1997 Caterham 7 Classic on 2040-cars
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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1997 Caterham 7 Classic. This is a live axle, rear drum brake car. Front fenders are clamshells.
The interior is the standard Bench seat (BLK). Included in the spare parts that come with the car are two carbon fibre lowback bucket seats with the mounting hardware. This is a two owner car.. the previous owner replaced the Caterham standard engine/transmission (1600 Ford Super Sprint with twin webers and Ford gearbox) after a few thousand miles. The original engine/transmission is included in the sale along with the exhaust headers and exhaust. The replacement engine is a 2001 Raceline Zetec with factory modifications... 32mm hydraulic cam follower kit Pocket pistons to suit high lift cam Raceline 220 performance camshafts Upgraded valve spring set ...titanium retainers Balanced pistons and connecting rods (heavy bolt set) Lightened and balanced flywheel Gas flow head inlet/exhaust...matched to manifold and skimmed to 11:1 Raceline water rail and wet sump I do have a signed letter from Raceline for provenance on the engine This has a Caterham 4-1 Stainless steel headers finished with a repackable round mk2 Dyno side exit exhaust The fuel injection system is a Jenvey throttle body set with a Pipercross filter set. Injectors are 440. Included in the sale are a set of 330 and 220...both set cleaned and tested The original radiator was replaced with an aluminium performance radiator with electric fan. Original radiator included. The original fuel tank was replaced with a similar sized tank that houses the fuel pump. (original tank included) Engine management system is an Emerald K6 system installed in 2012. Engine was removed from the car (KTR Racing) in 2012. Engine at this point was checked/sensor changed for the new management system and mapping done while on a dyno (196 BHP) At this point the rear axle was removed...dismantled...inspected and rebuilt with new seals/gaskets. New clutch plate installed. Gearbox cover plate was modified to enable oil change/inspection easier GAZ shocks with adjustable platforms were installed all round in 2013 The current milage on the speedo is 4053 and on the title I have is 6452 I do not know where this discrepancy occurred since my state inspection records support the lower reading.....However at this time the SPEEDO has STOPPED working.... was working when car was put into storage for the winter. I do have some other small parts that come with the car......covers/hood/side curtains, 5 good but old tires, some other small parts Wind defenders are installed So why am I selling the car........getting fat and old...and I don't use it as it should be used.....I did ...but not now! |
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Elon Musk buys James Bond's Lotus submarine, wants to install Tesla powerplant
Fri, 18 Oct 2013Remember when we reported the long-lost-but-found-again Lotus Esprit submarine used in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me had sold at auction in London for $966,560 (well, $863,000 plus a 12-percent buyer's premium)? At the time, the buyer's identity remained a mystery, but Jalopnik has reported and confirmed that the man with money to burn is none other than billionaire Elon Musk, CEO of both Tesla Motors and SpaceX. What's even more shocking (maybe not for Musk) is that he wants to install a Tesla electric powertrain in it and make it transform into a road-going car.
The story of the submersible Lotus' journey from movie star to prized possession of the eccentric Musk is remarkable. After filming ended in the '70s, the car was shipped to Long Island, NY and placed in a storage container that was paid in advance by the studio for 10 years. After the money ran out, the contents of the container were sold off Storage Wars-style in 1989 and won by an area couple. It was shown in public on occasion throughout the years, but its value remained a mystery until the gavel fell in London last month. While far from the most valuable Bond car to be auctioned off (that honor goes to the Aston Martin DB5 used in Goldfinger and Thunderball, which sold for $4.6 million at auction in 2010), the Lotus submarine is definitely the most unique.
Also worth noting is that the Lotus sub is more than just a prop. Without the aid of CGI, the film's producers needed an actual submarine that looked like a Lotus Esprit, and so they hired a company called Perry Oceanographic in Florida to build it and hired former US Navy Seal Don Griffin to pilot the sub during the film.
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Superformance has just been announced as the new US distributor for Caterham Cars, effectively adding the entire suite of Lotus variants to the company's catalog. While there will be a large variety of models available, according to Caterham the mix will skew toward more powerful offerings. As much as we like the affordable appeal of a Seven 160 or Roadsport, simply having the wildly powerful 620 R or Superlight R500 available in the US is a good thing for enthusiasts.
"In the last two years, Caterham has significantly broadened its reach internationally and signing a new official distributor in the form of Superformance in America is a natural extension of how our brand is expanding, rapidly, across the globe," Caterham Group CEO Graham Macdonald said. Read more in the press release below.
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