I've hankered for a Lotus Seven for half my life, it seems! Once I think they offered a kit for a fairly reasonable price. Don't know what they did...deliver this huge crate to your front lawn? Hell, I'd have had to quit work for 6 or so months, to build the car.
But talk about raw fun! I suspect one of the few cars that might match it in pur sang fun would have been an early 4-banger Morgan. Ahhh, the good old days... keith frank theriault wrote: > > Hi, Tom, > > Yep, Sevens are still around. Now they're being made by Caterham, having > acquired the rights from Lotus some 30 years ago. They were originally > designed as an auto-crosser for those who couldn't afford to trailer them, > so they were street legal, and could be driven to and from the events. > > Caterham has improved them a bit. Many more engine options. De Dion rear > suspension. Actual seats that slide forward and backward to adjust for > different sized drivers. > > But, they're still pretty basic, elemental things, that go like stink. > > I know that when Lotus made them you could get the motorcycle fenders, or > "clamshell" ones. I always thought the clamshells looked cooler, but > apparently they caused lift at high speeds, so that's likely why they aren't > made anymore. > > One day, if I win the lottery... > > cheers, > frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > >From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: If Pentax were like an automobile company ... > >Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 21:34:02 -0400 > > > >Gee, the Super 7 still lives. I really wanted one of those when I was a > >tad. Tell's you how long those things have been around, they had cycle type > >front fenders back then. > > > >frank theriault wrote: > > > >>I'd give my left - well, my left something <g> - for a Caterham Super > >>Seven. With the most powerful engine option, they'll do, what, like a 4.1 > >>second 0-100kmph? That's ultra-exotic territory, for a small fraction of > >>the price. Even cheaper, if you assemble it yourself! <g> > >> > >>Do they still have a few of the eccentricities of the old Lotii? Like the > >>outside exhaust pipe, that would burn your leg when getting out of the car > >>if you weren't careful? I'm sure that with the roof up, you have to do > >>the "Seven Scissors Entry" technique; what would any Super Seven be > >>without that? <g> > >> > >>BTW, Collin, Jags are quite reliable these days, ever since being bought > >>out by Ford. This weekend, in fact, I'm going on a little road trip with > >>my only rich friend, in his XK8. He bought it when they first came out, > >>what, around 6 years ago? Hasn't had a problem with it yet. > >> > >>I don't get to ride in a Jag very often. It's a wonderful feeling. You > >>~know~ all the young ladies aren't looking at you, it's the car. But, you > >>don't care a whit! <vbg> > >> > >>cheers, > >>frank > >> > >> > >> > >>"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > >>pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Subject: Re: If Pentax were like an automobile company ... > >>>Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 21:06:49 +0100 > >>> > >>>Caterham - small, nippy and bloody good fun. > >>> > >>>In fact, more like a motorcycle than a car....... > >>> > >>>m > >>> > >>>Robert Gonzalez wrote: > >>> > > >>> > How bout: > >>> > > >>> > Toyota - good value, reliable, nothing in the high end > >>> > Chevy - inexpensive, gets you there, conservative not innovative > >>> > Chrysler - never the leader, good mix of features but never > >>>outstanding > >>> > > >>> > Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > >>> > > ... which one would it be more like? > >>> > > > >>> > > Jaguar -- Small, sleek, but not very reliable. > >>> > > GM -- A clumsy juggernaut with a mediocre product. > >>> > > Accura -- Not a Mercedes, but really nice for the price. > >>> > > > >>> > > ... or some other copmany ... and why? > >>> > > > >>> > > Collin > >>> > > KC8TKA > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > >> > >>_________________________________________________________________ > >>The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > >>http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >> > >> > > > >-- > >graywolf > >http://graywolfphoto.com > > > >"You might as well accept people as they are, > >you are not going to be able to change them anyway." > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
