Category: Caterham Seven
Ordered: April 15, 1997Delivered: July 15, 1997 First Drive: August 6, 1997 First Trackday: August 29, 1997 Sold: September 9, 2006I’ve been looking for a Lotus since the late 1980’s. Well I didn’t know I was looking for a Lotus. I saw a Westfield at an autocross and knew I had to have one. After some initial struggle with finding an address, I contacted both of the current Westfield dealers in the US and got price and options lists.Several years latter I picked up the information and started to reinvestigate the Westfield. This time I found out the Westfield was reproduction of a Lotus Seven. The Seven is still being manufactured by Caterham Cars in England. One of the US reps is Texas MotorWorks. A quick email to caterhams7@aol.com and an information packet was on my doorstep.
279 Miles
Warmed for 1/2 hour. Removed choke from carb. Missing on #1. Removed plug and cleaned. Runs ok….
279 Miles
Startup and warm. Noticed very rich when revved.
279 Miles
Finally put on rear wheel arch welting. Alternator heat shield retaining bracket is broken. Need to find…
Am I done?
Well in the last month or so I’ve put several hundred miles on the car. I can…
Update
I’ve been getting lots of mail asking how the build is going so I’ve finally gotten back…
First Track Day
Back from the trip and try to tune the car. One of the local club members looks…
First Drive
Wow! That was fast! I drove around the block today, finished up a few last minute items…