Hi all,
just acquired my first Seven actually my first Lotus (Caterham technically).
I had sold cars at Barber Bros. Lotus in Walnut Creek, CA in 1990 and was introduced to the brand selling new and classic cars. Drove an assortment of Loti while there and attended a big convention held at Sears Point that year.
Fast forward to the present now living in Mooresville,NC and having owned over 60 cars and half dozen motorcycles find myself hanging out with an amazing group of car guys every week. Well as luck would have it somebody in the group owns a Caterham and has been insisting that I drive it to validate his tinkering and getting car dialed in. I do, it is.
Weeks pass and he emails me asking if I’m interested in the car, I just respond with “seriously?” and leave it alone.
The following week I am out of town on business all week and return Friday afternoon my wife picks me up at the airport. Usual husband wife conversation which for us includes “So what did you want to buy on Bring A Trailer this week, still looking at Super 7’s?” Haha no I didn’t try to buy a car …
So we get home and I notice the garage door open as we turn up the driveway there’s the Caterham in the garage!