Dan R Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I am looking for either a technical drawing or a blueprint of a Caterham / Lotus 7 to use as a decorative piece. Ideally this would be an original item and as such the condition is secondary to its authenticity. Any help or suggestions on where i can source something suitable would be very welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Ive seen this sort of thing on eBay - been tempted for the garage but not pressed the button yet.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233384037742?hash=item3656c5cd6e:g:2y8AAOSwkyRduFZMThere is also this:https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112033253485?hash=item1a15b3c86d:g:7f0AAOSwdU9bvzuv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan R Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Hi Tom,Ive seen those too, hone seems to be a file that is sent electronically and you then print it off, and the other is a print. I was hoping that i may be able to find something that is original, however i know this will be a long shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I think you'll be waiting a long time for something original - I cant imagine there are that many around, and survivors would likely be in a museum or the Lotus archives somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 There was some original lotus drawings popped up on ebay last week in Wales IIRC cannot find them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAndrewE Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 That first one in #2 are the same drawings that are in the Seven Owners Manual sold by Caterham in the 1980s (presumably originally a Lotus publication) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan R Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Ah thats a shame!! I will keep looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkeywood Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 From what I've seen the cutaways that come up on Ebay, and elsewhere, are usually prints from the Lotus manual (as #6) or the early Caterham manual. The latter illustration is by Peter Baker who worked for Autocar and did other cutaways, such as the FW08, and I don't think was ever produced as a print. The original cutaway version that does come up for sale occasionally is Shin Yoshikawa's beautiful Lotus S2. There was a run of 100 numbered and signed copies and one of these came up for sale in a set of 6 Lotus drawings, all numbered 35/100, last year. There's an unsigned S2 copy on Ebay from the States at present but I'd want to be certain it's an original. The 16"x20" S2 is noted as in stock at Kai Art in the States who I think still published them (these versions are noted 'Published by Kai' in the bottom right). Hope this helpsR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan R Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Thats really interesting information, thank you. If anyone comes across anything else please feel free to give me a shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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