Caterham Super 7 - original old stock chrome enamel badge remounted onto a new leather keyfob

Original vitreous enamel badges which will have been produced in the 1980s which we are offering remounted remounted onto new leather keyfobs in a choice of leather colours .

Very few of these original chrome badges left

Production of the Lotus 7 ended in 1972 & Caterham bought the rights to the car in 1973 & production started.

We have just a few of these very scarce original chrome plated vitreous enamel badges to offer.

Most modern Caterham keyfob badges will be made in resin based enamel – not solid yellow & green vitreous enamel like these.

We would think that these badges will date from the early to mid 1980s.

They have the maker’s name on the back of the badges ( CAXTON of KEW ) – which gives a good clue to the date- Caxtons have been closed for a long time.

The badges are in new condition and will never have been issued .

Caxton of Kew were a traditional manufacturer and one of the last to still lay the vitreous enamel by hand – this results in slight variations from badge to badge .

The enamel tends to have dimples which sets these badges apart from modern resin based enamel badges which are always boringly perfect !

Additionally the badges are relatively thin and consequently lightweight – as befits a Caterham Super 7 – and we have therefore chosen to offer them mounted onto the thinnest  keyfob which we produce – our slimline teardrop keyfob shape as shown in the photos .

Any of the leather colours can be specified – with British racing green and black probably being the most popular options but red leather often also being chosen .

When the few badges which we have are all mounted and sold then this listing will cancel.