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Lotus 77 (JPS Livery)

Lotus 77 (JPS Livery)

Years Released: 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 (Item Year pages)
Item released for 5 years.

Car: Lotus 77 (JPS Livery)
Number: 5
Information: John Player Special livery, with or without gold pinstripe lining.
Category: Cars

Category Details: Classic cars from all eras.
Car Category: F1GP

Car Category Details: Formula One Grand Prix.
Base Colour: Black

Colour Details: The most elegant of all colours.
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1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

1977 1978	1979 1980
1981

Make: Lotus

Logo: Lotus Logo
Logo Years: Since 1952
Make Details: Lotus won 7 Formula 1 World Championships between 1958 and 1994.
Make Country: United Kingdom
Model: 77

Model Details: A Lotus 77 won the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix.
Model Production Years: 1976

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Car Year Details (5)

YEAR	CAT	ITEM
1977	C.126	Lotus 77 (JPS Livery)
1978	C.126	Lotus 77 (JPS Livery)
1979	C.126	Lotus 77 (JPS Livery)
1980	C.126	Lotus 77 (JPS Livery)
1981	C.126	Lotus 77 (JPS Livery)

Item Year Information

YEAR	INFORMATION
1977	After initial problems in 1976, the Lotus 77 with an Italian and a Swedish driver started to be competitive in the latter half of the year. The design of the car was intended to allow as much flexibility as possible for the vastly different Formula 1 circuits. Success in 1977 is a distinct possibility.
1978	After initial problems in 1976, the JPS team are now back in the forefront of World Championship motor racing. The Lotus 77 was intended to allow as much flexibility as possible for the vastly different Formula 1 circuits.
1979	Team Lotus was formed in 1954 by Colin Chapman, a man who had made his name as a trendsetter in Grand Prix design. Chapman produced the Ford V8 powered Lotus 72 car which revolutionised motor racing by removing the water radiators from the front to the sides of the chassis, and brought the term 'wedge-shape' into motor racing design. Lotus dominated the 1978 Grand Prix scene with their superbly designed cars which took aerodynamic thinking a stage further by producing downforce through wings on the side of the car. * Original catalogue image not available for this year. Using alternative image.
1980	Team Lotus was formed in 1954 by Colin Chapman, a man whose name has become synonomous with trendsetting in Grand Prix design. The Lotus 77 was intended to allow as much flexibility as possible for the vastly different Formula 1 circuits. Just like its counter-part this streamlined Scalextric model has superb handling characteristics and has proved itself a winner in many a Scalextric Grand Prix. * Original catalogue image not available for this year. Using alternative image.
1981	The Lotus 77 was designed to provide as much flexibility as possible in view of the vastly different Grand Prix circuits. Like its counterpart the Scalextric model is well balanced and handles superbly on both fast and slow circuits. * Original catalogue image not available for this year. Using alternative image.