There should be one or two that has stayed here since new, and a few has been Norwegian since the Seventies. In later years some Locosts road- and racecars have turned up, some Lotus Twin Cam powered.

Enthusiasts keeps a Lotus Seven register. See the links page.

ROULETTE

In Norway prices on new - and consequently on used - Lotus and Caterham Sevens, are astronomical. By the Norwegian approval standards, one can just forget about importing a Caterham kit. Buying and importing a new or used Caterham is possible. But the game is more or less Russian roulette.

ALTERNATIVE

However there is a loophole:

The vehicle authorities still allows cars thirty years old or more to be imported, free of the heavy customs fees and disconnected from the standard motor vehicle regulations. One pays a one time duty like 220 UK pounds, and 23% V.A.T. on the invoiced purchase amount.

The car has to be approved by the technical and safety standards that applied in the specific year the car was marketed in Norway. So, basically, if the car is original -. or you can prove that it is, you can claim the license plates

SHOW: The Lotus and Caterham section at the annual, Norwegian spring gathering in the capitol of Oslo.

SHINY: Henning Hansens all aluminum 1987, 200 bhp Zetec 2000 powered Caterham.

RACING: Petter Huse's ex Ford X-flow 150 bhp Road Sport class A car. New 1800 cc. Zetec engine for the 2001 season with 185-190 bhp.

HAIRY TRANS: 1986 Caterham (above) rebuilt to JPE Cat, by Jo Sundheim. Attending the Road Sport class 2001 with scary 300 bhp Opel  2000 cc. engine.

Some transfusion!

AT THE TRACK: At the Rudskogen track the 2000-season. Huse in the lead.

OPENING DAYS: The week end 24th-26th August 25th  2001.For the for the first time in it's history Skien airport is converted to  Grenland Ring racetrack. Here the large Locost heat  lines up. The class was approved by the Norwegian car racing body this year and was an instant success. 23 Norwegian and Danish drivers attended the races in Skien. The cars, based on British monotype chassis's  are powered by Ford, Volvo, Toyota and motorbike engines. Se the link page for more info.