how many V8 cars are left ?

[honourablepickle]

just out of interest
how many v8 cars are left on the road ?
there were 400 odd made so perhaps 200 ?
does any one actually know ?

reb

[DarkMatter]

honourablepickle said:

just out of interest how many v8 cars are left on the road ? there were 400 odd made so perhaps 200 ? does any one actually know ? reb

I don't know how many are left - but I've got one!
Only another 399 to account for now

[V8Smith]

There was someone that looked into this and came up with a figure around 200 left. Dont know how he came to that figure but was a mixture of TVR/DVLA info I believe. I would be interested to know if anyone can shed some light.

Mike

[Mrs BlueCerbera]

Well there are 57 V8S's listed on the PH 'fleet' pages (although some of those are obvious duplicates).

Anyone ever thought of starting an 'S' register similar to the one that Graham does for the Cerbera ?

www.tvr-cerbera.com

[Pies]

IIRC it was 177 registered at DVLA

[veg]

177...........B****r. I'm still after my old one and scan the classifieds regularly. Looks like I have a 50:50 chance it's still alive.

Does anyone remember that link to the DVLA that can tell you the last date of change of ownership?

[Mrs BlueCerbera]

There's this one on the RAC site.

www.rac.co.uk/web/carbuying/vehicle_data_search

>> Edited by Mrs BlueCerbera on Tuesday 4th October 18:29

[Pies]

Mrs BlueCerbera said:

Well there are 57 V8S's listed on the PH 'fleet' pages (although some of those are obvious duplicates). Anyone ever thought of starting an 'S' register similar to the one that Graham does for the Cerbera ? www.tvr-cerbera.com

I think Chuggaboom has alot of the details already

Veg what was your old reg

[veg]

Mica blue cream interior reg J2 NWS, last seen on e-bay!

[Pies]

veg said:

177...........B****r. I'm still after my old one and scan the classifieds regularly. Looks like I have a 50:50 chance it's still alive. Does anyone remember that link to the DVLA that can tell you the last date of change of ownership?

According to the teg check TVR listed yours as a 290s so its not been counted in the 177

[Mrs BlueCerbera]

Pies said:

veg said: 177...........B****r. I'm still after my old one and scan the classifieds regularly. Looks like I have a 50:50 chance it's still alive. Does anyone remember that link to the DVLA that can tell you the last date of change of ownership? According to the teg check TVR listed yours as a 290s so its not been counted in the 177

Mine too

[veg]

Many thanks. She was a beauty too just like mrsbluecerbera but blue

[V8Smith]

Thats the problem, some of the V8S cars are down on the V5 form as 290s, I recommend you write to the DVLA, as I did, send the V5 back to them and tell them its not a 290s ots a V8S, AFAIK they have this info on file as so many have sent their V5 back, that it comes back no worries listed as a V8S. Worth doing for you guys with the 290s registration, also stops any confusion if you ever have to sell it, there will always be people that think it odd it says 290s and may be a write off converted......?

IMHO

Mike

[DarkMatter]

Mrs BlueCerbera said:

Pies said: veg said: 177...........B****r. I'm still after my old one and scan the classifieds regularly. Looks like I have a 50:50 chance it's still alive. Does anyone remember that link to the DVLA that can tell you the last date of change of ownership? According to the teg check TVR listed yours as a 290s so its not been counted in the 177 Mine too

And mine

[HarryW]

Would be intersting to find the total out though, I'd bet there are at least 250 up and running still.
Might be worth someone dropping a letter to Sprint to bring the 290 V5 issue to the fore and then do a recount of the DVLA in a years time.

Harry

[keithyboy]

Im also a proud owner of a V8290S!

[piper]

My V8S log book says 290 as well.

[V8Smith]

Send them all off then..........! Its the only way to get more accurate figures!

[HarryW]

Mine says S V8

H

[burblev8]

Damn it! Should have told the insurance company that the log book says 290...