ESTfield is a Lotus Seven-style car manufactured by RaceTech in Estonia either as a kit car or in key ready form. The design is basically a Locost that has been adapted to take Lada parts instead of the Ford Escort or the original Locost. However Racetech has developed many versions of the chassis to take engines, gearboxes and rear axis' from many manufacturers such as Volvo and BMW as well as an especially strong version designed to take a V8. The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car, which has been called a motorcycle on four wheels. It is characterised by extremely high acceleration (0 - 60 mph in 3. ... A kit-car is an automobile that is available in kit form, i. ... The Locost is a low cost (hence the name) Lotus Seven look-alike described in the book Build your own sports car for as little as £250 by Ron Champion (ISBN 1859606369). ... This page is about a car manufacturer. ... The Ford Escort is a sub-compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. ... AB Volvo is a Swedish world leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. ... The BMW logo is a circle divided into quadrants of alternating white and light blue color. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration :See also V8 (beverage) A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...
The ESTfield is a Lotus 7 replica essentially similar to Colin Chapman's 1957 design.
This means that in the majority of cases Lada forged front uprights and 98mm PCD hubs, shortened steering arms, and Lada disc brakes are used at the front, and the Lada live rear axle and drum brakes are used at the back.
In the summer of 2003 there were 15 complete ESTfields in Estonia (13 of them registered), 3 finished and 13 part-finished cars in Sweden, 3 finished and 2 part-finished cars in Latvia, and orders for at least 36 more.
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