Description
This Caterham Super 7 Sprint is special in many ways.
The car is from a limited run of 212 (page 60-61 of the book "the Magnificent 7 rev 2). It offers a pure raw driving experience.
It was built in 1982 by the factory and is a long cockpit chassis , live axle car (Ital).
It has the 1600cc Ford Hi performance crossflow engine ( circa 110bhp) with twin webers mated to an Escort sport gearbox.
It’s highly original with only service/ safety items being replaced.
It is now tax and mot free being 42years old.
The car is a one owner ( who had car factory build for him) car from new and has only 8865miles and has been dry stored all its life.
I doubt there is another like this in such original condition.
There is a letter from Caterham (in photos) regarding the car build and history and comes with:
Two key sets
Ford pink engine handbook and pink Lotus/ Caterham manual
Jack/ tool roll
Britax seatbelts ( there is also harness type mountings on rear)
Heater box
Side screens and wet weather gear
Original 13” alloys with new uniroyal rain expert 3 (185/ 60/ 13)rubber allowing a versatile use or safety if caught out in the rain.
Original and fully refurbished Weber twin 40’s
Lucas electronic ignition.
Spax dampers all round( original)
The car is only for sale as the owner is no longer able to use it the way it was designed.
There has been a program of sympathetic recommissioning done using original parts where possible as follows:
Wheels refurbished and 4 new Uniroyal rain expert 3 tyres fitted with bolt in richbrook valves.
Weber carburetors ultrasonically cleaned inspected and reassembled by a Weber expert carefully setting float height then balanced and idle set up with colourtune.
New Viton O rings were used between carbs and inlet manifold
New Caterham silicone coolant hoses
New Ford distributor cap with new OEM Lucas rotor, timing and advance checked
New in period silicone plug leads and plugs.
Compression test engine -180 psi in all 4 cylinders
Brake master cylinder refurbished using powertrac parts
Front Girling type 14 calipers overhauled with new seals
Rear drums and brakes inspected , and adjusted.
All three brake lines replaced with Black diamond braided hoses and fresh fluid in braking system.
Fuel system cleaned and fresh E5 with lead additive
New battery
New alternator ( tho original comes with car). A one owner factory built Caterham Super 7 Sprint is a rare car especially as its virtually original and very low mileage.
This will car will make you grin and provide a pure driving experience.
Caterham took over the seven rights in 1973.
As close to a Lotus Seven but for a lot less.
