Member intro: Super Seven Club Netherland
The Super Seven Club Netherlands (SSCN) is a club of about 200 enthusiastic owners of a Lotus (Super) Seven, Caterham or Seven(-ish) der ...
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Jul 15, 20214 min read
With the Dolomite engine in the Dolomites
Reto had long called for the “Dolomiten Classic” meeting between June 11 and 14, and 13 drivers and a total of 17 people had regis ...
Jul 15, 20215 min read
Chapter 15 – The Series – The First “All Ford” Seven.
If there is one component of the Series Two Lotus Seven that has always been a real cause of concern, it has to be the rear axle. The ...
Jul 15, 20213 min read
How do you end up in a Seven as a woman?
It all started in 1993 when my son Eugène, who was 22 at the time, bought a VM kit (made in Germany), which he built together with...
Jun 17, 20216 min read
Cero chulo! (the cool Zero!)
Ben Shepherd – tells his story of seven ownership from a twinkle in his eye to running the GBS Owners and Enthusiasts group. A journey...
Jun 17, 20215 min read
The Series 21/2, Special Series Two cars
The car made between mid-1968 and the end of the Series Two production in August 1968 became known as the Lotus Seven Series 2½. It was a...
Jun 17, 20214 min read
12 essential automotive chemicals for your garage
Most tools in a DIY garage are permanent items. Your socket set and floor jack are not in need of replacement after every few uses.
Jun 17, 20214 min read
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...
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, 20211 min read
Seven Meetings - comming soon!
It is now time to get our Sevens out of the garage after a dark virus time and step on the accelerator there or there. Some countries are...
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, 20215 min read
BMW Limited Slip Differential - A Titan(ic) Problem?
Since 2010 the BMW 168 differential is the Caterham preferred original equipment fit. If a limited slip differential then it will have ...
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, 20217 min read
Tolman Sunbeam Lotus review: A masterclass in anger management
In the late 1970s, Des O’Dell, the head of the Chrysler-Rootes competition department, wanted to take the company into top-level ra...
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