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All British cars in the US should be mandatory RHD!

Hello, Please accept my apologies in advance for what might be a stupid question from a newbie: There was an auction for a Caterham, which ended yesterday with reserve not met: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-caterham-seven/ Various comments to the auction state that the engine is a "DOHC Ford 2.0 L Zetec SVT" However, the ad copy says that the engine was "sourced from a Mercury" - model and year unknown. Now, as far as I can tell, no Mercury ever came from the factory with anything other than a regular 130 hp engine. From ChatGPT: Mercury's only Zetec-powered models in North America were: Mercury Cougar (1999–2002) — used the standard 2.0 L Zetec (130 hp), not the SVT version. Mercury Tracer (mid-90s) — used earlier versions of the 1.8 L and 2.0 L Zetec in some trims, also without SVT upgrades And in the auction's comments, the conclusion about the rebuild of the engine in 2004 seems to be that it was rebuilt to factory specs. So what do people mean when they call the engine an "SVT" - how did it go from 130hp at the factory to 185hp like the seller says in the comments, and how can one tell just by looking at it? Any thoughts highly appreciated...

Thank you gentlemen, that's very helpful. I'll keep you updated.

Thanks for the feedback. There's no guarantee he'll want to sell, but like they say, if you don't ask, the answer is always no. Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk

Apologies for the vagueness and the lack of details, but a neighbor has a seven that he says is a caterham from, I believe, the early 90s. It's been on jackstands for years and it's not in running condition but I believe it's mostly complete and comes with a title. See picture below. He mentioned something about requiring some modifications to the oil pump. I'd like to make him an offer but I have no idea how much a project like this would go for. Any thoughts appreciated. Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk

Rebuild after how long, 20 hrs?

Thanks, that's very helpful!

Hello everyone, new to the forum and to Lotus 7s. This car is local to me, and I've seen it before a couple times at cars and coffees. It does look quite expensive compared to the other listings I see here, so I wanted to ask you guys what you think: http://www.newenglandclassics.com/cars/NE-1984-1/

Hi, new member here (and new to the world of sevens). i wanted to ask if anyone knows this car? Looks kind of the high end of the market I think with that price? http://www.newenglandclassics.com/cars/NE-1984-1/

Hi everyone, new here (and just starting to learn about Sevens!). I wanted to ask if you know this car or have any thoughts, particularly on the price? TIA. http://www.newenglandclassics.com/cars/NE-1984-1/7679/