| |
| | Caterham Cars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Caterham had been a major supplier to Lotus during the 60's, and its founder, Graham Nearn, purchased the rights to continue manufacture of the Seven design from Chapman in 1973, after Lotus announced their intention to discontinue the model. |
 | | Mechanically the 21 was almost identical to the 7, but instead of the uncompromising narrow, open body and wheels, the car had a wider roadster body, including a proper windscreen and fold-away hood (convertible top). |
 | | The 'original' Caterham had a live rear axle, which was generally held to have poorer handling on rough roads than the later-option de Dion rear axle, the sole currently-offered option. |
| en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caterham_Cars (1155 words) |
|