2005 CATERHAM SEVEN (S3)

2005 S3 Caterham R400 K-Series (VHPD), 6 x Speed, 205BHP, 28k

As They Say, You Never Really Know Which 7 You Want Until You Have It. I Went Big For My First 7, This R400 Is A Very Quick Road Car, But Also, Very Drive-able, It is In Superb Condition As It Has Been Very Well Looked After, And Is Highly Spec’d, But, As It Turns Out, I Have An R500 Lined Up For Spring And Unfortunatley I Need To Make Way, So I Am Testing The Water To See If Someone Would Like To Become The Next Owner Of This Absolute Beauty.

As Featured On The Cover Of This Month’s Lowflying (December 2025)

A Story All R400 Owners Should know. The Caterham R400K Has An Almost Legendary Status In Caterham Circles. Perfectly Combining The Uncompromising Superlight Chassis With The Very Lightweight And Revvy K-Series VHPD Engine On Roller Barrel Throttle Bodies And The Superb Caterham 6 Speed Close Ratio Gearbox, The R400K Is Viewed By Many Enthusiasts As Arguably The Best Car Caterham Has Ever Produced. Indeed In 2002 An R400K (Driven By A Certain Chris Harris and Co) Won It's Class At The Nurburgring 24hr Race By Over 10 Laps, And Was Subsequently Banned From Racing By The ADAC!

This Car Is A Genuine R400 (Not An Upgraded And Re-Badged R300). With Supercar Slaying Performance (0-60 3.9s) It Is Not For The Faint Hearted, A Modern And Highly Desirable Paint Finish, Some Subtle Upgrades And A Few Nods To Comfort And Practicality Too, It Really Is A Superb Example Of This Sought-After Caterham With An Incredible Specification. This Has All The Performance Of The Modern 420 At A More Reasonable Price.

Built By Rob Vissers As His Third Caterham Build Back In 2005, Rob Sold This R400 To Compete In The Caterham Academy, He Then Competed For 5 Years In Caterham Racing.

R400 Number Plate (R400 PWR)

Imperial S3 Chassis

Lowered Floors

Wide Track Suspension

Bilstein Adjustable Shocks

Larger R400 Brakes, Stainless Braided Hoses

Quick Rack

13” Caterham staggered 8 spoke wheels, 6” front, 8” rear

Good Avon ZZR tyres

Stunning Acid Green paintwork

Carbon Rear Arches (painted)

Carbon Front Arches (painted)

Black Pack

PPF in key areas

Triple Stripes

Carbon Indicator Pods

Carbon Whiskers

Carbon Rear Arch Guards

FIA Roll Bar (Double Diagonal Brace)

Pro-Bolt finishing kit (hole plugs, tyre valve caps)

Track and MOT Size Front Number Plates

Carbon Effect Rear Load Cover

Reverie Carbon Airbox Induction Kit - “The kit is designed to fit neatly in the engine bay and reduce intake temperatures as well as produce higher intake pressure for more power through ram-air induction. This induction kit also reduces intake drive by noise over the standard set up by approx 6.3 dBA”

1.8L - Caterham Motorsport K-Series VHPD Engine (Very High Power Derivative - Mechanical Tappets, Larger Valves, Forged Pistons, High Lift Cams, Lightened Flywheel, Individual Roller Barrel Throttle Bodies, Dry Sump System, Including Sump Drain Plug Upgrade, Gold Titan Oil Pump)

Caterham 6 speed gearbox

Limited Slip Differential

JWM LifePo4 battery (New April 2025) and Charger Included

LED Headlights With Indicator Halo Rings (Upgraded To Brighter Cafe Racer, Nov 2025)

Clear Rear Light Clusters

LED Rear Lights

PGM High Level Rear Brake Light

FIA Key (Plus Spare)

Toad Immobiliser/Keyless Start (Plus Spare)

STACK Motorsport Instrument Cluster With Full Instrumentation/Timer Functions, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp etc.

Caterham ACES Shift Lights

Carbon Dash with R400 graphics

Carbon Sill Protectors

Leather Seats With Embossed Caterham Logo Headrests

4 Point Luke Harnesses

AW Engraved Alloy 6 Speed Gear Knob

Alloy Handbrake Lever

Removable Momo Wheel, Recently Re-trimmed in Alcantara, Contrasting Acid Green Stitching and Momo Logo

Go-Race Gold Anodised Removable Steering Wheel Boss/Column (Zero Play Design, A Huge Improvement Over The More Common Lifeline Splined Design)

Heater With Machined Aluminium Knob

Caterham Full Weather Hood

Caterham Doors With Armrests

Machined Aluminium Black Anodised Door Hinges (Reduce Mirror Wobble)

Nikolas Carbon Fibre Mirrors

USB Socket With LED Voltage Display

This 7 is in Superb Condition (GTechniq Ceramic Coated), Always Garaged, Only Driven In The Dry.

Usual Preventative Maintenance Such ACF50 (Applied Again This Week) and Regular Oil Changes Carried Out.

Recent Service, Spanner Checks, Cam Belt Change, New Water Pump (New Techniques, Hampshire, 14th Oct 2025)

Tom from New Techniques Stated, It Is One Of The Cleanest 7s He Has Seen.

Large Folder of Receipts/Bills Going Right Back to the Original Owner and Caterham Inspections.

Inspections Welcome, South Coast, Hampshire, UK.