RE: New Lease Of Life For Original TVR Tuscan

[Chris500]

Wheels fit, who is the manufacturer?

[Noisy]

I like that a lot, not sure I'd choose it over a modern TVR if they were still in production mind.

[typezerora]

I would have that in a heartbeat if I won the lottery

[blackpoolrocket]

Amazing car, absolutely amazing, well done.

My only concern is not one but 42 thousand of them.

£42,000 would buy a lot of TVR including any engine, upgrade and restoration you wanted.

So on that basis I'm out.

[grahamw48]

£50,000.

[JonRB]

blackpoolrocket said:

£42,000

[USTVRDUDE]

It was addressed a little here, but I can see the car was based on the TVR lwb WIDE BODY Tuscan. Which in reality roughly 7 were made, with the first being in 1970. (of the run of "21" they didn't start until about #15) I know because I own #4. The round window is a dead giveaway. The bonnet was unique to them also (ex capri).
A LOT of research was done to figure all this out by an owner that has a Wide Body who kept finding the "early cars" didn't have the same body. (again- before the internet..)

All that being said, this closely follows the 2 Wide Body's that were made, 1 for each side of the Atlantic, with a Ford BOSS 302 motor I'll try to provide a picture link here...

http://www.tvrna.com/g8.jpg
http://www.tvrna.com/lwbwb1.jpg
http://www.tvrna.com/lwbwb2.jpg

Now, if you'll if you do your research you find in reality that motor had a bit over 400hp (stock rating was 290, but that reading was taken 2200 rpm below the power peak on purpose for insurance....)

[blackpoolrocket]

....and we were discussing the 50k price tag?

Anyway, I'm still out.

Nice machine though

Edited by blackpoolrocket on Monday 19th April 16:36

[grahamw48]

Goodbye.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

[Harry Flashman]

Tasty. Reminds me of the Peter Wheeler 5000M, which similarly made mw think "want"...




But this is even nicer. Lovely - even with the slightly 80's front bumper, weedy exhaust pipes and dreadful rear lights.

[Mr MoJo]

Absolutely stunning, and a bargain at £42k, it has all the looks and potential ability of a £50k car if you ask me

Edited by Mr MoJo on Monday 19th April 17:42

[grahamw48]

Peter's noisy car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmWhsdLrrL8

[Speedfreakgti]

There is an original tuscan at one of my clients its sounds Beautiful.

[Pothole]

madrob6 said:

That's lovely but the front bumper ruins it for me.

me too, needs Mk1 Cortina rear lights too, surely?

[I WISH]

£42500 + VAT for a car with external door hinges?

Remarkable!

[grahamw48]

Well...at least it's got doors.

[jellison]

An LS. Odd idea.

They are one of the few companys that build full fia Griffs.

A Real Griff is TINY btw.

This is what TVR should have been banging out for the last 10+ years (they'd still be here if they had been), well at that price and spec.

[MogulBoy]

What's the latest with CWR Titan? It just looks so right - we need it!

[GTRene]

and how many are built yet...

[LuS1fer]

I'm not and never have been a fan of TVRs which have always required excuses and a bit of a blind eye IMHO.

This, however, is spot on and needs no excuses.