LEGENDARY CATERHAMS GO UNDER THE HAMMER
13 February 2006 - Caterham Cars

Never ones to follow tradition, British sportscar manufacturer, Caterham, are to auction a selection of their most celebrated used Sevens (20-27th February).

In order to make room for a flurry of part exchanges arriving in March, the company has chosen to take the somewhat unusual step of putting some of its more exotic pre-owned models under the hammer.

Just twelve unique examples will be sold off during the weeklong auction. Highlights include the Superlight R500 that famously smashed the 0-100mph-0 world record in a time of 11.44 seconds (2002) and a special edition Autosport 50th Anniversary 133bhp Roadsport – one of only 9 built.

However, pride of place for motorsport enthusiasts will surely go to the all-conquering Nürburgring Superlight R400 racecar from 2002.

The ultra-reliable lightweight sportscar left a litany of Italian, Japanese and German supercar muscle in its wake to not only win its class around the fearsome Nordschleife, but finish 11th overall from a list of 200 starters. So demonstrably quicker than its rivals, Caterham were subsequently banned from defending the title - being deemed ‘too fast to race’ by organisers.

Lining up alongside these performance legends is a wide selection of road and track Caterhams, plus one very special vehicle powered by gravity alone - the soapbox derby car the firm entered into the famous 2003 Red Bull Soap Box Challenge!

In traditional auctioneering fashion, the company will host a ‘preview day’ on Saturday February 18th at its Caterham showroom for interested parties to take a closer look at the assembled ‘lots’. Bidding, either by phone or email, starts in earnest on Monday February 20th running for seven days.

For more information about the auction or to register to bid see www.caterham.co.uk/auction or call Caterham Cars on 01883 333700.

www.caterham.co.uk

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