Caterham
United Kingdom (1973 - present)
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History
Caterham was established in 1973 by Graham Nearn, after having been one of the most important dealers of Lotus 7 cars throughout the 1960’s. Once Caterham as an independent manufacturer was established, and given Lotus’ intention of discontinuing the ‘7’ model, Nearn acquired the design rights of this car from Chapman (still in 1973) so as to carry on with the production as a Caterham model.
The Caterham Cars company was wholly based on the town of Caterham, in Surrey, United Kingdom, including the make’s manufacturing plant and the showroom. In 1987, however, production and headquarters were relocated to the UK north-western town of Dartford. In 2005, the Nearn family offically left the company after a 31-year ownership period that had started with founder Graham Nearn. The Caterham 7 model, however, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007 and, maybe surprisingly, is still in active production and racing with success and great support.
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