Tuscan V8 SE Spec US cars
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MAL013 auction is this Sunday - anyone looking to repatriate her?
Here are some excellent photo's of the chassis and underside if anyone is interested :
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/csf0r850jxgipy7/AACaovb...
Moto
Here are some excellent photo's of the chassis and underside if anyone is interested :
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/csf0r850jxgipy7/AACaovb...
Moto
Moto said:
MAL013 auction is this Sunday - anyone looking to repatriate her?
Here are some excellent photo's of the chassis and underside if anyone is interested :
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/csf0r850jxgipy7/AACaovb...
Moto
The trouble is auctions are normally inaccessible to many interested punters, let alone as far away from the UK as you can get!Here are some excellent photo's of the chassis and underside if anyone is interested :
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/csf0r850jxgipy7/AACaovb...
Moto
TVRMs said:
An honest representation. Looks like it will need some time / money spending to make it an all round nice car .
Chassis coating is breaking down, cheap shocks and cherry bombs maybe tell a story?
Will it break $100K though?
Yes a very honest representation and does need money spending on her the chassis has more issues than i would have expected over there in AustraliaChassis coating is breaking down, cheap shocks and cherry bombs maybe tell a story?
Will it break $100K though?
Edited by TVRMs on Tuesday 22 November 14:42
Fiberglass Bumpers if i am not mistaken as they are strayed silver although mine had one Fiberglass so all where sprayed when i got her
Will be interesting to see what she makes its well represented so will have a Global Market i am sure
Andrew
I am just not sure its what it is supposed to be. If the non std repairs are documented then fair enough but the car should be a round tube and fully bonded to body if it was the real deal. In fairness a lot of water has passed under the bridge but I would want to see a continuous trail of history. Lots of things in those pics just don't ring true!
N.
N.
It's clearly had a lot of work carried out over the last few decades which may be good or not so good. It also will need some work over the coming years to get some things sorted. I guess it will come down to what price someone is willing to pay - it'll be interesting. The $100k suggestion (assuming US$) I'd be surprised if it fetched anything like that. If we're going to have a sweep stake (no stake though) I'll go for £40k.
Neil, re the bonded chassis. Isn't that to be expected as I thought (possibly wrongly) that most rebuilders of bonded models modified them to bolt on for ease of future work?
Moto
Neil, re the bonded chassis. Isn't that to be expected as I thought (possibly wrongly) that most rebuilders of bonded models modified them to bolt on for ease of future work?
Moto
I would wager £35k, maybe lower. The photos will alert serious money to look elsewhere as if the body has been off and modified then the chassis should have been done to a goood standard not a few box sections fitted in, it just doesn't go with the car. Nice paint job but it appears from the documents it was blue originally if I'm reading German correctly.
Moto said:
It's clearly had a lot of work carried out over the last few decades which may be good or not so good. It also will need some work over the coming years to get some things sorted. I guess it will come down to what price someone is willing to pay - it'll be interesting. The $100k suggestion (assuming US$) I'd be surprised if it fetched anything like that. If we're going to have a sweep stake (no stake though) I'll go for £40k.
Neil, re the bonded chassis. Isn't that to be expected as I thought (possibly wrongly) that most rebuilders of bonded models modified them to bolt on for ease of future work?
Moto
They do. but that body doesn't look like it has been cut off, modified and bolted back to me??Neil, re the bonded chassis. Isn't that to be expected as I thought (possibly wrongly) that most rebuilders of bonded models modified them to bolt on for ease of future work?
Moto
[quote=Andrew Gray]
the chassis has more issues than i would have expected over there in Australia
Andrew
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Andrew, bear in mind that the car was in The American Mid West for the first 20+ years of it's life, then in Norfolk/South Yorkshire as a race car, and more recently somewhere in mainland Europe. Not sure how long it has been in the dry southern hemisphere.
Oliver.
the chassis has more issues than i would have expected over there in Australia
Andrew
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Andrew, bear in mind that the car was in The American Mid West for the first 20+ years of it's life, then in Norfolk/South Yorkshire as a race car, and more recently somewhere in mainland Europe. Not sure how long it has been in the dry southern hemisphere.
Oliver.
As for it being Bolted not Bonded body that does not surprise me as we know all the LW V8 Chassis where bonded but from what i have found not all MAL chassis V8 ones where i have no idea of when they stopped but from what i have found some of the later MAL numbers seem to be bolted on
Its a period where there was a lot going on with the factory
Andrew
Its a period where there was a lot going on with the factory
Andrew
Andrew Gray said:
As for it being Bolted not Bonded body that does not surprise me as we know all the LW V8 Chassis where bonded but from what i have found not all MAL chassis V8 ones where i have no idea of when they stopped but from what i have found some of the later MAL numbers seem to be bolted on
Its a period where there was a lot going on with the factory
Andrew
Perhaps you could list the MAL chassis numbers with Bolted Bodies to see a correlation regarding a production cut off date?Its a period where there was a lot going on with the factory
Andrew
As far as I am concerned a bolted car means it has either been restored or it isn't what it purports to be unless of course there is documented evidence proving otherwise?
N.
Dollyman1850 said:
Andrew Gray said:
As for it being Bolted not Bonded body that does not surprise me as we know all the LW V8 Chassis where bonded but from what i have found not all MAL chassis V8 ones where i have no idea of when they stopped but from what i have found some of the later MAL numbers seem to be bolted on
Its a period where there was a lot going on with the factory
Andrew
Perhaps you could list the MAL chassis numbers with Bolted Bodies to see a correlation regarding a production cut off date?Its a period where there was a lot going on with the factory
Andrew
As far as I am concerned a bolted car means it has either been restored or it isn't what it purports to be unless of course there is documented evidence proving otherwise?
N.
However he does not document bolt on or not he lists wide body and Vixen/Tuscan bodied.
Where i have spoken with owners some where and some where not.
When i spoke to some connected with the factory the they had stopped doing the Tuscan V8 here however there was a demand in the USA and they filled that demand back then customers would not have cared if they where bonded on bolted on just as long as they where on and the speck seemed to vary as they where run on cars some gained spec like the Door arm rests some lost spec and trim bits that you would expect on a V8SE car however like all TVRs Continuous History is important when deciding is the car what it says it is.
Andrew
Hi, I have not not posted here before, but have been reading this with interest. In 1972 I bought from John Britten Sportscars, who used to be TVR dealers in Hertfordshire, a 1968 Tuscan V8 SE reg no LFV 615F. The car was Aubergine with gold centred minilites. I owned the car for about two years and used it as my daily transport and have always remembered it as a great car, with very fond memories. I part-exchanged the car with Gerry Marshall, who apart from his motor racing, part owned a sportscar showroom in North London called Marshall Wingfield. I have checked on the DVLA site and that reg. number is probably not still on the car as it shows as no records available. I have often wondered what happened to it and if anyone here has seen or heard of it since then I would be really interested to hear. Many thanks Richard
Richardduv said:
Hi, I have not not posted here before, but have been reading this with interest. In 1972 I bought from John Britten Sportscars, who used to be TVR dealers in Hertfordshire, a 1968 Tuscan V8 SE reg no LFV 615F. The car was Aubergine with gold centred minilites. I owned the car for about two years and used it as my daily transport and have always remembered it as a great car, with very fond memories. I part-exchanged the car with Gerry Marshall, who apart from his motor racing, part owned a sportscar showroom in North London called Marshall Wingfield. I have checked on the DVLA site and that reg. number is probably not still on the car as it shows as no records available. I have often wondered what happened to it and if anyone here has seen or heard of it since then I would be really interested to hear. Many thanks Richard
Richard - do you have any photos also do you remember the chassis number. Rob
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