Caterham Seven Receives A 1950s Makeover By Camal Studio

Camal Studio's bizarre invention is the subject of our discussion today. The Super**GA is built on a hardcore Caterham 485 chassis and is driven by a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated Ford Duratec engine that produces 240 hp. The extreme restyle, on the other hand, does an excellent job of concealing the original car.

Camal keeps the Caterham's open-wheel front axle, which reveals the whole double-wishbone suspension arrangement, but increases the wheels to 20 inches, adds whitewall tires, and removes the Seven's arches for best results.

The front light units, which grow from the wheel hubs, are a clever touch, as is the wide square grille entrance, which is also bordered by a light bar. The rear wheels, on the other hand, are completely surrounded by a massive sweeping stretch of bodywork, with the small nose and broad back joined together by a massive carbon-fiber undertray from which protrude a pair of shoulder tailpipes. 

The carbon undertray, which vanishes behind the rear axle, emerges at the back of the vehicle as a massive diffuser, its two fins echoed by the twin buttresses on the rear deck. A circular light unit with concentric rings sits between them.

When compared to a regular Caterham Seven, the total screen dashboard boasts a pair of smart dials and a much larger digital display that looks like NASA tech, but the semi-transparent transmission tunnel is the real buzzword, offering occupants a view of the shifter mechanism and NOS bottle found within.

The Super**GA is currently only available as a set of digital drawings, although Camel claims it was designed for limited series production, with a completed car costing €300,000 ($339,000) + taxes.