introduction

1968 - 1972

1973 - 1974

1975 - 1977

1978 - 1984

1985 - 1989

1990 - 2000

2001 - 2003

conclusion

 

2003

1968

So what will become of the car? I have asked Mr Samson if he would kindly keep SimpleSevens up to date on its whereabouts and use. I would agree that a museum would be an appropriate place for such a car, but would certainly hope that it would be maintained and exercised regularly. On the other hand, I'm sure that should the new owner choose, the car could continue in the type of competition for it has been developed over the past 30 years.

Generally, such a drastically modified Seven doesn't warrant much more than a side glance from me, but the fact that this is a one owner Seven that was maintained and appropriately used for so long certainly made it worth closer examination. Obviously it is not a Seven in 'original' condition, but an 'original Seven'? It certainly has had a single owner since new, And that's a part of the key. It does follow my own rule that to be considered an 'original' Seven, the car has to have been produced either as a kit or complete car delivered by Lotus to the original owner or dealer. But how much of this Seven is still original? Can I still consider it an 'original Seven' if there's nothing left on it that's 30+ years old? This is where we get into discussions about 'my Grandpa's axe', whose handle I replaced last year, and whose head I replaced this year... Right -- perhaps there's nothing left of the original but is the 'spirit' of the original still there? It is getting late on a Sunday night, And I think we'll have to part with that thought!

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