I used to own 1600M DBV 37 W - anyone own it now?

[suffolk009]

I had this car - 1980, 1600m, DBV 37 W, chassis number 4916FM - through most of the eighties. I saw it for sale, I think, last year and narrowly missed re-purchasing it. Obviously I regret that. It has an interesting history, having been Chris Meeks race car for a season or two (it was yellow then, now Red with a black stripe) then registered for the road.

Love to hear from the guy who now owns it, even if it's non for sale.

Thanks, Tim

[urraco62]

Hi,

I found this pics in my archives, this must be this car...



Good luck in your search...

[suffolk009]

Hi, that's the car. Isn't she a beauty!

Don't suppose you still have the guys contact details do you?

Tim

[Cerberus90]

Here's one of the adverts I'd seen it in.

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I'm sure I saw the picture repeated elsewhere in other adverts too, just looking to see if I can find any.

[Ron McC]

Hi,

According to the DVLA website, the date of liability was the 1st July 2009. Vehicle status:- Unlicensed.

Cheers

Ron McC

[DavidY]

I test drove the car in the late nineties (probably around 1998) with a view to buying it to Hillclimb/Sprint, it wasn't in very good shape then (very tatty, needed some TLC). The engine was definitely trick as you needed to give it a lot of beans to really get going. It felt considerably slower than my then modified Taimar, which surprised me a bit, as I expected the difference in bhp to be made up with the weight difference. I passed on it and left it for someone else to purchase.

(The fact that I'd been driven in a Griff 500 there, probably didn't help with the speed realisation!)

davidy

[Terminator]

Isn't that the car which Chris Alford won 21 out of 22 Prodsport races, and then sold to Chris Meek?

[DavidY]

No, a second 'lightweight' racing car was built for Chris Meek. How lightweight I don't really know, as when I drove the car, the fibreglass seemed pretty stock.

davidy

[suffolk009]

I'm still looking - if you know of it's whereabouts.

Strange how Christmas makes us missed our loved ones!

Tim

[Moto]

Tim,

I owned a 1600M (NVX795P - met blue with silver band) for 6 years in the 80's - 90's. It wasn't yours but I can understand the hankering you have. I always thought that if I saw mine for sale that I would snap her up. Since selling it I've owned a 3000S (turbo), Chim, Griff LE and if I could just own one of these, it would be the 1600M. I recently purchased a Vixen S3 which is undergoing a full re-trim. Should be on the road in a few weeks and I constantly wonder how it will compare?

Moto

[suffolk009]

Moto,

Bizarelly, I did own a light metallic-blue with cream stripe 1600m. It had a webasto sunroof and cream/magnolia vinyl interior. I owned it for only a few weeks before returning it to David Gerald - the back axle fell off its mountings. I don't recall the number plate of that car, I never had time to bond with it like the DBV car. I would have had the car (from faded-memory)in 1986 or 87.

I kick myself for not getting the car when it was for sale recently. But I just didn't have the money. Same old story....

Tim

[Moto]

Tim,

Hopefully you weren't doing 70mph when it went. I seem to remember that Adrian Venn changed the diff montings on mine as they were a weak point particularly if the engine had been modified. Let us know if you find your old car.

Moto

[suffolk009]

Just wanted to bump this up to the top again.

New Year, new hankering after the old girl. You know how it is.

Any advice gratefully appreciated.

Thanks, Tim

[suffolk009]

Another bump. Just in case.

I have space in my garage....