Locust is a kit car inspired by the Lotus Seven. It was first developed in the mid 1980s as a cheap kit car to be built onto the chassis of a Triumph Spitfire, it was later developed into a full kit car which used its own fully designed ladder chassis - unlike others using space frame.

A Locost is a home-built car inspired by the Lotus Seven. The car features a space frame chassis usually welded together from mild steel 1 in × 1 in (25 mm × 25 mm) square tubing. Front suspension is usually double wishbone with coil spring struts.

2022年8月5日 · While Caterham, Westfield and others offer kits and complete cars for today’s customer, the do-it-yourself Locost has become incredibly popular in recent years. The Locost formula is much like Lotus’s original, but builders are free to follow their own ideas and create something unique.

2010年4月22日 · Build your own sportscar in the likeness of a Lotus 7, commonly known as a Locost 7 or Sevenesque Roadster. You can build your own car at home using Locost 7 chassis plans from this website such as the McSorley 442.

2024年3月10日 · Locost 7 "Stuart Taylor" in stunning Yellow. 1.6l Ford Crossflow with Weber Twin 40's carbs. This car is a real head turner and is very quick indeed! ...

The Locust is a Sevenesque type car not dissimilar to a Westfield or Caterham in looks. It differs from most kits as it is built using a wooden or MDF body tub. The original kit/plans concept was conceived because the shape of a Seven lent itself to this type of body tub construction.

It’s a “Lotus 7” style “clubman” that is definitely NOT a “kit car”. I constructed it from scratch, based on the “Locost” sports car design in Ron Champion’s book “Build Your Own Sports Car - for as little as £250”.

2004年1月8日 · Of course, the project wasn’t simply to build a car quickly, but the quick assembly did make the point of how well thought out the CMC Miata-Locost package is. A reasonably competent mechanic could complete this project on his or her own in a …

Locust is a kit car inspired by the Lotus Seven. It was first developed in the mid 1980s as a cheap kit car to be built onto the chassis of a Triumph Spitfire, it was later developed into a full kit car which used its own fully designed ladder chassis - unlike others using space frame.

As the Locust is a plan built kit car, it means no two Locust cars are the same. Each builder will tackle the same area of the build in different ways using different components. The car was origionally conceived and manufactured by John Cowperthwaite.