This Lotus Super Seven Adds Lightness

Lotus 7’s were also originally sold primarily in the UK as ‘ kit cars ‘ [ if you can call them that ] for the same reasons . Avoiding gobs of taxes VAT licensing fees etc along with saving Lotus a bundle in the process . To this day Catermam 7’s are still available worldwide but especially in the US in ‘ kit ‘ form as well [ Caterham purchased the rights to manufacture the 7 when Chapman misguidedly decided the car had reached the end of its sales ]

As for the Lotus 7 ? My initial introduction came from ;

” I am not a number … I am a man ” .. which to this day has influenced my very being to the core … Mr Lange will know of what I speak … 😉

[ ” The Prisoner ” TV series for those of you too young to remember … worth a watch … it’ll teach y’all something about genuine individuality … read the book ” The Prisoner Handbook ” and you’ll understand it was not just a TV script …. but the deeply imbedded philosophy of everyone involved in the series from the producers / writers right on up to the star of the series Patrick McGoohan . Genuine and authentic individuality . A very rare and all but extinct commodity these days. Suffice it to say genuine individuality does not come out of a checkbook ]

But honestly … if you want the most advanced 7 available today you’ll need to look over towards the continent and Holland … and the absolutely insane race winning , Supercar destroying … Donvervoort .