400se on the bay
Discussion
I can't see what people are moaning about...It was only the body that got damaged the rest is in fine fettle..It seems that people are too pre-occupied with values these days when they should be enjoying these cars..If you want to invest then don't buy a wedge...If you want something to just sit there and rot...Don't buy a Wedge...If you want a garage queen...Don't buy a Wedge..
mrzigazaga said:
I can't see what people are moaning about...It was only the body that got damaged the rest is in fine fettle..It seems that people are too pre-occupied with values these days when they should be enjoying these cars..If you want to invest then don't buy a wedge...If you want something to just sit there and rot...Don't buy a Wedge...If you want a garage queen...Don't buy a Wedge..
I think people want originality rather than invest. There is no knowing what could have happened to a car that's had an insurance claim on it. I know in this instance it was just the body, but there have been cases where cars have been dangerously put together for resale and people are just weary.Tony. TCB.
I think lack of history would have been a good part of the issue as I had real problems selling my Griff 500 a couple of years ago for that reason even though it was keenly priced.
I was very tempted to bid on the one on ebay but I didn't have any time at all to go and give it a look, so decided against it.
I was very tempted to bid on the one on ebay but I didn't have any time at all to go and give it a look, so decided against it.
chj said:
I think lack of history would have been a good part of the issue as I had real problems selling my Griff 500 a couple of years ago for that reason even though it was keenly priced.
I was very tempted to bid on the one on ebay but I didn't have any time at all to go and give it a look, so decided against it.
Nail / head etcI was very tempted to bid on the one on ebay but I didn't have any time at all to go and give it a look, so decided against it.
Something like that needs a good look over rather than bid on the pics. That seriously limits the bidders.
Also the damage to the front: small amount of crazing shown in pic but how far up the nose does it actually travel. Could well result in a full respray to remedy and the colour looks like it could be difficult to match successfully.
pistolar said:
Whats with the replacement engine? some old chimp lump? The engine in my old 400SE was extremely special as are i believe all 400s
Hmmm, I heard a different story some years back.With the 390SE the engines were modified 3.5L units being twiddled by JE/ NCK/ TVR Power. Once Landrover brought out their own 3.9L and the hotwire injection had been introduced, it was easier for TVR to use them as-supplied and this is why 400SEs often don't rev as hard.
It could just be a story, of course, but PW wouldn't spend money he didn't need to
In 3.9L Landrover spec. it was a fairly low-compression unit (9.35:1 IIRC vs. the 10.5:1 of the 390SE); the early 400SEs still had flapper injection and maybe these also got some fingering by the experts. Bearing in mind that not all of the 'fire-breathing' 390SEs were built to the same high spec. it wouldn't be a surprise if corners were cut on the 400.
Wedg1e said:
Hmmm, I heard a different story some years back.
With the 390SE the engines were modified 3.5L units being twiddled by JE/ NCK/ TVR Power. Once Landrover brought out their own 3.9L and the hotwire injection had been introduced, it was easier for TVR to use them as-supplied and this is why 400SEs often don't rev as hard.
It could just be a story, of course, but PW wouldn't spend money he didn't need to
In 3.9L Landrover spec. it was a fairly low-compression unit (9.35:1 IIRC vs. the 10.5:1 of the 390SE); the early 400SEs still had flapper injection and maybe these also got some fingering by the experts. Bearing in mind that not all of the 'fire-breathing' 390SEs were built to the same high spec. it wouldn't be a surprise if corners were cut on the 400.
My old 400SE TAZ40 had massively ported heads and inlet manifoldWith the 390SE the engines were modified 3.5L units being twiddled by JE/ NCK/ TVR Power. Once Landrover brought out their own 3.9L and the hotwire injection had been introduced, it was easier for TVR to use them as-supplied and this is why 400SEs often don't rev as hard.
It could just be a story, of course, but PW wouldn't spend money he didn't need to
In 3.9L Landrover spec. it was a fairly low-compression unit (9.35:1 IIRC vs. the 10.5:1 of the 390SE); the early 400SEs still had flapper injection and maybe these also got some fingering by the experts. Bearing in mind that not all of the 'fire-breathing' 390SEs were built to the same high spec. it wouldn't be a surprise if corners were cut on the 400.
Barringtons 400SE has Cosworth pistons
and thats why a 400SE pumps out far more power than a Chimp
This has got me wondering ....I have a friend who owns a 390SE that was built in 1985-86 which was used by the factory from build date up until 2001..He is a bit worried as after we checked the engine number...Or rather "Numbers" there is the early one on the N/S dipstick which the Land Rover disco 1 had..The second engine number is at the N/S of the front pulley where the SD1 had them and the number comes in the SD1 Vitesse build date...Then the top of the engine has a later Morgan/Chimaera 4.0 number on it...Bearing in mind this was done at the factory for the factory so by the sound of it they have put a 4.0 top end on a stock 350i bottom end..Its a flapper still...Probably got thrashed to buggery though...Good bit of provenance 
Hopefully he will be at next years Wedgefest if he can decide what to tell DVLA what the engine number is..I think he is worrying about nothing even if the V5 does say it still has the original engine..Even if it don't ..It was done at the factory...Surely thats not his beef??.....
Hopefully he will be at next years Wedgefest if he can decide what to tell DVLA what the engine number is..I think he is worrying about nothing even if the V5 does say it still has the original engine..Even if it don't ..It was done at the factory...Surely thats not his beef??.....
pistolar said:
...and thats why a 400SE pumps out far more power than a Chimp
Well you say that but there's a (H-plate) 400SE near me with nitrous fitted as it just wasn't competitive for drag racing... after he blew the engine the first time it was stripped and turned out to be a largely bog-stock Landrover motor. It's not now, but it's not what the factory fitted.mrzigazaga said:
I can't see what people are moaning about...It was only the body that got damaged the rest is in fine fettle..It seems that people are too pre-occupied with values these days when they should be enjoying these cars..If you want to invest then don't buy a wedge...If you want something to just sit there and rot...Don't buy a Wedge...If you want a garage queen...Don't buy a Wedge..
Zig people worry about cat c cat d there are a lot of damaged tvr out there that were not registered as damaged pistolar had a 450 see in red there was no boot area and the nose was gone the car was not not registered as damaged so you never now barrington said:
Zig people worry about cat c cat d there are a lot of damaged tvr out there that were not registered as damaged pistolar had a 450 see in red there was no boot area and the nose was gone the car was not not registered as damaged so you never now
I agree mate...This is also why doing a HPI check isn't worth the paper its written on....I know someone who had some light damage on theirs and the insurance wanted to write it off...His main issue was the under evaluation of his Wedge to his insurance company...This is why its important to have a good agreed value...
Sold for £5500 in Aug but now relisted again:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-400SE-/331954285905?
Cat C in 2009,£4k so far, runs out 8pm Monday.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-400SE-/331954285905?
Cat C in 2009,£4k so far, runs out 8pm Monday.
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