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SOLD: 1960 Lotus Super 7 (Caterham)

“The Lotus Seven was a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car produced by Lotus Cars. It was designed by Lotus founder Colin Chapman and has been considered the embodiment of the Lotus philosophy of performance through low weight and simplicity.” - (Wikipedia)

Lotus built 4 different series of the Seven over the years, from 1957 to 1972. Caterham picked up production after that and offered kits along with turn-key finished cars. Low weight, small engines, nimble handling, and an involved, fun driving experience are hallmarks of the design that continues today.

Versions of the 7 are available in all sorts of trim and engine configurations with packages offered from different suppliers that include high-revving motorcycle engines and leather trimmed interiors. A person is able to customize a Super 7 to their specific tastes with cost being the only consideration - so, what happens when cost is no object?

Offered for sale is what may be the ultimate example of a Caterham/Lotus Super 7. Built as a cost-no-object project based upon a Caterham long-cockpit DeDion chassis over the course of 15+ years with over 4000 hours invested, the attention to detail and specification of the car is unmatched. The equipment list is extensive and a nickel plated chassis, Cosworth BDP inline-4, Quaife 6-speed sequential gearbox, 3-zone fire-suppression system, stainless steel braided lines, mil-spec wiring, Fuel Safe fuel cell, and AN or ARP hardware throughout. Carbon fiber and polished aluminum panels make up the floor, firewall, body, and fenders, and there are no painted surfaces on the entire car. Everything is either nickel plated, chrome plated, polished aluminum, anodized aluminum, or carbon fiber. It has covered only 183 miles since completion, is well-sorted, and ready to drive.

The engine is a 2-liter Cosworth BDP with 12.5:1 compression utilizing a Cosworth dry sump oiling system and Patterson sump tank. A Motec M4 Pro injection handles fuel and direct fire ignition with maps for both being fully configurable. The engine dyno showed 290 hp at the time of assembly. The power to weight ratio, figuring an 1150 lbs weight, is astounding - each horsepower is responsible for moving less than 4 pounds (3.79). To put that into perspective, the 1,001 hp Bugatti Veyron uses each horsepower to move 4.5 pounds.

The chassis has been upgraded with additional bracing. The rear suspension is DeDion independent and the front is a modified, wider setup. The full underpan, transmission tunnel, dash, interior panels, scuttle tray, and other misc panels are carbon fiber.

The body has been finished in bare, polished aluminum along with the widened cycle fenders (by 1-inch in front and 2-inches in the rear) and the custom boot cover.

The suspension is fully adjustable with custom, widened twin A-arms, aluminum Koni double adjustable shocks, adjustable antiroll bars, NMB rod ends, AN hardware, and Carrera springs.

The brakes are 4-pot AP calipers that grip 10-inch cross-drilled discs. Brake, throttle, and clutch duty are handled through a Tilton pedal assembly, Girling master cylinders, stainless hard lines, braided teflon Aeroquip lines, and other custom CNC parts.

The clutch is a Tilton 5.5-inch twin disc rally OT-III with a
Tilton lightened flywheel incorporating a Tilton concentric slave assembly.

The wheels are Monocogue Racing Wheels (custom), 9.5 x 13, and are currently wrapped in Hoosier 225/45-13 tires.

The gearbox is a Quaife sequential 6-speed dog box with straight-cut gears (2.647, 2.012, 1.618, 1.337, 1.151, 1.000) housed in an alloy main case with a shifter extension running through a 3.92 limited slip rear diff (Ford Sierra).

The seats are Tillet Carbon / Kevlar with 3-inch Schroth Racing 6-point harnesses. The dash utilizes a Motec ADL 2 unit with logging and interfaces with the M4 Pro ECU. The steering wheel is a Momo with a quick release. The mirrors are SPA carbon fiber.
All the wiring is with Mil-spec Tefzel wiring, connectors, switches, relays, and breakers.
Other custom/special touches abound and are too numerous to list.

Contact us for more information.