Lotus Seven Replicas Caterham 7

Having this book in your pocket is like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from the author's years of Lotus/Caterham Seven experience, learn how to spot a bad car quickly, and how to assess a promising one like a professional.

Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Lotus Seven, the second edition of this informative book includes details of the models produced in the five years since the first edition was published, and gives full model descriptions, specifications and driving impressions for every model of Lotus and Caterham Seven ever produced.

Conceived by Colin Chapman, the Seven started life as a Lotus in 1957, and in 1973 the manufacturing rights transferred to Graham Nearn's Caterham, which has made a commercial success of the venture ever since. The 'Seven' is enduringly popular, offering a uniquely raw and exhilarating road-driving experience, and has spawned many lookalikes, replicas and kit cars. This new edition is updated with 24 extra pages to cover the seven years' worth of new variants of Caterham Seven released since publication of the second edition in May 2007.

The story of these British budget performance cars.

Lotus Seven: Restoration, Preparation, Maintenance Tony WealeThis valuable guide is packed with technical specs for Seven series 1, 2, 3 and 4; and the latest Caterham developments. Complete with data on servicing schedules, engine options and unit compatibility. Filled with over 27 illustrations, including rare historical photographs and comprehensive technical diagrams. Includes every aspect of restoration, plus a text checked and sanctioned by Lotus and Caterham Cars. Sftbd., 7 3/4x 1 1/2, 24 pgs., 25 b&w ill., 9 drawings.

The original Lotus Seven was the product of pure engineering genius. Forty years on, it continues to encapsulate the Lotus founder's ideals for an affordable sports racer: it makes few compromises, yet is equally at home on the road as on the track and it can be built by a mechanical novice. This book chronicles the saga of the Lotus Seven including the Series 2 and 3 during the 1960s - when it won fame in The Prisoner TV series. Caterham continues to build the Super Seven and John Tipler shows how the various structural components of the car are manufactured, and interviews key figures in the Seven's evolution.