[Chapman-era] What kind of rear axle is in this Caterham? unclassified

[pethier at comcast.net]

----- "Rod Bean" <rodbean at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Well there you go Phil.  That's a lot of good information.
> 
> You know, of course that the original equipment diff on most of the
> Sevens came from a Triumph 10 (small sedan 

One of our Minnesota Triumphs members has one of these and 

> which was, in turn, the
> basis for the Spitfire).  

The Spitfires was born of the Herald, with a swing-axle rear suspension.

> Once Seven owners started to put sticky
> tires and increase the horsepower, the Cortina diff became a better
> choice for many.

The way I heard it, Triumph 10 axles became difficult to obtain.  Chapman probably had gotten a good deal on a warehouse-full of them in the first place, and when they ran out it was time to move on.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L   1979 Caterham 7
1993 Suburban  1994 Miata C-package  2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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