Tuscan V8 SE Spec US cars

[Andrew Gray]

luckycarter said:

No quarter lights Andrew, one piece glass

Cheers Richard should have looked at the other picture it seem as the numbers get later on the MAL cars that features start to get deleted.
I presume as the factory had phased out the model for the UK they did not want to make batches of certain things just for the export cars.
Andrew

[Andrew Gray]

luckycarter said:

There you go, no q/light :-)

Wow Thanks Richard
When we where going through Jims LW022 i think from memory his doors had these as well i presumed they where after market however they looked OE this picture confirms that they must have experimented with fitting them
What would we do without the internet
A

Edited by Andrew Gray on Saturday 8th October 21:37

[Andrew Gray]

Moto said:

Much of the talk around Tuscan V8 SE cars seems to be about quarter lights. Is the general view that cars look better with them or without them? Just interested as purely from asthetics, I think quarter lights look nicer.

Moto

Yes i agree Steve the Quarter lights do look better and so does the later Vixen Tuscan Vented bonnet however on the no quarter light windows it was more than no quarter lights it was chrome on brass window frames as well to give a more upmarket feel to the car as the selling price was rather steep in comparison to a 2500 vixen or a V6 Tuscan
A

[Andrew Gray]

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?

Edited by TVRMs on Tuesday 22 November 14:42

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 Australia
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

[Andrew Gray]

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

[Andrew Gray]

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?
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.

Thats where the issue seems to be with the MAL non wide bodied cars Neil the records are sketchy hence why Guy did his research and wrote his paper.
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

[Andrew Gray]

vicankim said:

MAL013 sold for A$96,600
(Also Taimar prototype sold for A$26,450)

Price includes buyers premium; 25 % ! At A$0.6=£1.00 it is still a very strong indication of the market for these cars.

So £58 000 in our beer tokens
Andrew

[Andrew Gray]

vicankim said:

Andrew
Correct; even though you saw through my senior moment error. It should £0.60= A$1.00

Regards
Steve

I did Steve but unlike some who would pick holes in a Colander whats the point in saying anything you where good enough to check the selling price 20% buyers premium Ouch .
I would be amazed if that was a dealers bid hopefully we will at least see it appear on the Forums somewhere enjoying itself out being trashed and enjoyed as they love that
Andrew

[Andrew Gray]

the_stone said:

I recently became the new owner of the 1968 Tuscan V8 SE / MAL 002.

The car has been in a hall for 38 years, the previous owner planned to convert it into a racing car. The Tuscan needs a rebuild, fortunately it is complete, even the interior and dashboard are still there. The frame is in very good condition, one of the owners has changed from bonded to bolt. The frame has been completely repaired and powder coated.

The car came to Germany in the early 80s and has had 2 owners since then, I am the third. Does anyone know anything about the car's past? Of course I'm interested in everything from the 60s and 70s.

Compared to the Griffith 200/400 with 278 hp, this car has 306 hp. A 289 HiPo is installed, possibly in a Shelby version, since the performance speaks for it and the intake manifold is made of aluminum and a Holley 4150 was used. The regular HiPo had cast headers and Autolite carburetors.


Attached is a newspaper article from 1983 about the car and some photos from then and now.

Best Regards
Michael

Great to see this car in good hands
Of all the MAL cars it’s the only one I have seen with most of the features of the earlier SE chassis cars.
Most of the MAL chassis cars mostly where Vixen Tuscan V6 spec cars with a V8 fitted and some fitted in the US and one at least with an auto box.

Work will commence soon on our Tuscan Conversion to SE Spec following a colour change and a lot of fiberglass work.
New Tuscan V8 bonnet and frame etc.