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Whilst Caterham Cars bought the rights from Lotus Cars, Chris Smith set up a rival company and manufactured kits with very similar styling and construction.This led Caterham to threaten litigation (based on Industrial design rights) in the late 1980s which was eventually settled out of court and resulted in Westfield improving and changing the design of their cars.
After Lotus ended production of the Seven, Caterham bought the rights and today Caterham makes both kits and fully assembled cars based on the original design known as the Caterham 7. The Lotus Seven design has spawned a host of imitations on the kit car market, generally called Sevens or Sevenesque roadsters.
A kit car is an automobile available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then ... Caterham cars are component cars and are a continued ...
The Caterham 7 (or Caterham Seven) is a super-lightweight sports car produced by Caterham Cars in the United Kingdom. It is based on the Lotus Seven , a lightweight sports car sold in kit and factory-built form by Lotus Cars , from 1957 to 1972.
The Lotus Super Seven was copied after the production by Lotus ended. it was the series 3 that was copied, not the series 4 that Caterham cars had bought the rights to In 1989, a Triumph TR7 based Robin Hood was introduced with the affordable price tag of £995 + VAT. Motoring enthusiasts showed their support and several kits were sold.
Created in 2011, Caterham Technology and Innovation (CTI) is part of the Caterham Group of companies and based at the Caterham Technology Centre in Hingham, Norfolk.The company is leading the development of a new range of vehicles [4] and products for the Caterham brand as well as providing engineering services to customers across the automotive, [5] [6] motorsport, aerospace and marine ...
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Replicas of the Lotus Seven, including manufacturers who concentrate on producing such cars. Pages in category "Lotus Seven replicas" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.