Honda Team Lotus Racing Jacket (Japan)

MUGEN HONDA × TEAM LOTUS — FORMULA 1 TEAM JACKET
Archive ID: ZJP-A-0001 | Vintage Apparel
Condition: Grade B (moderate, age-consistent wear)

Period team-issue insulated bomber from the Mugen-Honda Formula 1 program with Team Lotus. Black nylon shell over a Thinsulate-type quilted lining, with a full-zip storm placket, snap-flap hand pockets and a knit hem. The chest carries the Team Lotus roundel and green script, the Mugen kanji and Honda wordmark; both sleeves wear woven Honda box patches. The back is the centrepiece: large "Mugen / Honda with Team Lotus" embroidery above a complete engine-specification block, with a period Mobil 1 patch beneath. Documented in honest used condition and graded B.

CONDITION REPORT
- Age-consistent wear with a light sheen to the nylon shell; overall wrinkling as shown.
- Mobil 1 back patch shows yellowing / light browning along the woven white border; no lifting observed.
- All embroidery intact and legible: Mugen kanji, HONDA wordmark, Team Lotus roundel and green script, and the full engine-spec block.
- Honda box patches on both sleeves present and intact.
- No holes, tears, or open seams visible.

DETAILS
- Item Type: Insulated team / paddock bomber jacket
- Shell / Lining: Nylon shell; Thinsulate-type quilted insulation
- Engine (embroidered): Mugen Honda MF351H · 72° V10 · DOHC 40-valve · 3,493 cc · over 650 PS · Honda PGM-Fi
- Sponsor Patch: Mobil 1 (period)
- Brand: Mugen Honda / Team Lotus (team-issue)
- Origin: Japan (to confirm from care label)
- Era: c.1994
- Label Size: [PENDING — add from tag]
- Measured Size: Chest __ in / Length __ in / Sleeve __ in / Shoulder __ in

ARCHIVE NOTES
The back documents a brief, specific chapter of Formula 1: the pairing of Mugen-Honda power with Team Lotus. Team Lotus — the grand prix team founded by Colin Chapman, whose cars carried Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson and a young Ayrton Senna — ran Mugen-Honda V10 engines in 1994, its final season before the historic team closed at the end of that year. Team Lotus used Mugen-Honda power only in that one season, which dates this jacket to c.1994; Mobil 1 appeared as a team backer in the same period. This is a genuine artifact from the closing chapter of one of motorsport's most significant names — tying together Mugen's V10 program, Honda's factory heritage, and the last days of Team Lotus. The pairing and engine designation are documented from the garment's own embroidery and the 1994 F1 record; provenance beyond that is not claimed.

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