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about the 2015 Mustang and it,s 3 engine options.... "The 2.3 liter Ecoboost four cylinder offers 305 hp and 300 lb-ft torque together with light weight and great fuel economy". Sounds like a hell of a little engine and ideal for a 7, wonder if it would fit? PS, there is also a fascinating in depth article about the build of the new worlds speed record attempt car , The Bloodhound, unbelievable, with 1050 mph top speed and the mile covered in 3.6 seconds!

Why does the rear wheel arch clearance look excessive on the Caterham?

Ha, I love em

So glad you showed me the black garden hose with the one eyed snake duct taped to, it that will be nice to dream about as I go and get mine done next Thursday. Ah well , Billy made me laff anyways.... Billy Connolly - Colonoscopy on Vimeo

Stang, You bring up something I am not sure about, that is the pros and cons of covered or open. Is there a big dif in price, anyone used both or have bad experiences with open, thoughts..? Thanks

Can anyone recommend a shipper , car will be going from NE to NW. Thanks.

I never even noticed that , I guess the air drive is the reason.

The first video is about the man, the second the V12 build. http://handmade.hackaday.com/1200-hours-of-work-results-in-the-smallest-v12-engine/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-Makes-1923-FORD-MODEL-T-BUCKET-FLATBED-WOODDY-TRACK-ROADSTER-23-ford-t-track-roadster-/161203567373?forcerrptr=true&hash=item25887b3b0d&item=161203567373&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

Coss, I do not understand ?, did you not have your car delivered to Caterham USA in Denver CO and then have them build it for you, I assume not for free? So how would that be different from buying and paying to have it done in the factory, seems a whole lot simpler an option .Then there are people that do not have the room, or the skills, or the time to DIY. I get the whole build the car yourself idea, and appreciate that if you do indeed assemble it yourself it could be a really great and satisfying experience( maybe there is a market for this jigsaw car too,), but if you do not then why involve and pay a third party when it could be done at the source? Oh, and from what I have read, the original Esprit was not that great and the Elan was only offered in kit form for a short time, and ACBC could not wait to dump the 7 as he steered Lotus upmarket. He may well have been a genius in car design but he was no saint when it came to grabbing the $$ and the hell with any sentiment.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-Makes-Formula-1-Furore-Kit-Fully-Road-Legal-Formula-1-Indy-Car-Replica-/161200371145?forcerrptr=true&hash=item25884a75c9&item=161200371145&pt=US_Cars_Trucks I think the front wing needs lowering and the wheels/tyres could be more suited(or at least bump up the width on the rears), but it does look like fun. Can you imagine this coming up behind you and flashing.

I guess it depends how often you drive in the dark, for most it is not a priority, unless of course you want more daytime viz. I like the later 5.75" 4 barrel over the pepper pot ones, they remind me of the plastic carpet protector shield I have my office chair on right now.

I think the US dealers try hard enough. I have always thought that Caterham UK was almost indifferent to the US market, always seeming to do just about the minimum to keep visible and buoyed up by some hard core Seven fans that put up with a lot because they love the cars.

Is that not what Bruce asked...? A cost reduction for those that choose to run the car on the road. I think the point of this thread was how to lower costs and keep the guts of the CSR, obviously something has to give. There is a HUGE difference too between what is important road users v the race trackers

She said she is up for that and down for that.

I rode one of these (the Ariel not the Carver) a while ago,built around early seventies I think, goofy but fun . Rear wheels stayed planted while the rest of the machine leaned and floated with you, and quite safe as top speed was about 20 mph with all 49 cc blasting. I think Hammond rode a leaner on Top Gear a few years ago, was it Dutch, he loved it.(The Carver) So I guess that 2 wheels up front is generally more stable in a trike than vicky verka..

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I will just have to make do with this bad boy....

Do you know by chance what he paid for it? The reason I ask is that I know their MSRP list prices make Caterham look reasonable and rumor has it big discounts are common.

Has anyone here seen(in the flesh) or driven the car? I thought about this car when looking at the previous thread " the whole point " by Terry; seems to have many similarities to points raised in that thread. It looks great and performs well, but, wow, what a price . But on the plus side it could be a life saver, no woman likes 3 wheels on a car..... I was just thinking, if the Dragon ever says, "You are not serious about buying that 7 thing are you"? just say , "Well the new Morgan Trike was my first choice but I thought long and hard and this appeared to be a far more practical choice for us as a family ".

WTF does that mean (OP)..........?

This is an awful lot of BS to go through, feel bad for you. I was under the impression that these types of problems occurred when titling/registering a new born for the first time, I know that there is a huge variance from state to state BUT I really thought that if you had a car was titled/registered first time in one state as say a 1967 model year that when you registered it in another state , even CA or NJ, that they would just accept and rubber stamp that, am I wrong here? You state that it was registered in OR as a 62 but that was not good enough in CA right now?

Wow, I hate going to the DMV ( for anything, so I really feel for what you have to go thru in the Golden State, damn, that is mind blowing). I never really understood ( being a well travelled UK implant) why there was no nation wide standard for drivers licenses and registrations and so on in the US, ( yeah i know it is a bunch of dif states.. but). So if a car like a 7 was originally registered in a lax (easygoing) state, lets say it was a brand new build bud was titled as a 1967 Lotus 7, would the CA DMV accept that without any more hoops? Footnote: One of the things that was really tough in UK was having a wheel/tyre/tire sticking out past the body work of the car, yet that is often seen here, and when it comes down to custom car/hot rods or bikes I see vehicles on the road that I am amazed got legal. The other laughable thing is that the only thing that many states seem to focus on is emissions without any car inspection or safety standards for brakes ,lights, tires and so on like the UK MOT.

No goofy bikes for me. Before pissing away money on this idea, why not invest in what you already and who you have as buyers. Caterham has always managed to sell and survive often in spite of itself, it has a customer base that is as loyal as can be but the company does about the minimum it can to help an enthusiast in my opinion. Why not improve product, parts and delivery, dealer network ( particularly in the USA), and how about a feedback channel to the factory. I love the cars but the company can be frustrating to deal with to say the least. I was amazed that Caterham got into F1, seems like Mr Malaya has even more money than Lotus, but I wonder, what he actually plans to do here, it really is a head spinner.