Early cars

[drivingfroggy]

My Tuscan was first registered on May 8th 2000. Is anyone driving an earlier one? OK so mine has had a stload spent on it over the years, but it's going well these days and should have a good future. ( my dodgy driving skills aside). Would be interesting to see how many early ones are left alive.

Phill.

[Basil Brush]

I´ve seen pics of a couple on here on V plates in various threads. Not sure when deliveries actually started? Mine is July ´00.

[blueg33]

Mine is November 00. 47k miles rebuilt at 45k ish. Its on its 3rd clutch, second dash display, second pair of lambdas, second pair of front shocks, new alarm key fobs and all the minor stuff on top.

Think it must have been an ok spec too although not a red rose it has 330 mm brakes, full hide, aircon, hydratrack, reflex paint. I wish I had the original spec sheet.

[so called]

I had an early 2000 Tuscan but unfortunately my driving skills led to its death.
Although I believe (and hope) it was sold as a repairable.

[Whitey]

I got mine on 6 June 2000( or was it the 8th, must check, mot due soon!), I'm sure they were delivering cars in early may, maybe early april. I think I drove the demo car at my dealers around february, there might be some info/pictures on the tuscan-owners yahoo group from around then.

[Whitey]

actually looking at the yahoo group, it seems people were getting cars in early March 2000.

[nrick]

Can't get on to the Yahoo group, what am I doing wrong?

[nrick]

Ignore that, sorted

[NCE 61]

Dealer demo cars were delivered in early February 2000, first customer cars were delivered in late February early March .I was up at the factory in mid March & the production lines were full of them.

[Green Fly]

Just checked, April 1st. Wish I had`nt looked. It has been very reliable.

[Speed eight]

March 22nd 2000.

Speed eight.

[so called]

so called said:

I had an early 2000 Tuscan but unfortunately my driving skills led to its death.
Although I believe (and hope) it was sold as a repairable.

I think this was a March car.

[drivingfroggy]

Speed eight said:

March 22nd 2000.

Speed eight.

You have the prize for the earliest one on here so far.

[dvs_dave]

Speed eight said:

March 22nd 2000.

Speed eight.

Wasn't yours one of the first motorshow/press cars cars? aI seem to remember from your various build threads it's got a painted engine bay which only the show cars had.

[Speed eight]

That is right.
It is painted inside the engine bay.
I am told, but I do not know for sure, that it is the minty green Tuscan on the postcard size pro-mo fact sheet/sales blurb that TVR put out. Of which I have a copy.

The minty green paint has no relationship to the paint code on the TVR boot plate. And no, it has not been re-sprayed at any time. I did once see one other minty green MK1 somewhere, but that is the only other one that I have seen and it was newer than mine. So maybe my car is the one on the TVR post card.

If anyone knows the code for minty green, then PLEASE let me know it.
Thank you.

Speed eight.

[darren ord]

hi,
tuscan speed six on 15th march 2000

[smithy3340]

Oct 2000 for me, no major problems apart from running out of electricity one night in Melton Mowbray

[robbri]

my car 13/1/2000 must be one of the first ones.

[Speed eight]

Just been "futsing" around with my Tuscan and on the front chassis cross member is a welded plate with this on it............ 6-9-9 1999 what does that mean?

Regards.
Speed eight

[ddgriff]

Delivery date was 27th April 2000 Tucanne green from Team Central I've had it 8yrs now 29k no rebuild but just had new clutch. Looks great show stopper where ever it goes best car I've had.