04-01-2018, 04:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-01-2018, 04:46 PM by Colin Wilks.)
My Series 3 Lotus Seven, which I had in the early seventies, had a Ford 1600 crossflow engine with about 85bhp, so similar to this modern offering, if maybe a tad heavier. More than enough power for thrashing around the Yorkshire Dales, with controllable oversteer on tap. In those days I was a smoker, and always felt a bit cool stubbing my fag out on the tarmac without having to lean down. The other benefit was not having to pay in car parks with the lift up barriers! Cannot now believe I sold it for £500.