1979 Lotus Super 7 – 3051 / Lotus twincam engine nr. 32559. This is one of the last Lotus Super 7 produced. Odometer shows 25,800 km.

Drivetrain – Ford Lotus twin cam 1600cc w/ Weber DCOE 40mm carburetors delivering approx. 115hp. 4-speed manual transmission; Spax shocks; front disk brakes; live rear axle with rear drum brakes.

Interior – excellent shape – seats / carpets / dash / gauges all look quite nice. Momo steering wheel.

Body – lovely condition with nice workmanship on the bare aluminum dash and cowl and cockpit contrasting nicely with the green cycle fenders and hood. No weather equipment.

History: in 1973 Lotus wound down in-house production of the Super 7 and assembly of the remaining cars moved from Lotus to two constructors – Caterham in the UK & Steelbro (Steel Brothers) in New Zealand. Steelbro received ~95 cars for final assembly and production utilizing these original LOTUS 7 engines and chassis continued to approx. 1979. This car is one of the last produced.  Caterham on the other hand exhausted stock of Lotus-produced Mk4 chassis and came to an agreement with Lotus allowing Caterham to continue production of the Super 7 under license.

Service: Summer, 2025: lithium battery; tires; spark-plugs; shift bushings; front brake calipers; speedo cable.

Great value for a very usable classic.

More info

• http://USA7s.net
• https://www.caterhamlotus7.club
• Motor-Car – Lotus Seven
• Lotus Club Queensland – History of the Lotus  Seven
• Hagerty UK – Lotus Seven S4
• Silodrome – Super 7 History
• Archive.org – Lotus T\twin-cam Engine
• CarScoops – Lotus S4
• Wikipedia – Lotus Seven –> Series 4
• TheRoaringSeason – Widebody S4 Lotus 907 – interesting background on Steel Bros
• USA7S – Lotus 907 (interesting links)