giugiaro's dart-shaped outline was breathtakingly modern Number 22/100 World Championship Commemorative Models built for the UK Restored to exacting standards over the past three years Comprehensive history file including a Lotus Certificate of Provenance A well-known car, Top Gear and Magazine featured Super rare opportunity to acquire an instantly recognizable, limited edition Esprit that is one of the best we have seen The first, and arguably the most memorable, of the early Esprit limited-editions was officially dubbed the World Championship Commemorative Model, but is better known to enthusiasts as the John Player Special (JPS), as its distinctive Black and Gold livery was inspired by the ground effect, JPS-sponsored, championship-winning Lotus 79 cars of the period, as raced by Mario Andretti and Ronnie Petersen.

It was originally planned to build 200 but in the end, it was believed that 185 were produced, 100 fo...