Seven Project anyone? NMNA

I have no place to work on this yet, but it sure seems like *someone* here should have the facilities and the masochism to rescue this thing..

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/d/seattle-1970s-lotus-seven-series-iv/7573939745.html

In reply to Jay_W :

It's a damn good thing that's about as far away from me as possible, yet still in the continental US. 

Wierd how I don't really see it as a 7, even though it is a real one 

I sure hope lookers on the west coast only find interesting goodies on the opposite side of the country just like I do in Florida....dang it

Docwemple said:

Wierd how I don't really see it as a 7, even though it is a real one 

That's because we've all been pretending the Series IV doesn't exist for 50 years. 

In reply to Keith Tanner :

Lol. No kidding 

Man. I would even chip in the extra $300 for that trailer

In reply to Keith Tanner :

That's not as ugly as I remember the Series IV for some reason. Good deal for someone nearby.

See what a MW person needs to do is..  Find a Rust free something to tow it with and to the most AMAZING fly and drive in the history of amazing.

Anyone know how a potential buyer would identify if this is a true lotus or not?

Would there be frame stampings to look for or something?

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

AFAIK Caterham never built a Series IV. I suspect its a real Lotus.

DeadSkunk (Warren) said:

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

AFAIK Caterham never built a Series IV. I suspect its a real Lotus.

Yeah, IIRC Caterham got the rights to produce the Series III specifically - but IIRC they may have been assembling (as opposed to manufacturing) Lotus-supplied kits for customers before that. There was a pre-existing relationship.

I'm not sure anyone's ever knocked off the IV :) I'll take a look in my Weale book tonight to see if there are identification things to look for.

In reply to Keith Tanner :

Sounds awful, but I can't imagine paying Lotus for the rights to build the iv