38,000 mile S - last owner for 25 years

[andy43]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-F-TVR-280S-2-9-Inje... 38,338 miles with full service history, 1 Owner since 1991, £4995.

[glenrobbo]

andy43 said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-F-TVR-280S-2-9-Inje... 38,338 miles with full service history, 1 Owner since 1991, £4995.

Very interesting.
I wonder who the one owner since 1991 was?

And what seats are those?

[moffspeed]

glenrobbo said:

Very interesting.
I wonder who the one owner since 1991 was?

And what seats are those?

Very clever interactive seats is what they are - red with headrests on the external shots but black? Corbeaus with harness slots on the interior shots...

[glenrobbo]

Yep, flipping colour morph seats Must've been a TVR factory trial installation that has been a secret until now!

[greymrj]

Well worth the money, look at those front indicators!
In fairness a nice looking car with good panel fit, shame front of bonnet has been used as a nudge bar. Odd mirror on drivers door, not the nicest but probably does serve as a mirror, unlike the original.
Good to see some recent work well documented.
No details on chassis condition, which is crucial info.

[Le TVR]

Still got the original Alpine door speakers!

However "Slight paintwork defects on front edge of bonnet" looks more like significant stress cracking due to some kind of impact?

[TurboTony]

Looks like an S1.5 to me.

[Kitchski]

TurboTony said:

Looks like an S1.5 to me.

It's an S1 in every respect other than the engine. Does that qualify?

Never understand why people harp on about how much they've spent on it though. My Chimaera had a bills for thousands for work I, or many other garages could have done for 1/3 the cost. It means nothing. Pictures of the chassis and more than one side of the car would work better. At least it's got decent mirrors!

Best of luck to him though, looks tidy enough apart from the damage at the front, which is a bit of a shame.

[steve j]

greymrj said:

Well worth the money, look at those front indicators!
In fairness a nice looking car with good panel fit, shame front of bonnet has been used as a nudge bar. Odd mirror on drivers door, not the nicest but probably does serve as a mirror, unlike the original.
Good to see some recent work well documented.
No details on chassis condition, which is crucial info.

Yes a good looking car, but the mirror on the drivers door is original, electric too, here they are on my S2, I believe they were Wedge mirrors. Mine are different now after a crow destroyed one and I could`nt get a replacement.