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Where are you getting your new flooring from - I am about to buy some for my new garage - was going for standard black (recycled car tyre based) product - the same as they have on the floor at Sevens and Classics. I need enought for about 90m2 I will ask my brother if he is interested in your existing flooring as he has a single with his Superlight in, and your is more than enough for that, and I will let you know.

They look good cars - I understand the whole R design concept is tuning for the UK market (and roads) - which has to be a good idea (I had to sell my Renault Cup chassis car when my commute just became unbearable re. potholes). This looks very comfy and box-fresh nice car for someone good luck

Great cars I just kept coming back to. In my time I've owned Superlight 34,74 and 91 - I passed the last one onto my brother who still has it with 10,000 miles on the clock now, and whilst SL #91 was ordered with all the bells and whistles from new (factory 1.8 with dry sump, oil cooler, and later the 4:1 exhaust and SLR wheels, and lowered floor) - there is a lot to be said fo the standard 1600 SL, which most are, with no options, as this is a car they certainly got just about right first time - future classic if Caterham's ever go that way. Then there's the values today - £16k tatty project to £22k for a very low mileage 'mint'er' these days it would appear - but IMO whatever price point - mk.1 Superlight is still worth every penny, and when word gets out how good they still are today, prices can only really go one way in future. see the Superlight register for more info on particular models - I still use this today for reference even though its content is now out of date. http://www.thecaterhamregister.net/superlights.htm I briefly owned a later Sigma 150Superlight - as I was so curious what they were like. This gets the thumbs up too, and I liked the later metric chassis, hydraulic clutch and improved ride-height on the public highway (suspension and exhaust positions), but The 1600K SL remains the original and the best - for its day, it was well ahead of its time, and remains still very much up there with the best of them today. What more do you need in a seven (okay, maybe 160hp in the same package as the SL, but that's the R300 really and a slightly different animal: throttle bodies and tuning start to effect fuel consumption and simplicity of the original concept - all fine, but each to their own) enjoy, when you get one.. M

Thanks for getting in touch, I will send you P.M. for more info.

bounce buddies looking for something this weekend before to insure in place of my last one now gone, (to keep my tintop policy with 9 years NCB alive next week)

Speak to Sevens and Classics - they usually have a Superlight in stock My brother still has one of my original Superlight (we actually had 3 between us over the years), two 1.6 and a later 1.8 In many ways the 1.6 was sweeter, but the 1.8 was fine after sorting the cooling. I would say the mk.1 Superlight remains "the original and the best". However I also owned a Sigma Superlight for a year and that was very good too, but there is something about the original... one of those cars that deserves to be very sought after in future - its a great package. There other greats that followed such as the SLR, R300 & 400. R500 was a totally different animal of course, but its nice to experience the SL which was the beginning of a totally new era for Caterham. To me - the 80s was all about X-Flow, BDR HPC and eventually the early 90s VX race cars and HPC road cars. The mid'90s was a completely different world with the K-series cars and the SL played a very significant part in making the K epic. In summary: grab one while you can. oh and if buying, don't forget to checkout the good old Superlight Register http://www.thecaterhamregister.net/superlights.htm former cars of mine on there were nos. 34, 74 and 91 (I'm even seen chatting at the East Kent club meet in the photo of car 91 on this site :) I wish this SL register was kept upto date as it forms the basis of a great resource (I have been trying to get my JPE added to the relevant section - but no response from the webmaster these days which is a great shame :( Anyway good luck getting an original early Superlight - you won't regret it, they are great and always will be.

Good point - I'll do that this year. I have been to the Brands Lotus fest last few years. I remember when Caterham did a similar festival in the early '00s and I went to a couple of those (I wish they still did this at Brands it was brilliant - those were the days). Anyway, yes nice to find a fellow 111S and Seven owner - both terrific cars and the S1 was the first proper driver's road-going Lotus since the seven IMO - its very different layout by they both have that one thing in common - great to drive and both suitably svelte. I would love the uber-powered V6 Exige - its such a quick car these days - but when you see a) the price, and b) the weight .... its when you realise the original S1 Elise offers 90% of the fun for a fraction of the price, and due to its light weight, it remains the original and the best ;)

I am in the market for a pair of good 195/50/15 tyres for up front (planning on getting my existing front 111S wheels refurbished next. and Oysterman let me know what you have in the way of the cat bypass, mild steel or stainless, gaskets and bolts or just pipe. In any case it may well be of use to experiment wtih if its a good price and can be posted. Thanks snap of my silver elise below (you can't quite make it out but the rear window sticker is the obligatory "my other car is a Se7en" :) naturally

Thanks I will let you know on these.

Please message me if you have a small car up for grabs (after parting with my last Renault Twingo). 3 door preferred, manual preferred, don't mind paying extra for genuine low miles car with good history Most considered, petrol or diesel Twingo, C1, IQ, Yaris etc etc. The general rule for me is the smaller and more efficient the better, as it's for the pending winter commute of 20miles/day when the bike and seven gets put away. Budget anywhere between £1k and £3k depending on condition/age/spec/mileage Thanks

I bought a series 1 111S last week that needs a bit of work. Anyone with any spares from the following list I would like to hear from them with good usable examples of the following to help me keep costs down: - hard top - red fabric top - front tyre pair - dash insert panels - filler cap - leather door sill covers etc interested in job lots of clearance Elise mk.1 parts or anythign on the above list - thanks

Not mine, but I bought and Elise from Dave and Elliot at BVC - and can vouch they are decent blokes to deal with. The owner of my Elise also traded in this tidy looking Westfield SE with Xflow motor. It comes on a nearly brand new trailer (reported to have covered about 30 miles only!, and I can vouch for that). http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-WESTFIELD-SEI-1-6-FORD-CROSSFLOW-ENGINE-IVOR-WILLIAMS-TRAILER-INCLUDED-/112425270385?hash=item1a2d117c71:g:nhwAAOSwjRpZQvu3 Seems like a great buy to me. The car has never been on the road, was just built as a track day machine and it didn't look like its had much use to me when I saw it. Will make someone a cracking outfit. I think Dave at BVC also hinted he might sell the trailer separately leaving him just the car to sell, but would not sell the car without selling the it with the trailer (or the trailer first) - I think that's right. Anyway - give them a call if interested - its easy to get to right off the M4 at Bridgend. Snap attached of the car and trailer when I picked mine up last Tuesday. Lovely colour and Ivor Williams trailer is one of the best I've seen with spare wheel and upgrade winch etc.

Thanks I will check with parts or manufacture something similar myself. I fitted this setup to my 1700 Supersprint in the 90s (but that's a long time ago now and I've forgotten how it worked. The photo of the copper ring part clears that up, thanks.

as my '88 car has a Moto-lita wheel I have decided to covert to horn push module. I have received the push button boss and pencil contact from Moto-lita this week. Is there a ring contact part needed also? thanks

... I should verify also Ian that... I passed Superlight91 onto my brother who owns the car now, I replaced it with JPE#19 - hence the account you may not recognise from back in 2013 regards when we formerly spoke when I was "Superlight#91", that's Gareth Stears now regards Matthew Stears