TVR Vixen S2 1969 WFD 400H

[limjamrace]

Posted it this morning..

Do hope it has good footage for you. I have just realised that it was shot nearly forty years ago with a risky cine camera i bought from someone i knew..
Been such a long time since i last saw it on my late father`s projector ..My how things have changed now..
Vaguely i remember it was mostly if not all pictured in Brentwood, Essex where i lived temporary in shared accommodation..
Mixture of the Vixen ,Mason Stiletto Special Saloon and my beautiful Irish Setter..

Hope that you know of a good conversion dealer as i have had no good feelings around here and the cost was high..
How fortunate people are now today with phone cameras and such like to be able to record their events in such quality..
Our MSA Kart races since 2000 to 2009 have only still photographs to show for our success..
The reason i sold WFD was to help finance the continued success such was the amount of money i was throwing at the obsession..Even so no money to spare for a digital camera back then in the early days of the devices.

[1969tuscan]

Hi David , yes
It’s a different world out there now with all the technology not always for the best I’m afraid , I had an old Kodak camera that was my mother’s and it still had an old black and white film in but I managed to get it developed into some not perfect Picts but good enough, hope I can do same with your film, there is some clever people out there ,can’t wait to get it ,would be great to see the old girl as she was, regards Keith

[1969tuscan]

Eight track player/ eight track converter to tape cassettes/ cassette to iPhone or ipad player , wfd400H has best of all worlds

[1969tuscan]

[1969tuscan]

[1969tuscan]

[limjamrace]

Too much weight added in my theme of a sports car..lol
Noticed the electric aerial (?) in the same position..
I used to wow people with that going up and down..

[1969tuscan]

High David not electric , when I got car every hole in car had been glassed in so just put arial were other
Vixens had It ,seems to be the
Standard place , I take it you mean weight by the v6 engine as everything else’ is the same as you had it , maybe if it hadn’t of been fitted already i would of Gone for the x flow engine , by the way I got the cassette tape , what size tape is it so I can tell whoever’s changing it to dvd , thanks again I will let you know when it’s done

[limjamrace]

Damn don't know the size of it..
Will the converter not know

[1969tuscan]

No problem they will probably know 🤙

[limjamrace]

Is it done yet ? ..lol

[1969tuscan]

film being converted to dvd , takes 2weeks , one thing if it’s to old to process they refund cost payed up front , so keeping fingers crossed it’s still ok , do you remember how much footage of wfd400H is on it ?,

[limjamrace]

No i was thinking of asking if it was possible to edit the WFD bits if there are lots

[1969tuscan]

Just getting all of tape put on dvd , have ordered two dvds so if it turns out ok will post one to you 👍👍

[limjamrace]

Thank you so much

[1969tuscan]

Hi David dvd on its way to you you might get it before Xmas if you’re lucky but Xmas post and all? It isn’t that longer tape for what they charge but worth it to see wfd400H how it was back when . Some
Good footage of doggie and I take it that’s you working on imp? Plus the lotus elan hope it brings back good memories, regards Keith

[limjamrace]

Thank goodness it has turned out well and i am pleased you are happy with the footage..
Many thanks for the copy coming my way..
I will treasure its content!

[limjamrace]

Will you be posting it on here ?
Reckon it will be a hoot for members to see how we used to work from our back gardens or on the street in our activities back in the old days..

[1969tuscan]

Hi David wouldn't know how to post it on piston heads off a dvd although I would like to , so if you can do it , please do after you receive it ,

[limjamrace]

Delighted to post that i received the DVD this morning.

Sorry that it turns out of mostly my beautiful Irish Setter that i had for 14 years before she had to be put to sleep in 1998 due to being paralised..

Anyhow lots of footage of her posing inside WFD..Pity the picture quality isn`t better to show more detail..
Wish i had taken some of the engine dept to compare with what is installed now..
1600 crossflow was lost in the V8 sized space..

Note the VW Variant tow vehicle for the Mason Stiletto..I had forgotten all about that splendid vehicle ,even though the engine expired on the M2 on the way back from Lydden Hill race circuit during 1980.
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The shared accommodation was cleaned up later by me and decorated outside to the delight of the landlord..Looks awful in the film..
Stiletto was moved to another location in Burnham on Crouch after an add in Motoring news brought forward the guy with the Elan Sprint..At the time we were both envious of each others TVR and Lotus..
As it turned our team was ceased by me due to him being a nob hence the cars were returned to opposite Brentwood Station which is the backdrop of the film..

What more can i say other than well done on WFD to its magnificent condition today..

Tried to get some connection on the DVD to copy to my picture gallery and thereon forward to this site but no success yet..
Others have forwarded cine film footage to fb sites so it must be possible..

Anyone on reading this on here know how ?