My Cerbera 4.2.

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Hi all.

Since seeing that Clarkson video at the age of 6/7, I've yearned for a TVR, particularly the Cerbera. Well, here she is. My first TVR, and I thought that throwing myself in at the deep end with an AJP8 engined Cerbera would be the best port of call. She's Pearl Blue with Wedgewood Blue leather and Navy Blue wool carpets.

Jobs to do - Glue the bonnet stay back on, glue the speaker covers back on, put the passenger side of the dash back on, glue various bits of carpet back on, investigate non-autodropping driver's window, get some new numberplate screws with caps for pedancy, and enjoy driving it!

ETA - The private plate came with the car, hence the funny spacing at the front. Nothing to do with me!

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mrtwisty said:

Lovely lovely lovely! (you weren't at Rutland Water yesterday were you by any chance? Saw/heard a very similar one to that throbbing past in the carpark. Got a semi)

No mrtwisty, must've been someone else. I have been using it rather a lot though. Making ridiculous excuses to go out somewhere and then rolling back home several hours later is quickly becoming commonplace! Expensive at 15mpg, but completely worth it.

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M5Tom said:

I'm getting ideas again..............Sell M5 buy Cerbera......Sell M5 buy Cerbera.....

Excellent choice!

Buy one! The build quality probably won't be what you're used to, but boy oh boy the engine and soundtrack make up for that! Virtually every passenger has left the car shaking, and that's not even through driving it hard. Its just an all-out attack on the senses, truly wonderful.

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Leigh996tt said:

Awesome Rob! Looking forward to seeing it in the metal one day and absolutely chuffed to bits for you.

You're here for a good time, not a long time!

Not sure about seeing it in the metal Leigh, maybe in the plastic one day though.

I still can't believe she's mine! Seems like the car is happy to remind me of that fact too, as well as the rest of the neighbourhood with 1am spurts of alarm siren!

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Dave, feel free to pop round whenever you wish. I'd like to hear the singing Alfa V6 again! Lee, thanks very much for the kind comments. I do like the colour, yours looks very much like my all time favourite Cerbera colour, Atlantis Halycon?

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A couple more token photos after today's wash and polish:

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Ruskie said:

Absolutely stunning. Won't mistake that when I see it! Or hear it!

Keep an eye out for me Ruskie.

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cerb4.5lee said:

Yes Rob it is Atlantis Halcyon,really liking your recent photos after a wax,looks great.

Hope you have loads of great times in your new motor Rob & cheers for sharing your photos.

Lee

Thanks Lee, much appreciated. Many great times are to be had, I'm sure.

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Ruskie said:

Make sure you put it in neutral and rev it if you see me

With pleasure! I do that anyway when nobody's around.

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OdramaSwimLaden said:

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Looking at this picture it could do with a de-Cat!!

Awful joke! He's the new addition to the family, and seems to have taken quite a shine to the Cerb.

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I got the wheels looking pretty good today. Didn't have the patience to remove them so I just did the best I could and cut my hands to ribbons on the brake discs. Here's the results, using Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner, a sponge and a Meguiar's wheel brush.

Before:





Also attacked the tail pipes with Autosol to bring them back to former glory.

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Leigh996tt said:

Good effort Rob

Aah, Leigh. I finally got some photos of the bonnet crazing today, I'll email you them now. How's the Pork?

ETA - Have I managed to catch an insect in mid flight on that first photo? Master detailer and Richard Attenborough rolled into one!

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Speedracer329 said:

Great way to start your TVR ownership, looking really good Rob.

Thank you. Yours looks great too, I remember its thread. There is something so special about these cars. I'm already forging a rather large and expensive looking list of things I want to do with it though...

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Currently having front end resprayed, and looks like this:



Chosen now as the time to remove the awful private plate that haunted the car when I bought it. Back onto its original R-plate very soon. Opted for a three quarter sized front plate and clear indicators to freshen the front end up a touch. Photos soon.

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Not had chance to get any proper photos yet due to the weather, but it looks so much better now...

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Scotty, I'm 99.9 percent certain the car is running 35 profile tyres. I'll double check tonight when I get home.

In answer to the question about rear seats, they're really just extra luggage space. Children up to 5 should be ok in there, and I have had a 6 footer in the back, albeit only for a couple of minutes. There is more space behind the passenger due to the layout of the dash.

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Scott, I checked the tyres today. I'm running 225/35/18s on the front and 245/35/18s on the rear. I do recall a receipt in the folder from a few years ago about 40 profile tyres though, so you must be able to get hold of them.