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Re: Caterham 7s

To: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>
Subject: Re: Caterham 7s
From: "Barry Spencer" <bspencer@tsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 17:23:08 -0700
----- Original Message -----
From: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>
To: "Barry Spencer" <bspencer@tsoft.com>
Cc: "james creasy" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>; "Michael R. Clements"
<mrclem@telocity.com>; "'John F. Kelly Jr.'" <76067.1750@compuserve.com>;
"Autocross" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>; "'Scot Zediker'"
<roadsterboy@earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: Caterham 7s


> > > werent many of these built with a toyota motor?
>
> James, I think that some other outfit does build a 7 replica with the
> Toyota 4AGE engine.  There are a lot of companies that make 7
> replicas, and there's even a book on how to build one yourself on the
cheap.
>
> On Wed, May 29, 2002 at 04:16:10PM -0700, Barry Spencer wrote:
> > 7's are lots of fun around town. I drove a BDA 7 with 200 + hp :>) down
880
> > a few months ago with two 18 wheelers each side of me :>((( It was scary
to
> > say the least.
> >
> > Barry
>
> Barry, I have got to wonder if it wasn't you I saw blasting down I-80
> about three years ago when I came out to interview for my current
> job.  There I was, between Cordelia and Davis, and I looked out the
> window of my rental Neon and saw the top of a helmet hovering there.
> Then a little bitty car zipped around me -- it was a Seven!  Cool.
> Then I noticed I could see over his roll bar to the trunk of the Camry
> in front of me!  That's when I realized that it's a fun car, but
> probably not so much fun surrounded by tractor trailers and SUVs that
> are jockeying for position at 45MPH...
>
> I still want one.

No, it wasn't me.

Barry




>
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>
> john@idsfa.net                                              John Stimson
> http://www.idsfa.net/~john/                              HMC Physics '94

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