Caterham 21

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scannellski

Original Poster:

429 posts

171 months

Saturday 28th August 2010
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Saw one in Berkhamsted on Thursday night. Beautiful car. Anyone here?

mickrick

3,701 posts

178 months

Saturday 28th August 2010
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I wonder what happened to the ally one? lick

Cock Womble 7

29,908 posts

235 months

Saturday 28th August 2010
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I've always liked them.

Isn't there one in the Classifieds?

EVS777

212 posts

191 months

Saturday 28th August 2010
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GTO: yes

Edited by EVS777 on Saturday 28th August 21:26

ewenm

28,506 posts

250 months

Saturday 28th August 2010
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What colour was the one you saw?

www.caterham21.com has loads of info.

scannellski

Original Poster:

429 posts

171 months

Sunday 29th August 2010
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Yellow. Had a crack on the o/s/r corner but otherwise looked good. The shape reminds me of a stingray. (car, not fish)

DKL

4,588 posts

227 months

Monday 30th August 2010
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mickrick said:
I wonder what happened to the ally one? lick
Caterham Japan.

ETA I'll put it out on the email list. There are a couple of yellow ones about.

Edited by DKL on Monday 30th August 20:16

Toyless

24,054 posts

226 months

Monday 30th August 2010
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I think it is a local car, and Im sure the owner was/is on here, but the name eludes me.

Im a fan of them.

The car, not the poster.

Golf Juliet Tang

87 posts

192 months

Monday 30th August 2010
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This is almost certainly John Bell. Local to Berkhamsted/Chesham and his 21 is yellow.
Whilst my 21 also lives in Berkhamsted, it was the victim of an accident (other party admitted liability) and is being rebuilt at the moment(nor is mine yellow). There is another one locally, near Tring.

Golf Juliet Tang

87 posts

192 months

Monday 30th August 2010
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Regarding Caterham21.com the server has been hacked so no information available there.
Regarding the aliuminium bodied ones: correct, the first was sold to Japan, the second is still owned by the maker of the bodywork, Roach Engineering.

Edited by Golf Juliet Tang on Monday 30th August 21:27

Chris71

21,545 posts

247 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Continually tempted by one of these. Gorgeous looking cars and they have at least a veneer of practicality compared to the Seven.

Anyone got any idea how they'd compare to something like a Fisher Fury? It's a very similar concept, but I can imagine the detail engineering is rather better with Caterham (at least based on the average builder - forget Caterham's Mecano-style construction, my dad's had to do quite a bit of metal fabrication and fiberglassing on his Sylva Stylus...) Something like that with a water-tight hood and a decent boot would be very tempting.

finnegan

3 posts

183 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Yes, that's mine. I was the victim of an accident where the other party (in a very new Audi Q7) drove away as I got out to assess the damage they'd just caused to the rear bodywork...
Toyless, I don't know what you're implying wink

Edited by finnegan on Tuesday 31st August 12:31


Edited by finnegan on Tuesday 31st August 12:33

will_

6,030 posts

208 months

Wednesday 1st September 2010
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Green one at Goodwood for the breakfast club on Sunday too.

I've always liked them.

Tuscan Jim

31 posts

198 months

Thursday 18th November 2010
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IU used to own one of these, the silver one (P134 CPG), which was used in many of the original press shoots, and also the brochure. Often wonder where it is now. Great car, if only it had windows that opened! I have recently sold my Tuscan, and am considering purchase of a 7.

PC7

23 posts

189 months

Saturday 20th November 2010
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TJ
Do it - you know you want to

Edited by PC7 on Saturday 20th November 19:30

paulejacobs

130 posts

250 months

Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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If TJ buys a Seven, will he have to change his moniker to Caterjim?

I also owned a red 21 for 5 years, chassis no 5, which I installed a 225bhp Vx engine and C/R BGH box into, did a bit of sprinting with it, but could never get the corning sorted to my satisfaction. It was fine in normal driving but tended to understeer a bit when on the limit on track, although it could have been the boat anchor up front.

The car is over Finland with Vinnie now.