The second is the one I have spent more time under. It’s a simpler affair, dispensing with the scaffolding (but not dismantling, that can stay stowed in the boot) and relying simply on the front poppers and a few clips at the rear. This top can be attached in less than a couple of minutes and allows for dry motoring at the drop of a hat.
The problem with the easy roof? It doesn’t cover the whole car… It makes itself easier by doing without the lower part of the rear cover – leaving it open to the elements – and lacks the double-flapped arrangement that holds the door in on the full roof. Therefore should you leave it stationary in a downpour with just the quick roof on then you will return to a puddle.
But, if nothing else, we’re resourceful at GRR, so the Caterham is now stocked with a large supply of microfibre cloths, capable of removing even the most stubborn of puddles in a matter of moments. Perfecto.
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MPG this week: 33.4.
Photography by Ben Miles and Tom Shaxson.