Any Caterham Blackbird or Fireblade for sale?
Any Caterham Blackbird or Fireblade for sale?
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chicof

Original Poster:

6 posts

223 months

Monday 13th August 2012
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Hello all,

I`m a Caterham owner since 2004 (XFlow, different K-Series, BEC) and now a want a BEC again.

Does anyone know of any Blackbird or Fireblade for sale at the moment (or potentially soon to be)? If yes, fell free to get in touch with me. My email adress is: chicof@gmx.de


Cheers, Frank!

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

243 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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I have a fireblade, they are brilliant fun, the clutchless upshifts at 11500 rpm are addictive.

2slo

1,998 posts

196 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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1 post in four and a half years. Top lurking!

JeffC

1,833 posts

241 months

Thursday 16th August 2012
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this one has been up for sale a couple of years now!

http://www.2mikesracing.co.uk/page14.html

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

243 months

Friday 17th August 2012
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I think the gear lever on that one sits slightly rearward compared to mine which uses the normal gear lever hole in the transmission tunnel rather than the slot thats been put in that one.

tony wright

1,037 posts

279 months

Friday 17th August 2012
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Helo Frank, I think you bought my VVC Caterham several years ago (Monchengladbach)?

Anyway I now have a Hayabusa engined Caterham (originally built as a Blackbird) that I may be thinking of selling as I 'm getting a bit old for climbing in and out of a cage.

I'll mail you tomorrow with spec if you want?

chicof

Original Poster:

6 posts

223 months

Saturday 18th August 2012
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Thank`s for the comments so far!

Hi Tony,
yes that was me. Hope you are well! I would be pleased,if you could send me some information about your car.

Cheers, Frank

tony wright

1,037 posts

279 months

Saturday 18th August 2012
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Hi Frank,

Have sent photo's and mail to your listed E mail. Let me know if you got them.

chicof

Original Poster:

6 posts

223 months

Monday 20th August 2012
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Hi Tony,

thank`s I`ve got the email and the pictures. Send you an email this evening.

Cheers, Frank

Rich S

123 posts

223 months

Monday 20th August 2012
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It would be great to see some more pictures of these Bike Engined 7s chaps

Particularly the Hayabussa

Cheers

Rich

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

243 months

Thursday 23rd August 2012
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Rich S said:
It would be great to see some more pictures of these Bike Engined 7s chaps

Particularly the Hayabussa

Cheers

Rich
Here's a couple of pics of mine at a very wet abbeville, which will be a couple of years ago now.




Edited by boy on Thursday 23 August 08:31

Rich S

123 posts

223 months

Thursday 23rd August 2012
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thanks

you wouldn't loose that would you !

any pics of the engine bay ?

Cheers

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

243 months

Thursday 23rd August 2012
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Rich S said:
thanks

you wouldn't loose that would you !

any pics of the engine bay ?

Cheers
No, no chance of loosing it or any one stealing it, no one wants a penis pink car!

Sorry no pics of the engine bay and its under wraps in the garage which is full to the roof with king span and insulated plaster board. Suffice to say mr whiting did a very nice job when he built them.

TDA

2 posts

169 months

Thursday 23rd August 2012
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Hi Frank

I'm new to contributing this PH site but I had Googled 'Caterham Fireblade for sale' to see whats about as I am considering selling mine, and up popped your posting. It's a genuine JW blade and is the same colour as boy's(or should that be Pinkeyboy's), its SORN'd at the moment. Let me know if you are interested.

Trevor

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Edited by TDA on Thursday 23 August 12:43

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

243 months

Thursday 23rd August 2012
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TDA said:
Hi Frank

I'm new to contributing this PH site but I had Googled 'Caterham Fireblade for sale' to see whats about as I am considering selling mine, and up popped your posting. It's a genuine JW blade and is the same colour as boy's(or should that be Pinkeyboy's), its SORN'd at the moment. Let me know if you are interested.

Trevor

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Edited by TDA on Thursday 23 August 12:43
Why are you selling yours, they are brilliant fun. I'll admit they maybe a bit too frantic for the road though.

TDA

2 posts

169 months

Thursday 23rd August 2012
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Hi
You are right they are brilliant cars and the best seven I have ever driven which include superlights, busa and crossflows, so light and nibble especially on track.

I would get another one if i ever get a seven again but I have too many cars and projects to get on with and need the space.

They appear to be getting rare as I have not seen one for sale for a nearly a year. I guess people are realising how good they are and remarkable value for money when considering like for like performance.

Trevor

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

243 months

Friday 24th August 2012
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TDA said:
Hi
You are right they are brilliant cars and the best seven I have ever driven which include superlights, busa and crossflows, so light and nibble especially on track.

I would get another one if i ever get a seven again but I have too many cars and projects to get on with and need the space.

They appear to be getting rare as I have not seen one for sale for a nearly a year. I guess people are realising how good they are and remarkable value for money when considering like for like performance.

Trevor
The steering has a great feel to it in these, more so than any other caterham.

They can be a little bit cluncky at slow speed due to the dog box. People say that BEC have no torque and this is true to a certain extent but mine will happilly tootle along and pull from 5th or 6th although thats not how you drive one of these, they need to have their necks rung.

Like you say they are a bargain when you consider the performance available v's the price, I think mine was 13,500 and had done 2500 miles when i bought it, i could never have bought an r300 for that.

I think it used to the terrify the chap i bought it off, not surprised, it i did me with the rock hard acb10's it had on making it drive horrible.

The only way I'll sell mine is by prising my dead fingers from around the steering wheel.

singlespeeder

2 posts

169 months

Friday 24th August 2012
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TDA,
I'm interested in the Fireblade too,if Chicoff isn't.
Some details would be great,thanks andy

Orange Blackbird

105 posts

196 months

Dibba

62 posts

246 months

Saturday 25th August 2012
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I am also very interested in any Hayabusa, Blackbird or Fireblade powered Caterham 7's that are for sale please. Please email me details (email address link in my profile).

Very many thanks
Steve