1986 Caterham Seven Original Factory Supplied Race Car

Chassis # LCS 4567 17RD is an authentic Caterham Seven factory supplied race car that was originally built in 1986 and has never been UK road registered.

During the last year, this car has been campaigned in the Far East where it was extensively raced in Malaysia at the Sepang circuit. It was highly placed in both races and was also successful in the 2008 Hong Kong Classic Championship which was a support series to the A1GP Championship. The car was latterly developed and raced as part of the "Winkelmann Racing" team, driven by Paul Winkelmann and supported from the UK by Classic World Racing. Prior to this Mike Ricks and Daniel Bilski drove it in various Hong Kong Car Club events.

The engine is a full race 1600cc Ford CVH fitted with Weber DCOE 40's and Pipercross filters along with a full dry sump system. It's recorded to be producing 155bhp at 6375rpm on the bench and having completed just 2 hill climbs since this set up, the engine is fresh and still believed to be in fantastic condition. This engine is "in period" as fitted by Caterham in 1986 to a series of 91 cars for export to Switzerland. These having a chassis prefix of "XR" and numbers in the range 4630 to 5589. Mated to the engine is a 'no expense spared' Ford type 9 gearbox fitted with Quaife 5-speed straight cut gears.

Running gear of the car comprises De-Dion rear suspension with adjustable Intrax coil over shock absorbers all round fitted to Alcon Brake callipers and vented front and rear discs. The car is also fitted with Compomotive "minilite" wheels 7"x15" with Hoosier slicks.

The rest of the car is equally well equipped with the cockpit featuring an electronic Motec Sport dash and a Full Racing seat with a Willans 5 point harness. The car is also fitted with twin fuel pumps, anti-cavitation tank and dry cell battery with provision for a jump-start battery connection and it has all the necessary safety equipment in the form of a Roll cage with Petty strut and a Lifeline plumbed-in fire system. Every inch of the car has been considered in its race preparation such as an aluminium passenger tonneau cover (which still retains the final scrutineers label from Sepang) along with an aero kit fitted to the rear wings to help reduce drag and create downforce.

It is estimated that the specification of this car would cost in excess of £35K to build today so don't miss out on an opportunity to purchase a highly developed and on-the-button race car at this exceptional price guide...

Spares package also available by separate negotiation.