tasty looking seven for sale on ebay...sorry, I can't post it in the for sale

[twobone]

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lotus-1967-lotus-7-caterham-/190666660761?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2c649e5b99

[James A]

Well, if it is a Caterham than it is a 1972 or later. And if it is a Caterham, why all the Lotus badges etc.?

[75TwinCam]

Nice looking car for a great price, for sure. Not a 72, 73 - those were the last S4's. Not even a 75 or 76, but it is a 1970s vintage chassis. It would take some research with yearly production numbers and where this CS3-4108(?) is in line to pin it down. Or just the Arch number on the pedal brace. The early builder's plates were "Seven Cars", not "Caterham". The dash layout looks later than mine -1975 manufacture. Even if the engine did come with the car - builder's plate doesn't suggest this, the tall block Twinks were later in the production run of Twin-Cam engined cars.

 

Whatever the heritage, this car is gonna make someone real happy for the price.

[James A]

It will be a very fun ride!!

[DavidL]

the spare wheel has the early 80's factory Caterham wheel style.

[MoBoost]

I see a lot of components that are the same as mine (1985 build). My serial number is 4417...

[bsimon]

I know that chassis number CS3 37xx (xx

CS3 4100 should be 1980-1983, best guess.

[MHKflyer52]

Just my belief but the 7 your talking about is most likely registered as a 1967 to get around the emission and safety requirements and is most likely a newer model.

The reason I say this is my car is registered that way because it is a replica of an early model car and I know of a lot of other 7's that are registered as an early model year for the same reasons.

Still a very nice car and whom ever ends up with it will have a very nice vehicle from what I can see from the photos.