Original K-Series Superlight

Original K-Series Superlight

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JamesHayward

Original Poster:

655 posts

170 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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Does anyone have a picture and spec sheet for the original Caterham Superlight? The 1.6 K-Series powered one circa 1996, with no paint etc. Google searches have failed to produce anything older than the R300.

I'm trying to prove to someone that it did exist!

Cheers

James

Edited by JamesHayward on Wednesday 17th April 15:29

Shaun_E

748 posts

266 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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Did you find this site? http://www.thecaterhamregister.net/superlights.htm
Mine's car 32 and if you look at car 38 it's about as close as possible to the basic Superlight spec. Most had a lot of options added as the hardcore spec wasn't universally liked. The original owner of mine ordered it with leather seats, windscreen , heater and spare wheel!
From memory - the basic spec was:
1.6 Supersport engine (133bhp)
6 speed gear box
LSD
wide track front suspension
adjustable spring platforms
AP 4 pot front brakes with vented discs
fibre glass bucket seats
no paint
no trim
aeroscreen in lieu of windscreen
various carbon bits (front wings, nosecone and dash, possibly rear wings but the number of carbon bits changed over the years)
ACB10 tyres

JamesHayward

Original Poster:

655 posts

170 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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Thanks for that!

ianhayward

4 posts

184 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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There is some photo's and specs of the original Superlight contained in the scans of a couple of reviews and the Caterham brochure here:-

http://picasaweb.google.com/Ianhayw/SuperlightInfo


Ian

Dave J

892 posts

272 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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38 is mine 😄

aztec

178 posts

242 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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I was the first owner of car number 12, great to see it on that register, K16 TOY hope your still running well

timrw81

244 posts

194 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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ianhayward said:
There is some photo's and specs of the original Superlight contained in the scans of a couple of reviews and the Caterham brochure here:-

http://picasaweb.google.com/Ianhayw/SuperlightInfo


Ian
Thanks for adding this article Ian. Interesting that paint comes in at 2.5kg and weather equipment at 16ish. For those sensible people who ordered the standard Superlight spec it must have been a very special car.

fergus

6,430 posts

281 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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ianhayward said:
There is some photo's and specs of the original Superlight contained in the scans of a couple of reviews and the Caterham brochure here:-

http://picasaweb.google.com/Ianhayw/SuperlightInfo


Ian
Is the driver on page 7 in a hurry to get to a prayer meeting, or did his Mum put his hat on a hot wash? smile

S47

1,325 posts

186 months

Thursday 18th April 2013
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Dave J
Good shot of your car like it use to be - almost didn't recognise you with hair thoughbiggrin
Mal

Roadru77er

473 posts

201 months

Thursday 18th April 2013
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aztec said:
I was the first owner of car number 12, great to see it on that register, K16 TOY hope your still running well
K16 TOY Lives just up the road from me owned by a lad called Nathan sure he used to be on here but I can't find him in the members list (maybe changed his user name?)

TeflonTurd

1,656 posts

269 months

Thursday 18th April 2013
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K16 TOY used to belong to Pie Boy

The first customer 1600 Superlight belonged to Tony Fergusson, but he sold it after a few years. Highly polished ally.


CanAm

9,985 posts

278 months

Thursday 18th April 2013
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JamesHayward said:
Does anyone have a picture and spec sheet for the original Caterham Superlight? The 1.6 K-Series powered one circa 1996, with no paint etc. Google searches have failed to produce anything older than the R300.

I'm trying to prove to someone that it did exist!

Cheers

James

Edited by JamesHayward on Wednesday 17th April 15:29
There was a full Autocar Road Test of it. You may be able to download a copy from their archives.

JamesHayward

Original Poster:

655 posts

170 months

Thursday 18th April 2013
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I'll tap up my mate down on Autocar - cheers smile

ForzaGilles

559 posts

230 months

Thursday 18th April 2013
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Mine was 115 frown

Token Jock

866 posts

245 months

Thursday 18th April 2013
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Mine is #138 smile

Cat7SuperLight

231 posts

212 months

Saturday 20th April 2013
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Hi Aztec,

I am the owner of K16TOY still going strong had the old girl for 8 years now, was it you that did the Le Sept trips in the car ?


SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

240 months

Sunday 21st April 2013
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Was the original Superlight the lightest Caterham? In which case, does it make it the lightest car engined car of all time?

Dave J

892 posts

272 months

Sunday 21st April 2013
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I think the original R500 was lighter owing to the addition of magnesium bellhousing and wheels .

L100NYY

35,460 posts

249 months

Monday 22nd April 2013
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I had a bare carbon/ali Superlight, probably the one Caterham I missed the most out of the 5 I owned.

I think mine was on a T plate (no idea on build number) but mine was slightly unusual in that it was ordered new with a 1.8 engine rather than the 1.6.

Wonder where it is now?

Edited by L100NYY on Monday 22 April 12:14

banana

92 posts

244 months

Monday 22nd April 2013
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I had a superlight as my 1st ever Caterham. I foolishly test drove it as a standard factory spec car (aero screen, plastic seat (pre tillets) no heater.

I then had leather seats, screen and heater added.....oh the mistakes of youth and a novice seven owner!!!