Editing Lotus Seven (section)

==={{anchor|S3|Series III|Series 3}}Series 3===
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Third generation
| production = 1968–1970
| image = 1969 Lotus Seven S3 1.6 Front.jpg
| engine = {{convert|1600|cc|L|1|abbr=on}} [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
| caption = 1969 Lotus Super Seven Twin Cam SS
}}
The Seven S3 was released in 1968.<ref name=Sedgwick /> As for late Series 2s, the S3 typically received the 1,599&nbsp;cc [[Ford Kent engine|crossflow Kent engine]]. First shown at Earl's Court in 1969, the Super Seven Twin Cam SS used the [[Lotus-Ford Twin Cam|Lotus Twin Cam engine]]. Only 13 examples were built. While only manufactured by Lotus for around two years, the Series 3 was the model later revived by Caterham after they ran out of Series 4 kits some time in the first half of the 1970s. In modified form, the design continues to be produced until today (2023).

[[File:Lotus Super Seven 1970 A2.jpg|thumb|left|1970 Lotus Super 7]]
Between 1970 and 1975, following a representation agreement, Lotus Argentina SA obtained the licence to manufacture the Lotus Seven in Argentina. This production reached approximately 51 units. These vehicles were not replicas but built under licence and branded as Lotuses.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lotus7register.co.uk/salot7.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200625025506/http://www.lotus7register.co.uk/index.htm | archivedate = 2020-06-25 | title = The South American Lotus Seven | work = Lotus Seven Register | date = 2000-06-18 | first = John W. | last = Watson }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.automovilsport.com/historia/LotusArgentino/nota.html | work = Automovil Sport | title = Seven | trans-title = The story of the Lotus Sevens manufactured in Argentina | first = Richard | last = Vignoles | language = es }}</ref>

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