Over the years, we’ve seen many images showing this kind of brand loyalty actions. However, some of them are more special than others. Case in point with the one we are about to present.
Last weekend, the members of the Lotus & Club in the UK held a special meeting, the Graham Nearn Memorial Blat.
In order to go on with the story, we must remind you that Graham Nearn is the man who brought back the design of the Lotus 7, released in 1957 by creating Caterham cars (the Caterham Seven debuted in 1973). Caterham Cars bought the rights to build the Seven after Colin Chapman, the chief designer for Lotus, decided to put the car out of production. Nearn passed away last year and the enthusiasts gathered to celebrate his work.
A total of 236 Caterham Sevens were arranged in a field at Stow Maries Aerodrome in Essex to create the famous Seven logo. The feat was captured in an aerial photograph.
“It took an awful lot of precision to get the 236 cars in exactly the right position and a lot of patience on the part of our club members. But it’s only right that we made sure the resulting image was spot on - Graham would have accepted nothing less,” said Lotus 7 Club spokesman, Martin Bushaway.
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