TVR Vixen S2 1969 WFD 400H

[1969tuscan]

[1969tuscan]

. Omg David another project hope it doesn’t take five years to Finnish this one

[1969tuscan]

[1969tuscan]

[limjamrace]

Sure i nearly bought one of those models once..

Must be loads of enthusiasts doing work on their Vixens at present..
How about posting yours on this page for me to get a feel good factor over..

Stumbled on a chap who seems to have a beautiful metalic Grantura that he competes within HSCC but i cannot find it now..
Has all sorts of other TVR`s in his stable also..

[1969tuscan]

[1969tuscan]

[1969tuscan]

[1969tuscan]

[limjamrace]

Those front discs look larger than standard (?)

[limjamrace]

I think going back to early days of my youth i came across adverts or pictures of a TVR Vixen / Tuscan in Orange and wowed at the marque ..
So when i saw WFD parked near Brentwood Station ,Essex i just had to have it even though i had purchased the Mason Stiletto..




This was after i sold all the parts off and the body / chassis was awaiting to be transported to its new owner..
That was the second time after 25 years that i had re purchased and then had to sell again..Due again to my sons and i Karting activities this time

Edited by limjamrace on Saturday 18th April 22:16

[1969tuscan]

Wouldn’t like to say about discs being standard or not they we’re on car when I bought it , think you’re right about this post doesn’t seem much interest anymore , used to get a few comments, thought
With this lockdown people would be watching sites more ,? Unless there to busy in there own garages

[limjamrace]

Hopefully they will be posted their efforts on here soon then Keith

[lfsv8]

Mr Williams, I find my interest in pre-80s TVRs growing all the time especially for Vixens which, like myself, seem to age more rapidly than we might have hoped but that may explain increased curiosity perhaps?

As a school boy in the 1960s I was always interested in sports cars, for which certain images become lodged in one's mind, such as: a S3 Lotus 7 in BRG with swept wings, yellow nosecone and polished alloy body tub; a fhc Lotus Elan in white; a fhc/roadster MGA in Iris Blue; an MGB roadster in bright red, or a 4-wheeler Morgan in bright Canary Yellow. As for TVRs, a Vixen in this shade of orange always seems to be the correct archetype.

I assume it was/is a solid colour, presumably an ICI paint code; was it sometimes (if unofficially) known as Vixen Racing Orange?
As you can tell, I'm now going 'cabin crazy' along with most of the rest of the country/world (though still 'a good problem' to have when one considers the alarming alternative), so would find it interesting to learn the factually correct details about the splendid colour of your TVR, if you are able to oblige please?

However, I must also add apologies for such apparent 'nerdiness'...
Cheers,
Roger S.

[lfsv8]

Oops, just found "respray in marigold orange" on page 4 from February 2017... evidence that senility is catching-up quickly.
Further apologies,
Roger S.

[1969tuscan]

Hi roger good to hear from you and your experiences , I owned a s2 Tuscan in the late 70s and always regretted parting with it , so when wfd400h came available I jumped at it , it has been a 5 year labour of love with ups and downs along the way ,

[limjamrace]

Been searching for pictures of another matter and came across these..
Anybody's?
Its a S3 Vixen..
Picture taken by me when i was spectating at Longleat during a Davrian event..

[limjamrace]

[limjamrace]

[limjamrace]

Please excuse the quality..
Here is another..I think this is Geoff Stanley's Vixen S2..
I remembered because i was competing also at Loton Park that weekend with HGH Imp .