Omega Owners Forum - Team Lotus buy out Caterham

bobdent Omega Lord Offline Drives better than an Omega Posts: 6705 A pub in Hertfordshire Gender: Drives: 2002 3.2 MV6 Irmscher Estate	Team Lotus buy out Caterham 27. Apr 2011 at 12:50 Quite a logical step I guess. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90955 Weren't the Lotus 7 and Caterham 7 serious rivals years ago?
Back to top	« Last Edit: 27. Apr 2011 at 12:52 by bobdent » I HAVE THE BODY OF AN 18 YEAR OLD - I KEEP IT IN THE FRIDGE!! IP Logged

Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham Reply #1 - 27. Apr 2011 at 13:04 I thought that Caterham bought the tooling and production rights to the Lotus 7 after it went out of production. Could be wrong though.
Back to top	Breaking - facelift 2.5 Elite.in Z20H Blue. PM your parts requirements. IP Logged

Entwood

Omega King

Offline

Quietly Confident

Posts: 13708
North Wiltshire
Gender: male

Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)

Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham
Reply #2 - 27. Apr 2011 at 13:04

bobdent wrote on 27. Apr 2011 at 12:50:

Quite a logical step I guess. Undecided

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90955
Weren't the Lotus 7 and Caterham 7 serious rivals years ago?

Not really ... Lotus made the 7 (Under Colin Chapman) from 1957 - 1972... then sold the business to Caterham, so this could be seen as the 7 going home ... except that "Team Lotus Enterprises" has little connection with the "original" Lotus AFAIK, and are involved in a court case over the use of the name.... Lotus now being part of the Proton Group

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Seven

http://www.teamlotus.co.uk/home

http://carandvannews.co.uk/2011/04/27/caterham-bought-by-lotus-f1-team/

Back to top

« Last Edit: 27. Apr 2011 at 13:07 by Entwood »

V6 Cam locking/setting kit, Maxscan GS500 OBDII code reader/EML resetter available. Click for some Pictures

IP Logged

Kevin Wood

Global Moderator
Admin Team

Offline

Posts: 20377
Alton, Hampshire
Gender: male

Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield

Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham
Reply #3 - 27. Apr 2011 at 13:05

Quote:

Weren't the Lotus 7 and Caterham 7 serious rivals years ago?

Nope. That was Westfield and Caterham. Wink

Caterham cars were a Lotus dealer who later bought the rights to the Series 3 Lotus 7 from Lotus Cars Ltd, sold it as the Caterham 7 and then got litigious with anyone who built anything similar, Westfield in particular. Grin

Not sure who "Team Lotus Enterprises" are. There are so many Lotuses (what is the plural of Lotus?) they'll start suing each other soon, I'm sure. Grin

I hope they don't go down the route that Lotus have gone recently - driving all their cars lardy and up market with leather, air con, carpet, etc. and trying to be the next Aston Martin.

Both have a great minimalist sports car and it would be nice to see that continue.

kevin

Back to top

Tech2 services currently available. See TheBoy's price list: http://theboy.omegaowners.com/

IP Logged

Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham Reply #4 - 27. Apr 2011 at 13:09 Oh, they already have. http://sniffpetrol.com/2010/09/29/lotus-and-lotus-fight-over-lotus/
Back to top	Tech2 services currently available. See TheBoy's price list: http://theboy.omegaowners.com/ IP Logged

bobdent Omega Lord Offline Drives better than an Omega Posts: 6705 A pub in Hertfordshire Gender: Drives: 2002 3.2 MV6 Irmscher Estate	Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham Reply #5 - 27. Apr 2011 at 13:18 Kevin Wood wrote on 27. Apr 2011 at 13:09: Oh, they already have. http://sniffpetrol.com/2010/09/29/lotus-and-lotus-fight-over-lotus/ Excellent! I knew there was a lot of wrangling going on over the Lotus name but that sums up just how truly ridiculous it was.
Back to top	I HAVE THE BODY OF AN 18 YEAR OLD - I KEEP IT IN THE FRIDGE!! IP Logged

Shimmy Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 347 Middlesbrough Drives: '01 3.2 Elite	Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham Reply #6 - 27. Apr 2011 at 13:22 Yup, bit of good reading about it here: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/04/fernandes-to-use-formula-1-to-promote-a-sp... Team Lotus are basically going to wait until the Group Lotus court case is over before announcing anything else.
Back to top	IP Logged

aaronjb

Omega Baron

Offline

Posts: 3635
Bracknell, Berkshire
Gender: male

Drives: '01 3.2 Elite (was '96 2.5TD CD), '02 MR2 Roadster (plus snail), '92 300ZX 3.0V6 TT

Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham
Reply #7 - 27. Apr 2011 at 14:17

Kevin Wood wrote on 27. Apr 2011 at 13:05:

I hope they don't go down the route that Lotus have gone recently - driving all their cars lardy and up market with leather, air con, carpet, etc. and trying to be the next Aston Martin.

I think Lotus are trying to be the next Lamborghini - certainly with the prices the new cars are going to be put out at!

Still.. something like the Donkevoort D8 GT also fits the bill of what you're describing there - http://www.donkervoort.info/gallery/Donkervoort-D8-GT-Coup%E9

Back to top

..and it went 'dugga dugga dugga dugga'..

IP Logged

Kevin Wood

Global Moderator
Admin Team

Offline

Posts: 20377
Alton, Hampshire
Gender: male

Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield

Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham
Reply #8 - 27. Apr 2011 at 14:21

aaronjb wrote on 27. Apr 2011 at 14:17:

Still.. something like the Donkevoort D8 GT also fits the bill of what you're describing there - http://www.donkervoort.info/gallery/Donkervoort-D8-GT-Coup%E9

Yeah, I suppose so.. If looks aren't an issue. If you half-close your eyes it doesn't half look like a dog crouching down to take a dump. Grin

.. and Donk's prices are hardly minimalist even if the product is!

Kevin

Back to top

Tech2 services currently available. See TheBoy's price list: http://theboy.omegaowners.com/

IP Logged

aaronjb

Omega Baron

Offline

Posts: 3635
Bracknell, Berkshire
Gender: male

Drives: '01 3.2 Elite (was '96 2.5TD CD), '02 MR2 Roadster (plus snail), '92 300ZX 3.0V6 TT

Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham
Reply #9 - 27. Apr 2011 at 14:32

Kevin Wood wrote on 27. Apr 2011 at 14:21:

aaronjb wrote on 27. Apr 2011 at 14:17:

Still.. something like the Donkevoort D8 GT also fits the bill of what you're describing there - http://www.donkervoort.info/gallery/Donkervoort-D8-GT-Coup%E9

Yeah, I suppose so.. If looks aren't an issue. If you half-close your eyes it doesn't half look like a dog crouching down to take a dump. Grin

It is .. quite the ugly stepchild, isn't it..

Quote:

.. and Donk's prices are hardly minimalist even if the product is!

Pricing in line with Lotus, I guess.. Grin

then again, TVR were never 'cheap' either - must be something about plastic car manufacturers (Reliant excluded Wink

)

Back to top

..and it went 'dugga dugga dugga dugga'..

IP Logged

Psychoca

Senior Member

Offline

Posts: 716
Peterborough
Gender: male

Drives: Omega 2.5TD Estate (chipped)

Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham
Reply #10 - 27. Apr 2011 at 16:23

I just managed to get this far reading about this before I nearly turned into a jibbering wreck....

Quote:

‘Lotus is not going to let Lotus trade off the Lotus name that Lotus has built up,’ said Lotus spokesman Alan Lotus. ‘Lotus had an agreement with Lotus but Lotus has not honoured the terms of the Lotus agreement,’ Lotus continued. ‘For that reason Lotus shall no longer be permitting Lotus to use the Lotus-registered Lotus name of Lotus.’

Back to top

IP Logged

Hannah Judes Dad

Omega Baron

Offline

Posts: 2024
Cleethorpes North East Lincs
Gender: male

Drives: A 1996 2.5CDX Auto Estate with a list of faults

Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham
Reply #11 - 27. Apr 2011 at 22:50

Psychoca wrote on 27. Apr 2011 at 16:23:

I just managed to get this far reading about this before I nearly turned into a jibbering wreck....

Quote:

‘Lotus is not going to let Lotus trade off the Lotus name that Lotus has built up,’ said Lotus spokesman Alan Lotus. ‘Lotus had an agreement with Lotus but Lotus has not honoured the terms of the Lotus agreement,’ Lotus continued. ‘For that reason Lotus shall no longer be permitting Lotus to use the Lotus-registered Lotus name of Lotus.’

Back to top

Omegas are an 'ongoing project'

IP Logged

omegadan67

Junior Member

Offline

Posts: 244
northampton
Gender: male

Drives: vauxhall omegav6 vauxhall sintra 2.2dti landrover discovery tdi ford galaxy tdi

Re: Team Lotus buy out Caterham
Reply #12 - 28. Apr 2011 at 18:44

[quote author=4D404D014B4A415B2F0 link=1303905045/0#0 date=1303905045]Quite a logical step I guess. Undecided

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90955
Weren't the Lotus 7 and Caterham 7 serious rivals years ago?[/quote]

No years ago lotus took caterham to court over the name lotus 7s stopped being made by lotus in the late 60s early 70s and caterham started making them in the mid 80s and selling them as lotus 7

Back to top

A little infomation is dangerous in the wrong hands

IP Logged

This is the old site. Please use the new site.

This is the old site. Please use the new site.

www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php.

This is the old site. Please use the new site.

	Welcome, Guest. Please Login