{"id":6022,"date":"2020-04-12T08:26:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T08:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=6022"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:21:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:21:04","slug":"morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham &#8211; The British Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photography by Bruce Holder<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lead shot for this feature wasn\u2019t easy to get. A close-knit tracking shot is only ever millimetres away from looking like a Hollywood car crash, so you have to have your wits about you. On this occasion, that was somewhat difficult. There was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/83\/\">Morgan ARP4<\/a> ahead of me, and ahead of that was the Land Rover Defender tracking car, from which our photographer, Bruce Holder, was dangling precariously.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To my right, almost close enough to touch, was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/65\/\">Caterham Seven<\/a>, exhausts barking while Paul, the driver, jostled for the perfect position to satisfy Bruce\u2019s eye. As for me, I was in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/29\/\">Lotus Evora<\/a>. I\u2019ve already put plenty of miles on an ARP4. Plus, my mop of hair would have ruined the shot had I been in the lead car sans roof. Besides, I didn\u2019t mind driving the Lotus, especially having discovered the button that makes the exhaust system even louder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1529-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1529-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1529-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1529-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1529-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1529.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So why was it so difficult? Quite simply, because it was one hell of a distraction. Yes, other motorists were left agog at the sight of us three bombing along while a man on a string tried to take pictures (special acknowledgement goes to the man who\u2019s chin was quite literally on his dash as he drank in the spectacle), but so was I. It was a hell of a moment. Three cars (four if you include the Defender) that all show why us Brits are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to going fast. When it comes to sports cars, Britain is at the top of its game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, it\u2019s been a turbulent journey, with many great names falling by the wayside over the decades. But even though many British sports car builders have gone, that doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ve been left with the dregs &#8211; far from it in fact. What we have now are the purest cars, the machines that have survived and evolved with such commitment that they have escaped our nation\u2019s involuntary automotive cull. Basically, we\u2019ve got the best of the best. But even so, that begs the question; which one floats my boat? And what of the ones that don\u2019t?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">Caterham Seven<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To work that out, we have to look at the other cars flanking the ARP4. First of all, we have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/65\/\">Caterham Seven<\/a>. Small enough to park under your stairs but with enough punch to rip them from the foundations, it\u2019s a little brute. Obviously its origins are intertwined with Lotus, given that the Caterham started as Lotus Seven built under licence, but that\u2019s where the ties end. A modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/65\/\">Caterham<\/a> does not try to win over a modern Lotus customer. It\u2019s too wild, too bare, and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1175-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1175-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1175-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1175-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1175-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1175.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">too barmy in fact. The Caterham Seven, in any guise, exists to appeal to those of us who put speed and excitement above all else. There are no compromises with this car. There is no boot, no creature comforts of any kind. It\u2019s just man and machine working together; nothing more, nothing less.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power-wise, the Seven is available with various outputs. In the case of the 310 we had our hands on, 152bhp was on tap from the 1.6-litre Sigma Ti-VCT engine, pushed through a five-speed transmission to the rear wheels. If that engine sounds familiar, that\u2019s because it is. You\u2019ll find it under the winged bonnet of a current Morgan 4\/4. In the Malvern offering though, it\u2019s a tame 110bhp unit that gently encourages the Morgan along. In the Caterham, it\u2019s a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">different animal thanks to more power and a lot less weight. The Seven moves the scales to 540kg, which is about the same as the weekly \u2018big shop\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1221-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1221-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1221-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1221-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1221-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1221.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drive the Seven and you need to adjust. Not only is your face contorted in ways you didn\u2019t think possible by the rushing air, your body is also shocked. This thing is wild, untamed almost. It has no godly right to be as shouty, as outright fast and ultimately, as raw as it is. It feels unfinished, but not in a negligent sense. It just feels like it\u2019s not a full car, it\u2019s so light and basic. Given its tiny weight and silly power combination, you\u2019d assume that the Seven has no grip. To do so would be to assume incorrectly. The De Dion semi-independent rear can put the power down without worry, while the front double-wishbone set-up ensures that the direct and mechanical steering points the car exactly where you want it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1197-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1197-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1197-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1197-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1197-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1197.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disc brakes all round with no end of bite make sure you don\u2019t end up in a tree. Driving a Morgan is an occasion, it\u2019s an event. That\u2019s why we love them. The Seven? It\u2019s a swift kick to the senses. We love it, but for some, it may be a bit much. You can\u2019t drive a Caterham in a civilised<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manner. It\u2019s the devil on your shoulder, the terrier tugging at its lead; it wants to go wild at all times. We applaud it for that but at the same time, we\u2019re not sure we could live with it. It\u2019s a car to be enjoyed when the mood takes you, not to be suffered when it doesn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">Lotus Evora<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the other end of the scale is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/29\/\">Lotus Evora<\/a>. Full-bodied, it feels wider than it has any right to. But out of the three cars here, it also feels the most conventional and \u2018car like\u2019. Sitting in this thing, it\u2019s obvious that the Evora is the kind of car that can swallow the miles while still rewarding the driver when he or she wants to push the pedal into the carpet. And rewarded you are. The Evora we have here is a 410, which as the name suggests, has 410bhp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1119-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1119-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1119-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1119-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1119-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1119.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Evora is an enigmatic beast. I won\u2019t lie, I\u2019ve never driven one before this and when I did, I was astonished by how quiet and civilised it was. You really could use an Evora every day, providing of course you\u2019re limber enough to clamber into it on a regular basis. It doesn\u2019t feel fragile or delicate; it felt tough and well engineered. It\u2019s clear that Lotus has upped its game considerably over the years. But with a price tag around \u00a380,000, so it damn well should.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1145-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1145-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1145-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1145-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1145-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1145.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powered by a 3.5 litre 24-valve V6 complete with an Edelbrock supercharger, there\u2019s no doubt that this is a powerful car. But even so, it drives around with ease and without drama. You can quickly change that. A button on the dash allows you to make the exhaust louder, which is good for a giggle. If you want more, the Sport and Race buttons focus the Evora even more. The most remarkable transformation, however, simply comes via pressure on the accelerator. Give it a stab, hold it in gear and the Evora comes alive. The bark from the engine is incredible and with it, addictive. The suspension is firm but remarkably forgiving. The gear-change is mechanical and direct.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1131-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1131-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1131-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1131-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1131-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1131.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To drive an Evora fast is to be a part of the experience, not just a passenger. Back off though, and it\u2019s just a car \u2013 albeit one with terrible rear visibility. We liked it &#8211; a lot. You get out of an Evora what you put into it. You\u2019re in control, and that\u2019s nice. But at the same time, we can\u2019t help but feel it lacks a little soul. The switch between its \u2018moods\u2019 is so vast that it\u2019s hard to bond with. It\u2019s one thing or the other, but without any real emotion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">Morgan ARP4<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, we have the ARP4. Even with its 225bhp Cosworth 2.0-litre Ford engine and modern, opinion-splitting LED headlights, it\u2019s still far more anachronistic than the Lotus and even the Caterham. It looks classic despite being new. The lines of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/83\/\">Morgan<\/a> are from the past, and it\u2019s proud of it. It\u2019s charming and enigmatic just from an aesthetic standpoint. As for the drive, yes, it\u2019s firm and somewhat unforgiving on the more poorly-maintained surfaces but even so, you know where you are with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1102-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1102-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1102-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1102-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1102-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1102.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Caterham is wild and angry at any pace. The Evora? It has the potential to be many things, but it needs you to choose via the onboard nodes. The ARP4 is a mix of all that. The engine has charm and character, whether you\u2019re going 30 or 130mph. The only difference being that it shouts a bit louder at the latter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a balanced car, by which I mean it has no shifting personality. It takes very little time to bond with any Morgan and the ARP4 is no exception. It wants you to like it from the off and when you push it, it rewards you. You don\u2019t need to be The Stig to get the most of it, but if you are, you\u2019ll be rewarded appropriately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1112-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1112-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1112-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1112-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1112-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1112.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Price-wise, the ARP4 we had here can be yours for \u00a360,000, which when put alongside the Caterham\u2019s \u00a330k and the Evora\u2019s \u00a380k, plonks it firmly in the middle. But it\u2019s not a middling car. I\u2019m not saying this with Morgan\u2019s crosshairs aimed firmly at my temple, I\u2019m saying it because I mean it: I would definitely have the Morgan. It\u2019s a car for when the mood takes you, granted. I am certain that time spent behind the wheel purely out of necessity would mar the experience. But in a way, that thought is moot, as you would never buy such a car for \u2018necessity\u2019. You\u2019d buy it for fun. And that\u2019s why the ARP4 shines. It\u2019s pure fun. You just jump in it and go. The Evora is great, but it\u2019s too muted. The Caterham, for me at least, leans too much into compromises. It\u2019s too raw, too full-on. It\u2019s a machine you have to drive at 110%, and that would be exhausting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For me, the ARP4 is a happy mix of the two, but with infinitely more charm, and charm is something I like in a car. The other two have their merits, of course. I love that as a country, we have cars like these. I loved the Lotus a lot. Its bark was infectious and had I been given more time with it, I\u2019m sure my love would have grown. But even so, I know I would have been the one to provoke and create a reason for that love by driving it hard all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1114-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"British, british car, Morgan, Lotus, Caterham, Evora, ARp4, Lotus Evora, Morgan ARp4, classic car, retro car, sports car, motoring, automotive, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, retro, classic,\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1114-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1114-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1114-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1114-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1114.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the Caterham, I love its unabashed madness, but you\u2019d get sick of it quickly. As I said earlier, it\u2019s a lot. It\u2019s in your face at all times. But don\u2019t get me wrong, I love that we, as great Britain, have these cars on our books. I love that all three are steeped in heritage and I was staggered by how far Lotus has come as a car-maker. But even so, the allure of the Morgan shone through for me. But that\u2019s just me. You may choose a different fighter, and if you do, I\u2019m confident that, as long as you buy it for the right reasons, you will be very happy indeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>With thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/user\/ccts2824\/\">Williams Automobiles<\/a> in Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, who supplied all three cars for this shoot.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photography by Bruce Holder The lead shot for this feature wasn\u2019t easy to get. A close-knit tracking shot is only ever millimetres away from looking like a Hollywood car crash,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":6035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[2],"tags":[137,15,1851,90,963,13,1852,693,11,1853,63,1854,134,136,14,1096,16,139],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Morgan, Lotus and Caterham - The British Connection - C&amp;C<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Three very British cars, yet each one offers something different. Car &amp; Classic jumps behind the wheel of each to see what\u2019s what?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham - The British Connection - C&amp;C\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Three very British cars, yet each one offers something different. Car &amp; Classic jumps behind the wheel of each to see what\u2019s what?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Car &amp; Classic Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-04-12T08:26:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-12T09:21:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1408-Edit.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1067\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Car &amp; Classic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Car &amp; Classic\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Car &amp; Classic\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/9faf82502e956d89ea59bb842c637f39\"},\"headline\":\"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham &#8211; The British Connection\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-12T08:26:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-12T09:21:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/\"},\"wordCount\":1939,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"ARP4\",\"automotive\",\"British\",\"british car\",\"Car and Classic\",\"carandclassic.co.uk\",\"Caterham\",\"classic\",\"classic car\",\"Evora\",\"Lotus\",\"Lotus Evora\",\"Morgan\",\"Morgan ARP4\",\"motoring\",\"retro\",\"retro car\",\"sports car\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Classic Cars\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/\",\"name\":\"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham - The British Connection - C&C\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-12T08:26:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-12T09:21:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Three very British cars, yet each one offers something different. Car & Classic jumps behind the wheel of each to see what\u2019s what?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham &#8211; The British Connection\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/\",\"name\":\"Car &amp; Classic Magazine\",\"description\":\"The latest in the classic car world - articles, news, how to&#039;s, advice and more\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Car and Classic Limited\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Car-and-Classic-Square-Green-Background-Large.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Car-and-Classic-Square-Green-Background-Large.png\",\"width\":4262,\"height\":3881,\"caption\":\"Car and Classic Limited\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/9faf82502e956d89ea59bb842c637f39\",\"name\":\"Car &amp; Classic\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df8ff943eb64ce998eeba2661f03a69a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df8ff943eb64ce998eeba2661f03a69a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Car &amp; Classic\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/author\/car-and-classic\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham - The British Connection - C&C","description":"Three very British cars, yet each one offers something different. Car & Classic jumps behind the wheel of each to see what\u2019s what?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham - The British Connection - C&C","og_description":"Three very British cars, yet each one offers something different. Car & Classic jumps behind the wheel of each to see what\u2019s what?","og_url":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/","og_site_name":"Car &amp; Classic Magazine","article_published_time":"2020-04-12T08:26:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-09-12T09:21:04+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1408-Edit.jpg","width":1600,"height":1067,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Car &amp; Classic","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Car &amp; Classic","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/"},"author":{"name":"Car &amp; Classic","@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/9faf82502e956d89ea59bb842c637f39"},"headline":"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham &#8211; The British Connection","datePublished":"2020-04-12T08:26:34+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-12T09:21:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/"},"wordCount":1939,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#organization"},"keywords":["ARP4","automotive","British","british car","Car and Classic","carandclassic.co.uk","Caterham","classic","classic car","Evora","Lotus","Lotus Evora","Morgan","Morgan ARP4","motoring","retro","retro car","sports car"],"articleSection":["Classic Cars"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/","url":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/","name":"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham - The British Connection - C&C","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-04-12T08:26:34+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-12T09:21:04+00:00","description":"Three very British cars, yet each one offers something different. Car & Classic jumps behind the wheel of each to see what\u2019s what?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/morgan-lotus-and-caterham-the-british-connection\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Morgan, Lotus and Caterham &#8211; The British Connection"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/","name":"Car &amp; Classic Magazine","description":"The latest in the classic car world - articles, news, how to&#039;s, advice and more","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#organization","name":"Car and Classic Limited","url":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Car-and-Classic-Square-Green-Background-Large.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Car-and-Classic-Square-Green-Background-Large.png","width":4262,"height":3881,"caption":"Car and Classic Limited"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/9faf82502e956d89ea59bb842c637f39","name":"Car &amp; Classic","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df8ff943eb64ce998eeba2661f03a69a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df8ff943eb64ce998eeba2661f03a69a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Car &amp; Classic"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.carandclassic.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/author\/car-and-classic\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6022"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6037,"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6022\/revisions\/6037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}