2009 CATERHAM 7

11,300 miles

MOT 8 March 2024

Recent service inc oil change, brake fluid, plugs, spanner check by Matt Blyth Motorsport – Feb 2023

3 owners, current for the last 8 years

1.6 fixed cam Ford Sigma – 125BHP

Ford type 9 gearbox (refreshed in 2021) and Ford open diff

2x Tillett seats, drivers side with 6 point harness, passenger with 4 point (harnesses out of date for racing)

Plumbed in fire extinguisher in boot

Quick release steering wheel

Lowered floors on both drivers and passenger side.

Roadsport cage with drivers side impact bar

Full weather gear – original full hood, with hood bag, and doors

KN 8 spoke anthracite wheels with Yokohama A539’s

Comes with large history file, receipts from all owners, MOT’s, SVA certificate, certificate of newness, CD of photo’s provided by Dean Carr of the original build (I tracked him down). A box of spares including air filter, plugs, copy of the build manual for 2009.

2009 Academy car, kit built from delivery in Nov 2008, registered in Feb 2009 follow post build check-up with Caterham, and took part in the 2009 Academy in the hands of Dean Carr. Wasn’t specifically a front runner, more of a gentleman racer from what I can tell, and the car was retired from racing at the end of the Academy. Has therefore spent most of its life as a road car.

1st owner Dean Carr sold the car at the end of 2009, and was bought by elderly enthusiast who only used the car sparingly. I acquired the car in April 2015 with 4k miles, as the 3rd owner, as supported by the V5. My second Caterham, having previously owned a 1600 Vauxhall Live Axle, I was specifically looking for an ex-Academy Sigma with limited racing history, for the full cage, Tilletts etc. but without the damage and wear of a full on ex-race car.

Car has original aluminium panels, original Caterham Orange paint, with black nose band and stripe, nose had been replaced with a plain black item, following an off in the Academy (which I then had painted to match the bonnet stripe and original nose band setup), wheel arches are plain black gel coat, likely originals, with some star cracks, but nothing major.

Full paperwork file supports the work I`ve had done, including in 2015 full belts (inc cambelt) and fluids change at SW Lotus, and following annual services, initially with SW Lotus, and more recently Matt Blyth Motorsport (Caterham specialist). In 2021 it had subsequent cambelt change (precautionary at 6 years), water pump, and also had gearbox rebuilt (2nd gear had always been a little difficult, and wanted this sorted).

Mileage history can be seen through MOT check website, bringing it to the current 11k miles.

A number of additional items will be offered to the purchaser additional to the asking price, else to be sold on once the car has sold.

- 2nd set of KN 8 spoke anthracite wheels, 6”x13” with Avon ZZS tyres

- Tonneau cover with tillett pockets and cut outs for the cage bars (genuine Caterham)

- Half hood specifically for the Roadsport cage – Softbits for Sevens

- Long nose shower cap - Softbits for Sevens

- Clear aeroscreen (Meteor Motorsport) plus cage mounted side and rear view SPA design mirrors

- Half doors (genuine Caterham) these were used when I acquired them, have poppers aligned to this car, but some small holes from previous use/cars

- Lower headlight brackets with smaller chrome headlights (bought used but never got round to fitting)

- “Volvo car seat” – 2 piece slimline kids booster seat, perfect for Caterhams!