Caterham joins Ford Centenary Celebrations

Caterham joins Ford centenary celebrations: Caterham Cars will take a starring role at the Ford Motor Company's centenary celebrations at its Dunton Technical Centre on September 3.

The Company's iconic Seven sportscars, which have featured Ford powerplants in almost all new models since 2005, will provide Ford employees at the manufacturer's 100th anniversary celebrations with high-speed thrills via its bespoke CDX driving experience.

Guests will be offered the chance to experience drifting, donuts and slaloms in the fleet of CDX Caterham Roadsports, while passenger laps of the Dunton test track will be available in two of Caterham's most potent recent cars - the Superlight R400 and the Supersport, launched earlier this year.

Caterham's range of Sevens are factory fitted with Ford engines - either the 1.6-litre Sigma unit, the 2-litre Duratec or the 2.3-litre Duratec.

Caterham Cars marketing manager, James Drake, said: "The Ford engines we've been installing in our cars for the last six years have proven to be the perfect match for the Seven. It will be an honour to show Ford's employees exactly how their product is being applied to an iconic British vehicle.

"The Ford engine's accessible power inspires confidence in Seven drivers and the Duratec's proven durability means it has also been fitted as standard to our new SP/300.R sports prototype race car."

Alongside Caterham's dynamic displays will be a host of Ford owners club exhibitions and other cars from Ford's motorsport heritage, including World Rally Championship vehicles.

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