Spectacular ride in a Lotus Seven (1959) - Owner Stories #12

Nick takes us out for a spin in his recently reacquired series 1 Lotus Seven. Unbelievably, this was his car back in the early seventies! What a fantastic car to have owned at a young age (I speak from experience, having owned a copycat version!). Although filming a chrome car presents its challenges, hopefully this comes across as the beautiful sunny driving experience it was. Huge thanks to Nick. If you have an interesting car and would like to star in a video on it, please email me at [email protected] (lunch on me!). Check out the other videos in this series on the 'Owner Stories' playlist. 0:00 Coming up 0:31 Intro 1:15 History of this car 4:46 Working on Sevens 5:27 History of the Seven 7:27 Colin Chapman & motorsport 8:46 Engine & future work 10:43 The love of Lotus 14:44 Nightfall Drives milestone 15:50 Owning this in the 70s 17:50 Enjoying the drive 19:24 'Interior' 21:38 The direction of Lotus 24:34 Coffee & walkaround 29:11 Driving characteristics 31:18 Outro