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1999 Caterham Super 7 S3 Sport
Highlights
- Lively K-Series powered Caterham
- Full cambelt service
- New MOT
- Good condition throughout
- Private plate included in the sale
The Appeal
Believe it or not, the Caterham 7 has now been in production for 51 years, edging it into the record books as the longest serving new car still in production, albeit somewhat different form the days when it was essentially a Lotus Seven in all but name.
Based on the 1956-69 version of the Seven, the Caterham has been offered as either a kit or a fully completed car for the past five decades. This one is from near the middle of that – a 1999 car with a 1.6-litre Rover Group K-Series engine. It’s a properly registered car (not a Q-plate) and has been very well loved and maintained.
It comes with a folder of bills and paperwork, lots of old MOTs and has just had a fresh major cambelt service ahead of sale, as well as a new MOT valid until June 2025.
If you want four-wheeled fun, then you can’t get many more smiles per mile than you can get from a Caterham. Basic they may be, but they’re also unbelievably entertaining to drive – the perfect summer plaything or track day companion as well as one of the all-time classic sports cars.
History and Paperwork
- UK V5C
- MOT June 2025
- Genuine 28k mileage
- Original service book
- Factory Certificate of Newness
- Old MOT certificates back to 2003
- Two keys
- Invoices including one recent receipt for all parts required for a full timing belt service
The Condition
- Two-tone blue and yellow sports livery
- Full roof frame and external roll cage
- Black windscreen surround
- Full weather gear
- Body presents very well overall with only a couple of very minor imperfections
- Minilite-style alloy wheels
- Yokohama tyres in very good order
- Four-point harnesses
- Caterham half size rollover cage
- Vinyl-covered dashboard
- Momo steering wheel
- Light corrosion to rear subframe and suspension arm mounting area, but still very solid
The Mechanics
- 1.6-litre Rover K-Series engine
- 110bhp
- Rover MEMS ECU
- Pipercross air filter
- New cam belt and water pump fitted June 2024
- Minor advisory for binding brake has been addressed
- Slight surface corrosion to some suspension components
- According to the vendor, the Caterham is terrific fun to drive and has no known or apparent problems
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