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Caterhams are a new take on the classic Lotus Sevens and are found on racetracks and twisty roads around the world. Caterham Sevens is the story of a former Lotus dealer, Graham Nearn, who saw the potential of a hand-built sportscar which its creator, Lotus founder Colin Chapman, was about to discard.
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Getting behind the wheel of a Caterham Seven is one of the most exhilarating experiences imaginable for a keen driver. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Lotus Seven, the second edition of this informative book includes details of the models produced in the five years since the first edition was published, and gives full model descriptions, specifications and driving impressions for every model of Lotus and Caterham Seven ever produced.
More here The Magnificent Seven.
Details the beginnings of Lotus during the fifties. Includes a wealth of material and many never before seen photographs from personal archives.
More here Lotus the Early Years.
Apart from Lotus and BRM Grand Prix cars, Hill drove the finest sports and GT cars of this period, including examples of Ferrari Test Rossa, 250GT swb, 250 GTO, 330P and 250LM; Birdcage Maserati, Jaguar E-type and Lightweight E, Porsche RSK & 904, Lola T70 and Ford GT40, plus a dozen different Lotuses.
More here Graham Hill Scrapbook 1929 -1966.
More here Jim Clark and His Most Successful Lotus.
More here Lotus Full Throttle.
More here The Creative Edge.
More here Lotus: The Competition Cars.
Build Your Own Sports Car: On a Budget
This all-new colour book provides a step-by-step, extensively illustrated guide to building a two-seater, open-top sports car using standard tools, basic skills and low-cost materials. The down-to-earth text shows how to make the chassis, suspension components and bodywork, and advises on how to modify and use cheap but serviceable mechanical components from a Ford Sierra donor vehicle. The end product is a budget-priced, high-performance sports car - and a learning experience in engineering and design.
Build Your Own Sports Car: On a Budget
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How to Build a Cheap Sports Car
Share in the trials and tribulations of turning a bare frame and wrecked Miata (MX5) into a racetrack demon, and learn how to build a sports car of your own along the way. This book provides specific answers to common questions and covers the entire building process, including the post-build fine-tuning of the car that is necessary to extract the car's full performance (and fun) potential.
How to Build a Cheap Sports Car
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Lotus Elise The Elise saw the return of the genuinely exciting sports car.
This was the first Lotus for a generation truly to revive Colin Chapman's ideals, proving a worthy successor to the seminal Lotus 7.
The Elise was the first modern sports car to generate real enthusiasm, tempting many classic car fans to change their allegiance to this no-compromise contemporary classic. This fully updated second edition, published in the "Haynes Enthusiasts' Guide Series", brings the story right up to date to include Toyota-powered and supercharged cars.
It is essential reading for all Elise owners and enthusiasts.
More here Lotus Elise .
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