DENNIS ORTENBURGER
Acknowledgments
Preface.
Making Friends With A Seven
Chapter 1.
The Mark 6: A Sports Car For Home Construction
Chapter 2.
The Series 1: Birth Of A Legend
Chapter 3.
The Series 2: Chapman Giveth And Chapman Taketh Away
Chapter 4.
Seven Goes Racing
Chapter 5.
The Series 3: Enduring Classic
Chapter 6.
The Series 4: A Totally Different Seven
Chapter 7.
The Caterham Story
Chapter 8.
Seven Knock-offs
Chapter 9.
Seven One-Offs
Chapter 10.
Seven Spin-Offs
Chapter 11.
Racing Today: Still On Top
Chapter 12.
Improving Your Seven
Epilogue
Appendix 1.
Lotus Seven Comparison Guide
Appendix 2.
Lotus Seven Weights and Measures
Appendix 3.
Lotus Seven Source List
Low to the ground and satisfyingly noisy, the Lotus Seven comes as close to fulfilling the sports car fantasy as any vehicle before or since. This kit-car phenomenon has been in continuous production for nearly 25 years, inspiring irrational fondness among even the most jaded enthusiasts.
Just how the legend grew and what the Seven is really all about are covered in irreverent detail by Denis Ortenburger in the 176 page book, supported by more than 200 photos and illustrations. There is the story of how the Seven evolved from Colin Chapmans Mark 6 (complete with photos of the mysterious Edward Lewis Lotus Special), a definitive sorting of the four different Series manufactured by Lotus, and up-to-date accounts of the current Caterham version and the roomy, European-legal Seven built in the Netherlands by Joop Donkervoort. A comprehensive table summarizes all the models at a glance. There are also stories of Sevens on the race track and Sevens in the repair shop, plus a look at some of the whacky variations on the Seven theme. Perhaps the nicest thing about the Seven story is the happy ending. If Legend of the Lotus Seven should cause you to fall for the indisputable charms of this uncomfortable, unlovely, brazenly-fast sports car and dont say you werent warned you can go right out today and build your own. Legend of the Lotus Seven
By Dennis Ortenburger. The complete history of Colin Chapman's exhilarating, irrepressible, do-it-yourself car.
