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the advert doesn't say much other than a new roof and a bit of a wiring fault.. £4k seems way cheap ! ..please tell me the outriggers are solid ? 
Hi and yes the outriggers and chassis are fine,being an ex wedge owner thats the first question i asked!
Seller also has various other exotica!
And to be honest in his words "rather let somebody grab a bargain than mess around with it myself been in the garage two years"
therefore i'm so glad I was the first guy to ring him,he is a nice chap a doctor infact and he's had numerous offers again today over and above the asking price but as he told me i'm a man of my word and the cars yours Rob.
F*****G YIPEE
Seller also has various other exotica!
And to be honest in his words "rather let somebody grab a bargain than mess around with it myself been in the garage two years"
therefore i'm so glad I was the first guy to ring him,he is a nice chap a doctor infact and he's had numerous offers again today over and above the asking price but as he told me i'm a man of my word and the cars yours Rob.
F*****G YIPEE
Hi All,
Well perhaps you can all tell me what colour it is?
Unfortunatley the car is 300 odd miles away from where I live,therefore I was forced to purchase unseen!(if I had'nt it would certainly have gone within the hour!) shock horror yes I know,the owner(ex owner now!)is knowledgable regarding the marque and has been very honest with the problems,and at that price with the tvr plate I think anyone would agree its a good price and I had to do it!!
Specialist car transportation has been arranged fully insured (awesome price!)and delivery is arranged for next week,I am so exited !! so's the wife!
The (ex)owner had 3 calls yesterday after he had agreed the sale to me on Wed evening offering him much more than his asking price and i'm so lucky he's a genuine guy and refused to let me be guzzumped!
My cheque for full amount is being banked right about now.
HPI report shows no probs and he is the fourth owner owning for 6 yrs.
Scrapping?Breaking? gimme a break here guys this is my dream car,i'm a qualified toolmaker/mech eng by trade and i guarantee that whatever this baby needs she will get.
Great forum by the way and no doubt many of you will be relied upon for valued opinions and advice.
Steve Heath 2nd edition bible on order from tvr club.
Regards to all,will report further when I have taken delivery.
Rob
Well perhaps you can all tell me what colour it is?
Unfortunatley the car is 300 odd miles away from where I live,therefore I was forced to purchase unseen!(if I had'nt it would certainly have gone within the hour!) shock horror yes I know,the owner(ex owner now!)is knowledgable regarding the marque and has been very honest with the problems,and at that price with the tvr plate I think anyone would agree its a good price and I had to do it!!
Specialist car transportation has been arranged fully insured (awesome price!)and delivery is arranged for next week,I am so exited !! so's the wife!
The (ex)owner had 3 calls yesterday after he had agreed the sale to me on Wed evening offering him much more than his asking price and i'm so lucky he's a genuine guy and refused to let me be guzzumped!
My cheque for full amount is being banked right about now.
HPI report shows no probs and he is the fourth owner owning for 6 yrs.
Scrapping?Breaking? gimme a break here guys this is my dream car,i'm a qualified toolmaker/mech eng by trade and i guarantee that whatever this baby needs she will get.
Great forum by the way and no doubt many of you will be relied upon for valued opinions and advice.
Steve Heath 2nd edition bible on order from tvr club.
Regards to all,will report further when I have taken delivery.
Rob
Rob, Well done, I rang twice and texted this guy to say - yes Please!
What other exotica is he letting go for half price then?
Lovely colour - Starmist Green. I had one before the Tuscan, and I miss the V8.
If you need the roof re-making then take it to AJ trimming, I had a thread on here a while back, but heres the chaps details. You could pack the targa panel, and rear screen off to him. Its easy to fit. I think it was £300. Trimmed in green mohair. It looked nice!
Mr. andy Stenning
Princes Road
BOURNE END,
Bucks,
SL8 5HZ.
Tel: 01628 530257 Fax: 01628 530257
Mobile: 07778 478 761
Email: info@risby.co.uk
I am sure your gremlins in the leccys will be through not being used. The prop sensor on mine went squiffy hence the speedo packing up! Give it a good clean, and wind it down a bit.
while your in restoration mode, the carpets are a satisfying job, £250 for the trimmed stuff.
Found the thread.
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=137569
Anyhow... well done!!!
Justin
Thanks very much mate,great info there,will not know exactly whats needed until I take delivery ,but will certainly use your info provided.
Pic you have shown was from Autotrader!!?? how much was she up for on that site?
Other exotica was a stunning M3 think that has gone also now but it was mint and went for 20k plus!
Thanks again
Rob
Thanks very much mate,great info there,will not know exactly whats needed until I take delivery ,but will certainly use your info provided.
Pic you have shown was from Autotrader!!?? how much was she up for on that site?
Other exotica was a stunning M3 think that has gone also now but it was mint and went for 20k plus!
Thanks again
Rob
It was up for £4000. I was so excited this morning. I thought I was the "early bird"... 
It looks like the headlamps might have corrosion on the reflective lens, as they look a little dark. fingers crossed its dirty lens and poor light. I broke one once, and its a fairly stright forward job to do.
Bosch Part Number:
Part No. 1305 604 027
It is a truck part a SCANIA AT58
While the grille is out I changed the clear indicators on the front, I changed the "fried egg" type side repeaters to clear ones.
Part Number: FV817224
£30.55 for the pair delivered from:
Marcus Glenn
MILITARY VEHICLES, SPARES AND EQUIPMENT
Hope House
Hundreds Lane
Little Sutton
Near Spalding
Lincs
PE12 9AJ
Telephone: +44 (0)1406 364753
Fax: +44 (0)1406 364745
www.marcusglenn.com
Apparently TVR have been in contact with them to supply too.
I think I saw some on ebay too.
THIS WAS MINE - Brian Jones owns it now
www.racecarlivery.co.uk/tvr2.jpg
I loved that car - I borrowed a gold plating machine from a mate who is a jeweller, and gold plated the TVR badge myself.
I thought I would be a little cruel linking this, as you have to wait.
www.racecarlivery.co.uk/Grumble.wmv (1.8Mb)
Take care.. Mines back next week
>> Edited by justinbaker on Friday 2nd December 10:23
It looks like the headlamps might have corrosion on the reflective lens, as they look a little dark. fingers crossed its dirty lens and poor light. I broke one once, and its a fairly stright forward job to do.
Bosch Part Number:
Part No. 1305 604 027
It is a truck part a SCANIA AT58
While the grille is out I changed the clear indicators on the front, I changed the "fried egg" type side repeaters to clear ones.
Part Number: FV817224
£30.55 for the pair delivered from:
Marcus Glenn
MILITARY VEHICLES, SPARES AND EQUIPMENT
Hope House
Hundreds Lane
Little Sutton
Near Spalding
Lincs
PE12 9AJ
Telephone: +44 (0)1406 364753
Fax: +44 (0)1406 364745
www.marcusglenn.com
Apparently TVR have been in contact with them to supply too.
I think I saw some on ebay too.
THIS WAS MINE - Brian Jones owns it now
www.racecarlivery.co.uk/tvr2.jpg
I loved that car - I borrowed a gold plating machine from a mate who is a jeweller, and gold plated the TVR badge myself.
I thought I would be a little cruel linking this, as you have to wait.
www.racecarlivery.co.uk/Grumble.wmv (1.8Mb)
Take care.. Mines back next week
>> Edited by justinbaker on Friday 2nd December 10:23
justinbaker said:
THIS WAS MINE - Brian Jones owns it now
www.racecarlivery.co.uk/tvr2.jpg
I loved that car - I borrowed a gold plating machine from a mate who is a jeweller, and gold plated the TVR badge myself.
Looks stunning Justin - no wonder you're still sad......!
justinbaker said:
I thought I would be a little cruel linking this, as you have to wait.
www.racecarlivery.co.uk/Grumble.wmv (1.8Mb)
Great vid clip - but why stop it short (as it fades to interior shot)?
Hi Justin,
Being delivered Thurs evening,so quite exited as you can guess!
Also a little worried after reading the post titled "cant get in"
Think this should be something i should know,can you or anyone here please provide the required info by private mail please?
Will post further when i have had chance to go over the car.
Cheers for now.
Being delivered Thurs evening,so quite exited as you can guess!
Also a little worried after reading the post titled "cant get in"
Think this should be something i should know,can you or anyone here please provide the required info by private mail please?
Will post further when i have had chance to go over the car.
Cheers for now.
UPDATE!
Well the car arrived at 11.45 Thurs night on the back of the transporter
Owner had phoned me when it was collected by the transport company to say there was a problem with the gearbox and reverse could not be selected (major concern on my behalf)!
But car was on its way!(paid for with no mention of this problem) Asked him if it had the SD1 or Borg Warner box?
He was trying to find reverse below fifth gear! its an SD1 box he had forgotten where reverse was(next to first!)PHEW!(reversed her of transporter when she arrived no problem)!
Main initial observations at first light today.................
Chassis and outriggers look ok,surface rust evident only (at the moment)!
Headlights are shot need to order new(thanks for part number Justin)
Targa top like new,rear folding section needs replacing(looks like a great white has attacked it)......are these easy to change?
Inevitable stone chips,but not as many as expected.
Some laquer peeling evident on passenger door.
One wheel has been quite badly kerbed!
Speedo does not work (on sellers notes to me he says)"has had a new head unit and a new sensor must be the wiring" any ideas chaps?
Two front tyres needed.
And the cooling issue as stated in the advert,have ordered a new otter switch and thermostat (cool running kit) from Leven after reading a previous thread on here(thanks guys)
Veneer on lower dash section is peeling,main dash is fine,where can i get a replacement section?
He has also listed some minor electrical problems,but all in all so far so good,she is the basis of a very easy restoration job,and with the private tvr related plate,and expensive stereo system with multi changer in the boot i think i have been very lucky!
So a little bit of work to do over the coming months getting her back to her former glory.
No doubt i am going to be a very regular poster here,so in advance thanks very much and any advice is very much appreciated!
Cheers
Rob
Well the car arrived at 11.45 Thurs night on the back of the transporter
Owner had phoned me when it was collected by the transport company to say there was a problem with the gearbox and reverse could not be selected (major concern on my behalf)!
But car was on its way!(paid for with no mention of this problem) Asked him if it had the SD1 or Borg Warner box?
He was trying to find reverse below fifth gear! its an SD1 box he had forgotten where reverse was(next to first!)PHEW!(reversed her of transporter when she arrived no problem)!
Main initial observations at first light today.................
Chassis and outriggers look ok,surface rust evident only (at the moment)!
Headlights are shot need to order new(thanks for part number Justin)
Targa top like new,rear folding section needs replacing(looks like a great white has attacked it)......are these easy to change?
Inevitable stone chips,but not as many as expected.
Some laquer peeling evident on passenger door.
One wheel has been quite badly kerbed!
Speedo does not work (on sellers notes to me he says)"has had a new head unit and a new sensor must be the wiring" any ideas chaps?
Two front tyres needed.
And the cooling issue as stated in the advert,have ordered a new otter switch and thermostat (cool running kit) from Leven after reading a previous thread on here(thanks guys)
Veneer on lower dash section is peeling,main dash is fine,where can i get a replacement section?
He has also listed some minor electrical problems,but all in all so far so good,she is the basis of a very easy restoration job,and with the private tvr related plate,and expensive stereo system with multi changer in the boot i think i have been very lucky!
So a little bit of work to do over the coming months getting her back to her former glory.
No doubt i am going to be a very regular poster here,so in advance thanks very much and any advice is very much appreciated!
Cheers
Rob
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