TVR Taimar
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Pete102

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2,349 posts

208 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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Had a quick chat with a cream/red Taimar owner tonight at a petrol station in hull. What an absolutely stunning car. I think I'm in love.

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

181 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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I've been married a long time already..............(albeit to a 3000S)

Englishman

2,250 posts

232 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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Ex lover, long gone, hopefully now with someone that appreciated her more than I did!


GTRene

20,747 posts

246 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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I thought hey...thats one I've seen for sale in Holland, but its not that car, its a M and LHD :-)

http://www.autoscout24.nl/Details.aspx?id=21933557...

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

181 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Hi Rene, the one in Holland is for sale a long time now(also on the Club site), makes you wonder, sorted car by the looks of it, good price...
(sorry to go of topic a bit)

btw: were you at the Continental ?

at OP, there is a green Taimar for sale (needs some attention)

GTRene

20,747 posts

246 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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bluezeeland said:
Hi Rene, the one in Holland is for sale a long time now(also on the Club site), makes you wonder, sorted car by the looks of it, good price...
(sorry to go of topic a bit)

btw: were you at the Continental ?
Indeed, don't know why, maybe its because you can buy "cheap" Chimaera and or a Griffith (RHD) for that money and then you have a V8...
or maybe a Tamora for that money.

or maybe older models are more of interest like the Vixen range or Grantura's?
or the fans already have a TVR and other people not so fast interested in TVR or don't even know them?

fact is they are massive underrated me thinks, you can get a lot of pure TVR car for not that much if you want.

No, sadly I was not on the Continental, Í have to go out more... ;-)

I was there in 1999 I believe, this year I was thinking about it but not got the power to step in my car and go...

Just found the book with pictures of that day, I wanted to orientate in TVR more and not only pictures biggrin

In 2000 I bought my first TVR a Griffith 4.3 BV
I also see now my favorite car from that day, a brown/aubergine? Vixen with some black parts, plate DR-55-...

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

181 months

GTRene

20,747 posts

246 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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nope...same color though and then in LHD.

I scanned that old 1999 picture in for you, its this one (scan is not so good though)





but I guess its better to say do a V8 conversion into a stronger M-chasis
like in the 3000M or Taimar.
but I love the looks of that Vixen.

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

181 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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rene,

Lovely car (not for sale per chance ?, would happily marry her, to stay on topic!!)

Cerberus90

1,553 posts

235 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Looks nice with all the chrome bits painted black.

GTRene

20,747 posts

246 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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bluezeeland said:
rene,

Lovely car (not for sale per chance ?, would happily marry her, to stay on topic!!)
Not actively for sale but who knows when you ask...
here some crappy pictures someone spotted it in a private garage when the door was open...its 11 years later (2010) so its still around but its not used much me thinks.

http://www.autogespot.com/tvr-vixen/2010/06/05

and yes those parts in a sort mat black looks great especially in person when I saw it back in 1999.

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

181 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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GTRene said:
Not actively for sale but who knows when you ask...
here some crappy pictures someone spotted it in a private garage when the door was open...its 11 years later (2010) so its still around but its not used much me thinks.

http://www.autogespot.com/tvr-vixen/2010/06/05

and yes those parts in a sort mat black looks great especially in person when I saw it back in 1999.
If it does come up for sale (any of the two) mail me !

GTRene

20,747 posts

246 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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bluezeeland said:
GTRene said:
Not actively for sale but who knows when you ask...
here some crappy pictures someone spotted it in a private garage when the door was open...its 11 years later (2010) so its still around but its not used much me thinks.

http://www.autogespot.com/tvr-vixen/2010/06/05

and yes those parts in a sort mat black looks great especially in person when I saw it back in 1999.
If it does come up for sale (any of the two) mail me !
its the same biggrin the car in 1999 and later spotted in 2010 by someone is the same car.

Moto

1,282 posts

275 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Is that a vent in the rear wing? If so would this be to reduce cabin pressure?

GTRene

20,747 posts

246 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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no, I've seen some more with that, maybe its a ex US version...it are turn-signal lights, see here a example (have better on my pc but this is from the web)



Some old TVR's like grantura's etc could use indeed some cabin pressure release system, maybe that's why most Vixen's have those flabby roof openings...not a fan of those soft openings.

Lats week I saw a old TVR with lovely helicopter? air vent in the rear window which help for release air.
some racers drill a lot holes in the window but then when it rains or washing the car water pours in, those helicopter things could be a point to look at.

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

181 months

Sunday 2nd September 2012
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GTRene said:
its the same biggrin the car in 1999 and later spotted in 2010 by someone is the same car.


There you have it, the moment i see shapely bodywork.......

Seriously, i'm shopping for a LHD Vixen, preferably a project, so if you know the owner

To get back on topic thoo, this for the OP:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C322933