420SE for Sale - Wibbleicious

[jagdpanther]

Ive just spotted this on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1986-TVR-420-SE-V8-300BHP-GR...





I think Ive wet myself

[pwd95]

"REGISTERED WITH TVR FACTORY AND OWNERS CLUB AS A SEAC SPEC CAR"

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Sorry seller, Red card from the bullshit police for that one I'm afraid

Nice car mind

Edited by pwd95 on Saturday 23 June 21:41

[900ss]

Why does the engine bay show red areas as if the paints flaked?
Or is that what is normally under the black cover paint?

[dw350i]

Because it was red all over when it left the factory? hence the interior colour/carpets?

[pwd95]

dw350i said:

Because it was red all over when it left the factory? hence the interior colour/carpets?

Nail .......Head........

[pwd95]

On classifieds now

[Wedg1e]

Oh I dunno, £3250 would be about right given the current market for wedges
A 420 SE could just about have been bought on a B plate. It appears to have standard 3.5 injectors (same as most 390SEs in fact). I'd be wanting to know the engine number before I went near it though.

[streaky]

Wedg1e said:

Oh I dunno, £3250 would be about right given the current market for wedges
A 420 SE could just about have been bought on a B plate. It appears to have standard 3.5 injectors (same as most 390SEs in fact). I'd be wanting to know the engine number before I went near it though.

Registered 4 September 1986 according to posted specification (and DVLA), so a "B" plate (older) could be applied. In the photographs the bonnet and body panels show none of the classic signs of a SEAC (which 'spec' the seller claims it to be registered as ... Wyn's comment above noted ). Now, IIRC, TVR announced the 420SEAC Motor Show in October 1986, with the first production car some five months before then, so it could be "SEAC spec" ... whatever that was at the time. The rear under-spoiler appears to be integral with the bumper (again, introduced around the '86 Motor Show?). The bonnet appears to have no vents (I thought all Wedges post early '85 had them ... but there might have been the odd, old one floating around the factory in mid-'86). There doesn't appear to be a lip at the bottom of the air-dam. I too would want to check out the engine number and the VIN - Streaky

Edited by streaky on Sunday 24th June 07:02

[TVR 3X]

streaky said:

The bonnet appears to have no vents (I thought all Wedges post early '85 had them ... but there might have been the odd, old one floating around the factory in mid-'86).

My 390 (October 1985) did not have any bonnet vents.

Russ

[chedder]

Rear spoiler looks like a toyota MR2 mk1 ?

[900ss]

Whats on the floor in that tub by the osr wheel
Is it a drip tray

[Flares&Chestwig]

Been here before havent we ? Previous Ebay posting below - Topic strange one but cheap dated 6th June

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-420SE_W0QQitemZ180127998...

[GRIFFONMARK]

That's not a 420 SEAC. Its way too old, I don't think even the 400's were out then. Looks more like a tarted up 350i. It looks the same as my 1988 350i, even with the same rear spoiler. The spoiler is a Zender item and this is only the 2nd other car I've seen fitted with it. My bonnet, and most other 350i's I've seen, have no vents. Maybe vents were for 390's and 400's?

[Flares&Chestwig]

Just seen the price on classifieds and the plate is extra

Wish I asked more for mine now

[gsx600]

Wonder why current owner only had a couple of weeks then ? also different buyer to seller as well from the 2 ads, strange ?

[combine]

Mileage ?, very little info on history , a very long phone call to find out me thinks .

[Flares&Chestwig]

Not strange really as you wouldnt want to show the purchase in feedback would you. Car is being sold in same town as where the original ebayer purchaser came from - but its a small world as they say

Perhaps I should remove my post on the previous ebay listing.

[pwd95]

[quote=Flares&Chestwig] Just seen the price on classifieds and the plate is extra

Wish I asked more for mine now
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What's next then? Bigger wedge?

[Flares&Chestwig]

Never bought it to keep it long term, but have grown to love and hate it at times and will for sure miss it.

No firm plans but as my next door neighbour but one has a Mica Red 450SE will be reminded of what Im missing out on. Anticpate will be back into Wedge ownership later in year

[Wedg1e]

Hmmm... it was late when I posted, should have looked closer. Yes, it has a S2 390SE front spoiler, couldn't have had that in '86 as they didn't appear till late '87 at the earliest - but we'll allow hm a retrofit: my car's also had a new front spoiler albeit the correct one.
I think that rear bumper and spoiler are separate, or maybe I'm just trying to convince myself that I can see the spoiler brackets.
Also... I wish to bu99ery people would STOP USING ALL CAPS AND A HUGE FONT - it isn't any more likely to make me buy your car