Lotus Seven 1972

31500 USD

CAR DESCRIPTION FROM SELLER
2001 Superformance S1 ...the most beautiful modernization of the 1972 Lotus 7 and designed for a 260 pound 6’4″ American driver.Rare collectible car with 250 total original miles on it from the factory. Only 54 S1 cars were ever made by Superformance. This car was :This car was manufactured in South Africa by the same company that makes the AC Shelby Cobra and Ford GT40 replicas along with the Noble. Considered by many to be the very best Lotus 7 replica ever made, it comes with a tube frame making the car very light (around 1,400 lbs). Factory performance figures are 0-60 in 5.3 seconds with a top speed of 125 mph. Fuel economy is around 30 mpg overall from a 10.6 gallon tank. The body work is hand crafted in aluminum-alloy body with Glass/Carbon/Kevlar reinforced panels with very tight seams better than one sees on many production cars. The front suspension has double wishbone control arms with castor and kingpin angle adjustment and billet machined aluminum-alloy uprights with independent camber adjustment with adjustable coil-over damper units. The rear suspension has a live axle located with four trailing arms and state-of-the-art Mumford linkage giving optimum roll center control. The compact suspension package much improves rear trunk space with enhanced handling, performance and ride comfort. It drives like a solid production car. No bumps, squeaks and rattles. The car also has a decent size lockable trunk and a lockable glove box. Fresh air ventilation is supplied to the cockpit with two speed fan assist. The car has windows that slide up and down as well as a top (not shown) that can be used as a “T” top or stored in the trunk. The doors can be easily removed for that motorcycle feeling. Included with sale – some additional mirrors to use on the car when driving without the doors. The exhaust sound is nice and throaty without being too loud. The cockpit features a carbon fiber dashboard with full VDO instrumentation with an oil pressure gauge and tachometer in front of the driver with a center mounted speedometer and smaller gauges for oil and coolant temperatures, a fuel gauge and an analog clock.The engine is a Ford Zetec 2 liter 16 valve dual overhead cam engine with Superformance headers putting out around 175 hp mated to a 5-speed very smooth and fast shifting short throw transmission very similar to the MX-5 with a very progressive clutch. With fewer than 250 miles on the car, the transmission is not even broken in yet. The front brakes are ventilated discs with lightweight Wilwood 4-pot calipers; the rear brakes are solid discs with Wilwood 4-pot calipers with a Wilwood spot caliper hand brake.The plush cushioned seats do not move in the S1. However, the entire pedal box is mounted on a slide that moves forward and back with a turn of a knob under the dash. This allows the car to be adjusted to a tall, medium or short driver (great design work by the South African engineers.) Pedal set-up is perfect for heel and toe driving. The steering geometry is designed to minimize bump steer while giving sufficient angle compensation in tight turns. With three turns lock to lock the S1 has a 27 ft turning radius. Full harness seat belts are standard equipment. Full technical specs and a picture of this car as first production model here : https://www.secondstrike.com/S1Roadster/S1Roadster.htmlThe car is mechanically perfect although it does have a couple of minor paint blemishes on the hood. This car is for you if you want super car performance at a reasonable price with looks that generate admiring attention and lots of thumbs up (even from state troopers) and if you stop for gas be prepared to stay at least 15 minutes or so to answer all the inevitable questions that will come your way. It has always been stored in temperature controlled environments and never seen rain. It creates a lot of attention at Cars and Coffee as well. With it being 1 of 54, not many people have ever seen one. The car was built in the Hi-Tech Superformance Facility in Port Elizabeth South Africa. Car numbers #001 and #002 were test mules which were dismantled and never sold. This car was #3 of a total of 56, the only car made in Stratos Blue and the only car sold that came from factory with a full power train. The car was built in 2001 and shipped to the Netherlands to the Superformance Distributor there, a company named Es Huis. Current owner was told that Truett Cathy purchased the completed car with full drive train and shipping from Netherlands for $82k and added it to his $36 million collection of exotic cars . The car was never titled but put on display in his collection from 2001 to 2016 when he passed away. In accordance with his will, his son Dan T. Cathy, sold his father's cars at a charity auction in 2017. Here is a picture of the car in Truett Cathy's museum. Picture of car is 9th car down.Current owner is first titled owner of the car and it has been driven very little. It currently has fewer than 250 miles on the odometer. Interior is in perfect condition with comfortable finished padding and everything is in working order but the top – the tops in these cars are complicated to attach, hard to mount and they were never waterproof. I have only driven it on sunny dry days and never had top on car. Rear window is clear. Original head rest pads that fit in roll hoops are included. The doors are in good working order with plexiglass that slides and up and down to where you want it and locks in place (see brochure in pictures). Owner is including 2 side mirrors that can be attached in door slides if you prefer to drive the car without the doors. The tires look brand new but were made in 2000. No dry rot and serviceable but they are harder than when new. Car drives and sounds awesome… pleasant purr to the motor and a very nice handling car. Owner tried to keep everything as original when purchased and owned by Truett Cathy. THIS is an investment collector car that you can drive and enjoy and still make money on one day. You could add several thousand miles to the odometer and still hold high resale value on a truly unique celebrity owned historic car that is 20 years old and still has fewer than 2000 miles on it. This “time capsule” collector car comes with records, papers, free and clear title, collection of information on car and history and the original brochure Superformance used for the S1 with pictures of this car. The paperwork includes the sign over from Truett Cathy’s executor. After buying the car, you will be allowed to join a private forum of Superformance S1 owners which provides a rich resource of people, information and history. The car is located near Greenville, SC. Contact owner to arrange viewing and ride in car. Someone will really enjoy owning this lovely car ... Thanks for your consideration.Car is sold as is, where is with no expressed or implied warranty. Once full payment is received and cleared, Buyer will be provided with Bill of Sale and clean and free title for SPRF S1 2001. VIN number was granted by South Carolina - Department of Motor Vehicles on October, 2019 after thorough verification of paperwork, documentation and inspection. Reasonable Reserve. Non-refundable $2000 deposit by Paypal within 24 hours of completion of sale. Full payment must be made and cleared within 7 days. Car must be picked up in Simpsonville, SC within 10 days of close of auction. Please contact owner with questions prior to bidding.Similiar to : Caterham, Lotus 7, Super Seven, Birkin, Brunton Stalker, Dutton, VortX, MK Indy, Westfield, Wharton, Ultralite

CAR DESCRIPTION FROM SELLER

2001 Superformance S1 ...the most beautiful modernization of the 1972 Lotus 7 and designed for a 260 pound 6’4″ American driver.Rare collectible car with 250 total original miles on it from the factory. Only 54 S1 cars were ever made by Superformance. This car was :This car was manufactured in South Africa by the same company that makes the AC Shelby Cobra and Ford GT40 replicas along with the Noble. Considered by many to be the very best Lotus 7 replica ever made, it comes with a tube frame making the car very light (around 1,400 lbs). Factory performance figures are 0-60 in 5.3 seconds with a top speed of 125 mph. Fuel economy is around 30 mpg overall from a 10.6 gallon tank. The body work is hand crafted in aluminum-alloy body with Glass/Carbon/Kevlar reinforced panels with very tight seams better than one sees on many production cars. The front suspension has double wishbone control arms with castor and kingpin angle adjustment and billet machined aluminum-alloy uprights with independent camber adjustment with adjustable coil-over damper units. The rear suspension has a live axle located with four trailing arms and state-of-the-art Mumford linkage giving optimum roll center control. The compact suspension package much improves rear trunk space with enhanced handling, performance and ride comfort. It drives like a solid production car. No bumps, squeaks and rattles. The car also has a decent size lockable trunk and a lockable glove box. Fresh air ventilation is supplied to the cockpit with two speed fan assist. The car has windows that slide up and down as well as a top (not shown) that can be used as a “T” top or stored in the trunk. The doors can be easily removed for that motorcycle feeling. Included with sale – some additional mirrors to use on the car when driving without the doors. The exhaust sound is nice and throaty without being too loud. The cockpit features a carbon fiber dashboard with full VDO instrumentation with an oil pressure gauge and tachometer in front of the driver with a center mounted speedometer and smaller gauges for oil and coolant temperatures, a fuel gauge and an analog clock.The engine is a Ford Zetec 2 liter 16 valve dual overhead cam engine with Superformance headers putting out around 175 hp mated to a 5-speed very smooth and fast shifting short throw transmission very similar to the MX-5 with a very progressive clutch. With fewer than 250 miles on the car, the transmission is not even broken in yet. The front brakes are ventilated discs with lightweight Wilwood 4-pot calipers; the rear brakes are solid discs with Wilwood 4-pot calipers with a Wilwood spot caliper hand brake.The plush cushioned seats do not move in the S1. However, the entire pedal box is mounted on a slide that moves forward and back with a turn of a knob under the dash. This allows the car to be adjusted to a tall, medium or short driver (great design work by the South African engineers.) Pedal set-up is perfect for heel and toe driving. The steering geometry is designed to minimize bump steer while giving sufficient angle compensation in tight turns. With three turns lock to lock the S1 has a 27 ft turning radius. Full harness seat belts are standard equipment. Full technical specs and a picture of this car as first production model here : https://www.secondstrike.com/S1Roadster/S1Roadster.htmlThe car is mechanically perfect although it does have a couple of minor paint blemishes on the hood. This car is for you if you want super car performance at a reasonable price with looks that generate admiring attention and lots of thumbs up (even from state troopers) and if you stop for gas be prepared to stay at least 15 minutes or so to answer all the inevitable questions that will come your way. It has always been stored in temperature controlled environments and never seen rain. It creates a lot of attention at Cars and Coffee as well. With it being 1 of 54, not many people have ever seen one. The car was built in the Hi-Tech Superformance Facility in Port Elizabeth South Africa. Car numbers #001 and #002 were test mules which were dismantled and never sold. This car was #3 of a total of 56, the only car made in Stratos Blue and the only car sold that came from factory with a full power train. The car was built in 2001 and shipped to the Netherlands to the Superformance Distributor there, a company named Es Huis. Current owner was told that Truett Cathy purchased the completed car with full drive train and shipping from Netherlands for $82k and added it to his $36 million collection of exotic cars . The car was never titled but put on display in his collection from 2001 to 2016 when he passed away. In accordance with his will, his son Dan T. Cathy, sold his father's cars at a charity auction in 2017. Here is a picture of the car in Truett Cathy's museum. Picture of car is 9th car down.Current owner is first titled owner of the car and it has been driven very little. It currently has fewer than 250 miles on the odometer. Interior is in perfect condition with comfortable finished padding and everything is in working order but the top – the tops in these cars are complicated to attach, hard to mount and they were never waterproof. I have only driven it on sunny dry days and never had top on car. Rear window is clear. Original head rest pads that fit in roll hoops are included. The doors are in good working order with plexiglass that slides and up and down to where you want it and locks in place (see brochure in pictures). Owner is including 2 side mirrors that can be attached in door slides if you prefer to drive the car without the doors. The tires look brand new but were made in 2000. No dry rot and serviceable but they are harder than when new. Car drives and sounds awesome… pleasant purr to the motor and a very nice handling car. Owner tried to keep everything as original when purchased and owned by Truett Cathy. THIS is an investment collector car that you can drive and enjoy and still make money on one day. You could add several thousand miles to the odometer and still hold high resale value on a truly unique celebrity owned historic car that is 20 years old and still has fewer than 2000 miles on it. This “time capsule” collector car comes with records, papers, free and clear title, collection of information on car and history and the original brochure Superformance used for the S1 with pictures of this car. The paperwork includes the sign over from Truett Cathy’s executor. After buying the car, you will be allowed to join a private forum of Superformance S1 owners which provides a rich resource of people, information and history. The car is located near Greenville, SC. Contact owner to arrange viewing and ride in car. Someone will really enjoy owning this lovely car ... Thanks for your consideration.Car is sold as is, where is with no expressed or implied warranty. Once full payment is received and cleared, Buyer will be provided with Bill of Sale and clean and free title for SPRF S1 2001. VIN number was granted by South Carolina - Department of Motor Vehicles on October, 2019 after thorough verification of paperwork, documentation and inspection. Reasonable Reserve. Non-refundable $2000 deposit by Paypal within 24 hours of completion of sale. Full payment must be made and cleared within 7 days. Car must be picked up in Simpsonville, SC within 10 days of close of auction. Please contact owner with questions prior to bidding.Similiar to : Caterham, Lotus 7, Super Seven, Birkin, Brunton Stalker, Dutton, VortX, MK Indy, Westfield, Wharton, Ultralite

BASIC CAR INFORMATION
Price:	31500 USD
Make:	Lotus
Model:	Seven
Year:	1972
Mileage:	250 MI
Engine:	Ford Zetec
Transmission:	Manual
Warranty:	Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty

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Lotus Seven 1972

See also

1974 BMW 2002

1967 Sunbeam Alpine

1946 Chevrolet 1/2 ton

1965 Plymouth Barracuda