As Caterham have ended there 30(?) year association with Arch Motors and shifted chassis production to Caged, do you think they'll start selling
chassis and parts direct?
Link to Blatchat
A new pre-lit chassis?
"Current chassis builder, Arch Motors, will continue to support Caterham's healthy aftermarket and motorsport car park for the existing
chassis. More than 11,500 Sevens have been built since 1973, with an estimated 90 percent still in existence."
What's a motorsport car park?
Mike
http://www.archmotor.co.uk/index.htm
They have other customers so I think they will get by.
The question is will the customers request a arch chassis or will they take a caged one.....
[Edited on 22-10-05 by mangogrooveworkshop]
Can just see the threads in Blatchit
"My Cagerum is a better car than your archerum!!!!
Wonder how they like the fact that this companys making bits for westfield and locost manufacturers Stuart Taylor!! and Tiger.
[Edited on 23-10-05 by mangogrooveworkshop]
Caged aren't making too much fuss about it. See here for details. Also this comment on the
Caterham forum amused me, I don't know why "The heritage lineage back to Lotus is becoming ever more blurred". Surely a car that's
been built in the shed using bits from everywhere is closer to the Lotus spirit than a boxed kit you just bolt together or buy completed.
[Edited on 23/10/05 by Peteff]
The fact that Arch build the Atom chassis must have been really offensive to Caterham, I strongly suspect that Caterham have lost direction, the real
appeal of the Caterham was that it was a Lotus Seven -- but bit by bit thay have thrown away thier identity.
[Edited on 23/10/05 by britishtrident]
quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Caged aren't making too much fuss about it. See here for details.
[Edited on 23/10/05 by Peteff]
Caged also do the round tube chassis for Stuart Taylor Motorsport's phoenix and very soon the seven. Top bit of work, very neat - almost art.