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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!
Keep an eye on SimpleSevens to
keep track of the continued history of the Rotary Seven.
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