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Written by Rowan Horncastle
In theory, Caterham Sevens are so simple you can spanner one together in a shed. However, there"s one Caterham won"t let you build yourself: the rabid 620R.Step forward Lego, who have just announced a new 620R kit you can put together yourself. Just a very bricky, slightly smaller and much more plastic-y one.It"s a 770-piece kit, which, rather fittingly, isn"t quite as complex as Porsche"s 2,704 pieces Lego GT3RS but will probably still generate quite a lot of swearing when you"ve realised the dog has eaten a crucial part.And doesn"t it look cracking? See, many other cars have been brought to life through Lego but sometimes can look a bit off. Especially curvy ones. But as the Seven"s archaic slab-sided design is incredibly suited to being immortalised in tiny plastic blocks, the 620R really, er, rocks.The details are also rather wonderful, too. There"s a replica 620R engine and gear stick, removable nose cone (handy for the inevitable shunt into the skirting board), engine cover, functioning steering wheel, opening boot (about as useful as an actual Caterham"s) and axle stands so you can tinker with it with the wheels off.
Date written: 15 Sep 2016
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In theory, Caterham Sevens are so simple you can spanner one together in a shed. However, there"s one Caterham won"t let you build yourself: the rabid 620R.Step forward Lego, who have just announced a new 620R kit you can put together yourself. Just a very bricky, slightly smaller and much more plastic-y one.It"s a 770-piece kit, which, rather fittingly, isn"t quite as complex as Porsche"s 2,704 pieces Lego GT3RS but will probably still generate quite a lot of swearing when you"ve realised the dog has eaten a crucial part.And doesn"t it look cracking? See, many other cars have been brought to life through Lego but sometimes can look a bit off. Especially curvy ones. But as the Seven"s archaic slab-sided design is incredibly suited to being immortalised in tiny plastic blocks, the 620R really, er, rocks.The details are also rather wonderful, too. There"s a replica 620R engine and gear stick, removable nose cone (handy for the inevitable shunt into the skirting board), engine cover, functioning steering wheel, opening boot (about as useful as an actual Caterham"s) and axle stands so you can tinker with it with the wheels off.
Date written: 15 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5013