LOTUS SEVEN REGISTER |
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Seven made by Lotus between 1957 and 1973
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~ The Lotus Seven Story ~
Based on a series of articles written for L7C's "Low Flying" magazine.
CHAPTER ONE | The beginnings. The Mk I, 750 Motor Club, The Mk II. |
CHAPTER TWO | A company is born. The Mk III, The Mk IIIb, The Mk IV. |
CHAPTER THREE | Into production. The Mk VI. |
CHAPTER FOUR | The first 'slippery' cars. The Mk VIII, The Mk IX, The Mk X. |
CHAPTER FIVE | The Eleven and the Type 12 Single Seater. Success at Le Mans. |
CHAPTER SIX | The Edward Lewis Special and the Lotus Seven. |
CHAPTER SEVEN | Original production and special factory-built Sevens. |
CHAPTER EIGHT | The first Lotus 'Super Seven'. |
CHAPTER NINE | The diminutive Lotus spreads its wings. Move to Cheshunt. |
CHAPTER TEN | Introducing the Lotus Seven Series Two. |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | John Derisley's works drive. |
CHAPTER TWELVE | Cosworth and the first Lotus Super Seven Cosworth. |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | Five bearings, disc brakes and the Prisoner. |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN | The Series 2 1/2, Gullwing hardtops, IRS and the Three-Seven. |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | The Series Three - The first all-Ford Seven. |
CHAPTER SIXTEEN | The 'luxury' cars - The 'S' and the Twin-Cam 'SS'. |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | The Series IV - A Seven for the Seventies. |
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN | The Lotus 7X. |
CHAPTER NINETEEN | The baton is passed on . . . |
~ Other Pieces
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ARGENTINIAN LOTUS SEVENS | The Lotus Sevens built under licence in Argentina. |
BOXING DAY AT BRANDS 1958 | Graham Hill beats all the streamlined cars at Brands Hatch. |
BRIGHTON SPEED TRIAL 1957 | First competitive event for the Lotus Seven. |
COVENTRY CLIMAX ENGINES | Detalis of the various Coventry Climax engines. |
"OPERATION JEUNESSE" | The story of the French one-make race series of the mid-1960s. |
OPENING OF PUB LOTUS | The Lotus themed hostelry of the late 1960s. |
PATRICK McGOOHAN | Obituary of the star of the late 1960s Prisoner TV series. |
SPRINGBOK SERIES 1962 | A Lotus 7s involvement in the 1962 South African GPs. |
WINDY BUT WONDERFUL! | Story of a Lotus Seven road test by the wife of the tester. |
1172 FORMULA RULES 1960 | Rules for the 1960 1172 Formula Race Series. |