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Add lightness.......

Jez comes across as the most sensible bloke there.

It was an impossible task. You can't turn the 7 into something it's not. It's a unique icon.

JUST WATCHED THIS NOW YOU HAVE FIGURED IT OUT COOL CATERHAM

The brand feels more solid today than in 2003.

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Never mind Lotus, Caterham, et al, it was just great to hear the distinguished voice of the late, great and wonderful John Peel. RIP matey, from a fellow Brummie !!!!

Caterham IS the Seven. It remains the benchmark, and the car that makes all enthusiasts go misty eyed at the mere mention. It is also a monster experience for sensible money. I'd hate to see it radically change. Maybe a slightly wider track would make access and comfort a tad better, but it deserves immortality. We, the fans, will ALWAYS aspire towards it. Jan '24

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Any one here from the collecting cars podcast. CC suit is indeed very poor

I have heard rumors but who actually owns Caterham?

Anyone else here after the Collecting Addicts podcast?😂

I'm here for the suit....

Who else is here because of the Collecting Cars podcast

WIDEN THE BODY GIVE SOME LEG ROOM .... CHATER TO THE MAJORITY OF DRIVERS . INCREASE SALES STOP BEING STALE .

All the company needs is a product placement advertising platform in a major television series, à la The Prisoner, but on the other side of the pond, à la the striped tomato Ford Gran Torino in Starsky and Hutch. Sorted. Sales would rocket.

20 yrs on from this video still being made in many different configurations l m glad they still make em :)

Quiero uno me encantan😻

Documentary of a boondoggle. Don't fuck with a good thing!

abuse claim on the good music the car is stil shit after al those years

This is not just another retelling of the Lotus 7 story, although the history and some nuggets are thrown in, it is a telling of a period in Caterham time when Simon Nearn is still struggling with the reality that the 40 years old company his father handed over to him, is only ever going to be successful with one product. The question is, will Simon be happy running a small company struggling to keep one product alive? They fear that someone will challenge the great 60's legend, so they better get cracking on offering a replacement. Spoiler alert.... Nobody can repeat Chapman. What Lotus created in the late 50's and 60's could have only been done then, and the 7 was perfect the first time. They know it; that only a certain kind of person will want a 7, and they wouldn't want it in any other form than the series 3. Fortunately for Caterham, there remains to be enough of those people around buying 7s to keep the microbrand alive. Personally, I think Caterham missed an opportunity to revamp the S4. They could make it an easier 7 to live with.

A Shortbody Slingshot Dragster ... almost 😉 .. and btw. a fine example for relying on analytical techniques rather than own Knowhow, vision and spirit . that is why computergames do so well, it does not take any of it

Ah the family hand down and the new man tries to make his mark on something he doesn't understand. Trying to get there car to take on anyone when others want your place is just stupid. Wider tyres and a vtec engine job done. It's one lambo, Germany, trying to reinvent the countach. Why?. It just shows you don't understand the company at all

JAMES MCARTHUR KEEP IT SIMPLE FRONT WHEEL MOTOR, REAR WHEEL DRIVE . SELL AS READY TO GO, AND SELL AS A KIT, WITH OR WITHOUT A MOTOR. 2. SELL AS REAR WHEEL DRIVE. WITH ROLL UP WINDOWS AND CONVERTEABLE TOP.

Talk about draging yer arse !! Design team Jokes ...

Get apporoved for Street use in other Countries and Sales will climb . 2022...

Aiwa aiwa aiwa aiawaaaaaaaaaa

It can be Electric too .....

The Seven is high on my bucket list

Big respect, I could never hope to drive like that, so neat and at one with The Original Sports Car :)

No wonder the company went down hill with him in charge

Chaterham 21 looks like a Miata.....humm.

20 years later it's still selling and hasn't changed hugely.

THIS TERRIFYING KIT CAR HAS MORE POWER TO WEIGHT THAN A *BUGATTI VEYRON* OFFICIALLY that is the Formula not to forget !!

KISS. KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID !!!! Learn from it's history no one wants it to change . Simple lesson.

Change is not always good. ..... And it's hard to be content !! Your not advertising to new customers. Your not putting it infront of people so stop blaming the car for your short falls. False beliefs . The car needs exposure in North America...

Even if Electric it will push on .....

You might say the 7 is the British 1911 pistol. A brilliantly simple and effective package that is still relative and competitive today.

They should have hired Donkervoort.

I raced caterams for 4 yrs won 2 championships just amazing car best time my life if uve never drove one u ain’t lived Maverick team GB 2006 roadsports 🏁

Caterham now bought by a Japanese Investor 17/04/2021

I got to drive one of the Caterham 7s years ago. It has to be the closest thing to flying at very low level I have ever felt. The 7 made my MGB seem huge in comparison. I would really love to have one of these, just put a Miata engine in it.

It is the competitions pursuit of progress that has bloated their products with tech and increased their product’s weight - enabling the 7 to be more relevant than ever. The Elise is now 900kgs! Almost double the weight of the 7. As mass market sports cars will eventually go EV, I predict there will be a growing niche of drivers who will seek out the pure driving experience that Caterham provides. Ironically, it is now harder for mass market companies to enter Caterhams space.

No doubt the EV version is on it's way but it Needs aero for me ... front end goes light at high speed

A family designed success??? what a bunch of lies by about a stolen car design

Bull Sh*t!!!

You could just tell there hearts weren’t really in it !

I remember the Caterham garage well, particularly the selection of Caterham's and a few vintage race cars and older Lotus cars that you could look around in the back garage there. I remember the Caterham 21 as well, which I felt looked much better than an Elise and reminded me of a TVR. Loved the place. I remember, specifically in the 90's, they featured a yellow Lotus 102 F1 car in the show room. The early one with a V12 Lamborghini engine and Camel livery. Fantastic thing (although not very successful in racing)! On the way home from school I used to drive my mum mad always asking her to go home via the road the garage was on just so I could catch a glimpse of the cars as we drove past. I hand delivered CVs to the manager of that place many times practically offering to do anything for them including clean their cars and hoover the show room & garage for free at the weekends & evenings when I was younger. I even asked the manager for advice about getting into the industry too in a letter. They were pretty dismissive and I never heard a peep out of them each time. This video explains a lot. That show room has now been turned into housing. Shame. The huge Caterham F1 motorsport headquarters has also been abandoned and has been left vacant due to motorsport failings - maybe that place will have a similar housing fate too. I'm glad the 7's are still going. Hopefully, I'll get to drive one one day. Simplicity, with engine and chassis upgrades, are all that this car needs to continue to prosper (with maybe some some one offs /anniversary models or quirky versions of the same 7). There will always be a demand for the raw motoring experience that the 7's offer, and with the way car is industry is going, they are still relevant - maybe more than ever.

Yep agree with the comment below dont change the design just evolve it, the looks are what got me interested in the seven,it's like nothing else you can buy, if they can just update it safety wise with ABS and an airbag? ( My wife said she will only ride in the car if we're wearing helmets) I would buy one straight away! Instead I am leaning towards a Lotus Elise, but heart says seven tho!

2020 and they are still in business! only selling the 7 mind..