White FHC on the flea

[Solitude]

Just FYI

I like em in white

Pity its not an 8

[Mr Tank]

Gav

Have you got a ref num as I can't find it!

Andy

[MARKS6900]

120993224724 white 280fhc, there's also 190732603207 white 350 conv this is listed in the wrong place.

[Mr Tank]

Hi Mark

Thanks for the info!
Found it and the white conv.
In fact both of them are in the wrong place one in classic cars and the other in miscellaneous cars when they should be in the TVR section!
I had a look at the conv clip on y-tube and to my surprise found this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idMc5-kBLjg&fea...

Takes me back a couple of years to the NEC show! I hope this years will be as good!

Andy

Edited by Mr Tank on Monday 1st October 13:59

[MARKS6900]

There's another one on car and classic .co.uk red 280 auto with 400se style dash.

[hallsie]

MARKS6900 said:

There's another one on car and classic .co.uk red 280 auto with 400se style dash.

American spec too!!

Stu

[Mr Tank]

Hi

Yes that a nice car, but in fact its a series 3 not 2 and its not American spec its the last spec the factory did for the UK market they built 10 then production of the 280i stoped!
The confusion arises from the factory using bits left over from American cars (They had stopped building for the US by then) The Body was a moulded one like the 400/450 series cars and it had rubber inserts to the bumpers (Smaller than the Amercain cars)
The dash is not a 400SE dash its a early SEAC dash, well you might think that but when I took the dash out of the Rose's car (The first series 3 car) the dash had written on it "for US market" and this is confirmed in the Bible and her car is the last entry made in the bible history line!

So was the early SEAC dash actualy made for the US market and then put on to the SEAC?

Series 3 280i dash!



SEAC dash



The first 4 or 5 SEAC's in fact had a standard 350i style dash then they went to the above and the last few then went to the 400/450 5 clock style dash!

Unless somebody knows different!

Andy

Edited by Mr Tank on Monday 1st October 13:57

[Mr Tank]

Hi

For those who are not certain about a Series 3 against a Yank 280i I have attached a page from one of the many TVR books!



I hope that helps those who are intersted!

Andy

[Mr Tank]

Hi

I have been looking at the pics and just realised the red car for sale has a plain bonnet like the car in the book!
Whilist Roses car and the yellow car below have vents in the bonnet!



Strange!

Andy

Edited by Mr Tank on Monday 1st October 15:19

[Flares&Chestwig]

Im missing Comadis...come back all is forgiven

[mrzigazaga]

poor old comedyardis was banned..I thought he was well funny.....

[grahamw48]

Oy, I have copyright on 'Comedyardis' !

[grahamw48]

Here's another one, but this WAS a US export model....from when Wedg1e was visiting my place in his Esprit, with the then owner. (My red 390 and also my 280i FHC in the background).

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[Wedg1e]

grahamw48 said:

Here's another one, but this WAS a US export model....from when Wedg1e was visiting my place in his Esprit, with the then owner. (My red 390 and also my 280i FHC in the background).

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Yep, seem to recall it was ordered by a woman serving in the US Forces in Germany but why it was RHD is a mystery. Ste sold it to a local guy about 3 years ago but to this day I've never seen the car around.
As I recall it had square sill tubes like a 400SE but was an earlier car than my '87 390SE. Its dash was the later style with the large centre panel but flat rather than angled towards the driver (per Andy's pics above). It also had the Mk 3 Granada stubby column switchgear.

Edited by Wedg1e on Tuesday 2nd October 00:28

[grahamw48]

If the dash was flat Ian, that would suggest it was similar to those shown above then.