Grantura on eBay

[anonymous-user]

Looks bloody good to me but what do the wise men say...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/291750529534

[davegt6]

Lovely shiny paint job but what's the chassis and running gear like? Wrong engine for this car. Could be a lovely road car but buyer beware.

[Moto]

If I was looking for a classic TVR project, this looks both interesting and realistically priced. I'd assume the chassis will need restoring as there are no pictures or comments to the contrary. Also I'd source an original engine. Can't see why you'd fit a crossflow as it will massively lower the finished value. Seems a nice paint job / colour, that's £3k kept in the bank.

[anonymous-user]

Moto said:

If I was looking for a classic TVR project, this looks both interesting and realistically priced. I'd assume the chassis will need restoring as there are no pictures or comments to the contrary. Also I'd source an original engine. Can't see why you'd fit a crossflow as it will massively lower the finished value. Seems a nice paint job / colour, that's £3k kept in the bank.

Would that be MGA or CC?

[Andrew Gray]

V6Pushfit said:

Would that be MGA or CC?

The Chassis Number tells you the answer Al

[anonymous-user]

Andrew Gray said:

The Chassis Number tells you the answer Al

Aha, Austin 7. Thanks

[sonnylad]

Smaller pics lower down advert showing chassis

[Andrew Gray]

sonnylad said:

Smaller pics lower down advert showing chassis

And looks great for its age dispels the myth that all that are that age need removing granted you cant see whats glassed in but I would be surprised if they did not do some tests.
How many Tasmin Chassis if left for 56 years would be that good
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[Moto]

It's been said a few times on this forum that the pre M chassis last longer. Is it true or myth and if true why?

Moto

[anonymous-user]

I wonder why the rebuild stopped. Seems very odd to do the body to a high standard before anything else I would have to bubble wrap it for fear of damaging the paintwork even when fitting the interior let alone the rest!

[Andrew Gray]

Moto said:

It's been said a few times on this forum that the pre M chassis last longer. Is it true or myth and if true why?

Moto

It certainly seems the case I know many cars earlier than mine ie Granturas and 1800s and MK1 Vixens that are still running on there original chassis and have never had there Bodies off the Chassis obviously looked after although I have seen one where it was all oily etc but once cleaned off was in good condition.
I Know that British Leyland went through a clear period where the imported steel they where using was total rubbish and was nearly rusting as you say and watched.
They addressed this I can remember the year the change happened maybe this was the case with TVR
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[GTRene]

I also seem to recall from the TVR books. that in the early TVR days they oil'd? (or some sort of protection) the inside of the tubes, so it was better protected?