Women and the Seven: Sue Horseman
I was first smitten by Caterhams in 1999 but it took ten years before I could afford one of my own on 4 July 2009 – an auspicious day...
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May 13, 20214 min read
Five bearings, disc brakes and the Prisoner | Chapter 13
The 109E 1340cc. engine from Ford’s Classic and Classic Capri models that powered the Lotus Super Seven in Cosworth Mark V form was to ha...
May 13, 20214 min read
The light show is over: Driving the final Lotus Elise
he Lotus Elise is a car close to many people’s hearts. It is small, affordable to run, fast, fun, and has one of the best badges in the ...
May 13, 20216 min read
Restoring a Lotus Elan kept me sane during lockdown
During lockdown, millions of people across the nation have been finding ways to alleviate the pressure of a world changing in the face...
Apr 23, 20218 min read
30 years of the original hell-raiser:
It’s now 30 years since the launch of the Lotus Carlton, and the subsequent newspaper frothing and heated political debates about ...
Apr 23, 20214 min read
Cosworth and the first Lotus Super Seven Cosworth | Chapter 12
Several people and suppliers were responsible for Lotuses successes as sports car and race car constructors. Mike Costin was ...
Apr 23, 20213 min read
Report from the I7N AGM
The formation of the I7N goes back to the International 60th anniversary event in the UK where three Lotus 7 clubs UK, Germany and ...
Mar 26, 20213 min read
Women and the Seven: Brita Maria Nordström
To celebrate International Womens day – member of the Lotus Caterham Club Sweden Brita tells us about her Lotus Super Seven 1500 Cosworth..
Mar 26, 20214 min read
Jon Derisley's Works Drive - Chapter 11
As a student of the College of Estate Management in London, Jon Derisley had passed the Lotus works at Hornsey on his way home in the...
Mar 26, 20213 min read
Race Against Dementia
Despite 2020 having been a rather different year, it is pleasing to look back and reflect on what we were able to achieve, as well ...
Feb 25, 20215 min read
Chapter 10 – The First Lotus Super Seven
It is said that every Seven that was produced by Lotus up to the end of Series One production was sold at a loss. The choice for Lotus was a
Jan 13, 20219 min read
Engine Room: How the Coventry Climax engine evolved from humble water pump to race winner
After World War II, the innovation genie emerged from its lamp to herald the most fruitful period of engine design car enthusiasts ...
Jan 13, 20212 min read
"What would you most like to do?"
When it came to the turn of Art Editor Charles Pocklington to be asked: "What would you most like to do?", his spontaneous reply was…
Jan 13, 20215 min read
Chapter 9 – The diminutive Lotus spreads its wings
By the middle of 1958 four Sevens had been exported to the U.S., but the Americans were not impressed with the Ford side-val...
Dec 23, 20204 min read
Chapter 8 - The First Lotus Super Seven
26th. of December 1958 saw the Coventry Climax powered Lotus Super Seven factory demonstrator compete at Brands Hatch in the capable ...
Nov 27, 20204 min read
Chapter 7 - Special Factory Produced Sevens
As mentioned in the previous chapter, the Edward Lewis Seven was in effect a “Le Mans” Eleven without the aerodynamic bodywork having (...)
Oct 14, 20204 min read
Chapter 6 - THE FIRST SEVEN
Colin Chapman had a customer for the first Lotus Seven even before it was designed! He was Edward Lewis, proprietor of "Westover Shoes"...
Sep 25, 20205 min read
Chapter 5 - The Eleven and the Type 12 Single Seater.
The new Lotus car for 1956 was simply called the “Eleven” or ‘11’ as Chapman decided to drop the ‘Mark’ and Roman numerals as he felt (...)
Aug 20, 20203 min read
Sir Jackie Stewart speaks to us...
“A very big thank you for supporting Race Against Dementia. I am (...)
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