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AOL MOTORING DECLARES CATERHAM “BEST OF BRITISH”!
Ben Corley | May 16, 2007
As the Caterham Seven turns 50 this year, this motoring icon has been voted the “Best British Automotive Design” of all time, according to a poll of over 30,000 drivers by website, AOL Motoring.
The Seven received a massive 44 percent of the vote, beating off competition from icons such as the Routemaster Bus and the MINI. Since its debut in 1957, Colin Chapman’s two-seat Seven roadster has gone on to become a benchmark for performance and handling, selling over 11,000 examples worldwide.
Justin Evans, Senior Editor, AOL Motoring said: “The demise of the British automotive industry has been overstated. We still produce an array of awesome and iconic machinery, including some of the most memorable car designs ever.”
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TOP VOTES
Caterham Seven 44%
Bentley Continental GT 16%
Routemaster Bus 14%
AC Cobra 10%
Noble M15 5%
MINI (new) 7%
Morgan Aero 8 4%
The second most popular design, was the upscale £112,750 Bentley Continental GT. The 200mph luxury car pipped an automotive icon of an altogether different kind, the classic red Routemaster Bus, into third spot. The unmistakable feature of London life for over fifty years managed to pick up 14 percent of the vote. Other shortlisted leading British designs were the AC Cobra, Noble M15, MINI and Morgan Aero 8.
SOURCE: Caterham Cars
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