2001 SUPERFORMANCE S1 Lotus 7 - 250 Original Miles Collector car

Description for Lotus Seven 1972

Rare collectible car with 250 total original miles on it from the factory. Only 54 S1 cars were ever made by Superformance. This car was :

• The actual first production model S1 built in the Hi-Tech Superformance factory in Port Elizabeth South Africa
• The only Superformance S1 made in Stratos Blue
• The only S1 sold from factory with full drive train installed (not as a kit).
• It was first owned by Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-a and a part of his $36 million dollar exotic car collection. This car was first titled by current owner in Fall of 2019.

This car was manufactured in South Africa by the same company that makes the AC Shelby Cobra and Ford GT40 replicas along with the Noble. Considered by many to be the very best Lotus 7 replica ever made, it comes with a tube frame making the car very light (around 1,400 lbs). Factory performance figures are 0-60 in 5.3 seconds with a top speed of 125 mph. Fuel economy is around 30 mpg overall from a 10.6 gallon tank.
The body work is hand crafted in aluminum-alloy body with Glass/Carbon/Kevlar reinforced panels with very tight seams better than one sees on many production cars. The front suspension has double wishbone control arms with castor and kingpin angle adjustment and billet machined aluminum-alloy uprights with independent camber adjustment with adjustable coil-over damper units. The rear suspension has a live axle located with four trailing arms and state-of-the-art Mumford linkage giving optimum roll center control. The compact suspension package much improves rear trunk space with enhanced handling, performance and ride comfort. It drives like a solid production car. No bumps, squeaks and rattles.

The car was built in the Hi-Tech Superformance Facility in Port Elizabeth South Africa. Car numbers #001 and #002 were test mules which were dismantled and never sold. This car was #3 of a total of 56, the only car made in Stratos Blue and the only car sold that came from factory with a full power train. The car was built in 2001 and shipped to the Netherlands to the Superformance Distributor there, a company named Es Huis. Current owner was told that Truett Cathy purchased the completed car with full drive train and shipping from Netherlands for $82k and added it to his $36 million collection of exotic cars . The car was never titled but put on display in his collection from 2001 to 2016 when he passed away. In accordance with his will, his son Dan T. Cathy, sold his father's cars at a charity auction in 2017. Here is a picture of the car in Truett Cathy's museum.https://www.drivingline.com/articles/the-incredible-car-collection-of-chick-fil-a-founder-truett-cathy/Picture of car is 9th car down.

Current owner is first titled owner of the car and it has been driven very little. It currently has fewer than 250 miles on the odometer. Interior is in perfect condition with comfortable finished padding and everything is in working order but the top – the tops in these cars are complicated to attach, hard to mount and they were never waterproof. I have only driven it on sunny dry days and never had top on car. Rear window is clear. Original head rest pads that fit in roll hoops are included. The doors are in good working order with plexiglass that slides and up and down to where you want it and locks in place (see brochure in pictures). Owner is including 2 side mirrors that can be attached in door slides if you prefer to drive the car without the doors. The tires look brand new but were made in 2000. No dry rot and serviceable but they are harder than when new. Car drives and sounds awesome… pleasant purr to the motor and a very nice handling car. Owner tried to keep everything as original when purchased and owned by Truett Cathy. THIS is an investment collector car that you can drive and enjoy and still make money on one day. You could add several thousand miles to the odometer and still hold high resale value on a truly unique celebrity owned historic car that is 20 years old and still has fewer than 2000 miles on it.

This “time capsule” collector car comes with records, papers, free and clear title, collection of information on car and history and the original brochure Superformance used for the S1 with pictures of this car. The paperwork includes the sign over from Truett Cathy’s executor. After buying the car, you will be allowed to join a private forum of Superformance S1 owners which provides a rich resource of people, information and history. The car is located near Greenville, SC. Contact owner to arrange viewing and ride in car. Someone will really enjoy owning this lovely car ... Thanks for your consideration.