First registered in March 1996, ‘N473 ONJ’ is a Caterham SuperSport Seven that’s been carefully maintained and judiciously upgraded over the years to create the 145bhp, six-speed missile you see here.

Finished in red with a pukka racing interior, it’s covered 50,000 miles over the years, which might be high for a Caterham but we’d always rather buy a regularly used example that’s been serviced properly than a low-mileage one that’s been ignored.

In the care of the seller since 2018, he’s enjoyed his years hillclimbing with it but feels that now is the right time to let someone else enjoy it.

The Caterham SuperSport Seven’s usual minimal coachwork is complemented by a beautifully complex side-exit stainless-steel exhaust, fat alloy wheels shod with match Avon tyres, a Safety Devices roll cage, and a timing strut.

If you were to spec your dream fast-road/race/hillclimbing Caterham, it’d probably look like this.

Including its hard-won patina; race cars, at least the successful ones, ...