{"id":12917,"date":"2017-08-10T18:55:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T18:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=12917"},"modified":"2017-08-10T18:55:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T18:55:58","slug":"caterham-hit-sixty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/08\/10\/caterham-hit-sixty\/","title":{"rendered":"CATERHAM HIT SIXTY"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12918\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/news_caterham_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/news_caterham_1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>Image copyright Malcolm Griffiths<br \/>www.malcolm.gb.net<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Caterham Cars has celebrated 60 years of its revered Seven by bringing together some of the most esteemed examples in its history.<\/p>\n<p>Powering around the twists and turns of the Longcross test track was the original\u00a0Lotus Seven Series 1. Reaching a top speed of 78mph and featuring a Ford 100E engine and aluminium bodywork, the Series 1 was the ideal, lightweight sports car when it was launched by Colin Chapman in 1957.<\/p>\n<p>Also present was one of only 13\u00a0Lotus Seven Twin Cams\u00a0in existence, with its Twin Cam engine and lightning-sharp steering \u2013 and the\u00a0CSR 260, renowned for being tuned by Formula One engine suppliers, Cosworth. At the time, it was the only Seven model to feature in-board front suspension and independent rear suspension, resulting in a 25 percent increase in torsional stiffness and a sublime ride quality.<\/p>\n<p>Possibly the most iconic car on show was a replica of the\u00a0Seven \u2018Prisoner Edition\u2019 VVC, owned by former Caterham boss Simon Nearn. The real VVC starred in the opening sequence of the cult 1960\u2019s TV show, \u2018The Prisoner\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/news_caterham_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/news_caterham_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the only Seven in attendance with fine TV credentials, as the\u00a0Superlight R500\u00a0set pulses racing, too. Piloted by tame racing driver The Stig in 2008, the absurdly fast Seven shot to fame after completing a lap of the Top Gear track in just 1m 17.9s, embarrassing a plethora of supercars with far heftier price tags and winning Top Gear\u2019s \u2018Car of the Year\u2019 in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Completing the line-up was the retro, swinging sixties-inspired\u00a0Sprint\u00a0and the tarmac-chewing\u00a0620S\u00a0\u2013 both from the current Seven range.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/news_caterham_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/news_caterham_3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caterham Cars CEO, Graham Macdonald, said: \u201cWhat a great line-up; an apt number of Sevens, all of which have made their mark in Caterham\u2019s history. It\u2019s great to see how the Series 1 has been developed over the years \u2013 you don\u2019t get a better accolade than becoming a Top Gear track icon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the 60 years of the Seven, we\u2019ve never lost Colin Chapman\u2019s engineering essence \u2013 a lightweight, high-powered machine that is fit-for-purpose. Every Seven provides a raw, pure, fun driving experience like no other vehicle. Long may it continue for the next 60 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about 60 years of the Seven at\u00a0<u>Caterham Cars.<\/u> <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Caterham Cars has celebrated 60 years of its revered Seven by bringing together some of the most esteemed examples in its history. Powering around the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/08\/10\/caterham-hit-sixty\/\" title=\"CATERHAM HIT SIXTY\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12917\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}