Clear picture of Grantura MK1 dashboard.

[cantus]

Who can help me providing me a good picture of a Grantura MK1 dashboard.
It is totally different than the MK2 . The early Mk1 dashboard had a removable bubble on it. (see pic)
I have to know where and how the gauges were positioned.




greet
William

Edited by cantus on Thursday 3rd February 18:15

[luckycarter]

Hi William,
Anything like this, this is from a MK1

[thegamekeeper]

In reality, there is no such thing as a Grantura Mk1, only a TVR Grantura. Trevor never knew there would be a Mk2 when he made the originals. As with all TVR,s including the Sagaris the cars evolved car to car so there was not really "an original Mk1 dashboard layout". I have had a few early Granturas and have seen almost as many dashboard layouts on these cars. I have certainly never seen the dashboard layout above on an unmolested car. The very early cars has a rounded glove box but soon they evolved to have a dash which was similar to the layout used in Mk2,s and early Mk3,s. There are plenty of pics in various books of early dash layouts, have a look in Success Against the Odds and TVR the Early Years. Some of the early road tests had diagramtic drawings of the layout and the TVR Grantura Owners Manual has clear drawings. If I was clever enough I would scan some pics in but I,m not so you,ll have to look in the books

[luckycarter]

I think Steve is right, apart from the very early cars, virtually every Mk1 ive seen or have seen pic's of have a different dash, mostly home made looking.

[cantus]

this is the one I mean !

[Grantura MKI]

What a great looking facia! Many thanks for posting the picture.

[DavidY]

One car I went to see about 10 years ago was 980LTB, my Grantura I (12KMA) was in lego form!! anyway 980LTB as follows:-









Have a bunch more images if anyone is interested

davidy

[cantus]

Grantura MKI said:

What a great looking facia! Many thanks for posting the picture.

Hahaha...
Hallo David , welcome on PH.

Do you still got the FS engine in your car ?

greet
William

[cantus]

DavidY said:

Have a bunch more images if anyone is interested

davidy

Oh yes !!! As many as you can please. Especially detail pictures.

[DavidY]

William

I have been on PH a long time!!! I don't have any TVRs at present, I should have kept 12KMA, but I know that I would have done nothing to it for the past 10 years, so it is probably better that it went to someone who was going to use it.

I will post more Grantura Mk1 images later today

davidy

[thegamekeeper]

Hi David, what are you doing in Switzerland? have they finally caught up with you and extradited?
William, I think that dash looks like someone customised it, not sure of its function other than to obstruct forward visiblity and personally dont like it. ps like the steering wheel

Edited by thegamekeeper on Thursday 10th February 12:33

Edited by thegamekeeper on Thursday 10th February 12:35

[DavidY]

My Grantura I (12KMA) had the bump too, no decent pictures but you can see it here:-

[DavidY]

More of 980LTB

[DavidY]

And more...

[DavidY]

Steve, sorry the Switzerland thing went over my head!!

davidy

[thegamekeeper]

Dont worry about it, it will probably hit David Zumstein instead

[Grantura MKI]

My Grandparents where from Switzerland. The pictures of white car 7/F/146 was sold by D/G in 2001. The last keeper was Mr. Roy J. The picture of the granny with the correct steering wheel and dash is mine...7/FS/114. Hope to have the blower motor fitted this year, as the lump is full built-up but no time to fit...too many other projects.

[DavidY]

I took the pictures of 980LTB in Aug 2000, the car was for sale at the time, but the owner very kindly let me take some photos to help with my restoration.

davidy