TVR Vixen S2 1969 WFD 400H

TVR Vixen S2 1969 WFD 400H

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limjamrace

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854 posts

151 months

Saturday 3rd July 2021
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It must be my imagination but WFD looks like it is enjoying being inspected by that couple.

1969tuscan

650 posts

104 months

Wednesday 11th August 2021
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1969tuscan

650 posts

104 months

Wednesday 11th August 2021
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1969tuscan

650 posts

104 months

Wednesday 11th August 2021
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1969tuscan

650 posts

104 months

Wednesday 11th August 2021
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. Been to quite a few car shows wfd400H always attracts a lot of attention especially with the bonnet open to show off the v6 engine some more shows coming. Up , hope your well David

Granturadriver

574 posts

260 months

Wednesday 11th August 2021
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Car looks great with bonnet up or down! But sure it is not the beach girl? smile

1969tuscan

650 posts

104 months

Thursday 12th August 2021
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Ha Ha, could be , Mia Farra from Charlie’s Angeles you must be old enough to remember the tv program

Edited by 1969tuscan on Thursday 12th August 08:48

limjamrace

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854 posts

151 months

Sunday 15th August 2021
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I remember Charlie`s angels.

Fawral Fawcett Major ,Cheryl Ladd and the lass who you mentioned (?).
Something like that,but don`t know what the connection is..

Seem to have lost contact with a couple of TVR historic facebook sites..Have you come across anymore?

Some great TVR Vixen videos on YouTube..Amazed that one car still had a toughened screen that smashed as he was competing.
He never realised that he had one thinking it was a laminated..

Historic Motor racing has been super so far this year..

Silverstone Auctions had a decreped Tuscan ,but famous campaigned one go for £35000+..Ex Modsports championship winning TVR.

TwinKam

2,937 posts

94 months

Sunday 15th August 2021
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You're forgetting the classy ones; Jaclyn Smith & Kate Jackson... and it was Farrah Fawcett, not Mia Farrow!

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 15th August 2021
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limjamrace said:


I remember Charlie`s angels.

Fawral Fawcett Major ,Cheryl Ladd and the lass who you mentioned (?).
Something like that,but don`t know what the connection is..

Seem to have lost contact with a couple of TVR historic facebook sites..Have you come across anymore?

Some great TVR Vixen videos on YouTube..Amazed that one car still had a toughened screen that smashed as he was competing.
He never realised that he had one thinking it was a laminated..

Historic Motor racing has been super so far this year..

Silverstone Auctions had a decreped Tuscan ,but famous campaigned one go for £35000+..Ex Modsports championship winning TVR.
The decreped car has been the subject of a high end total mechanical rebuild with an engine pushing close to 280 bhp I would guess,

limjamrace

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854 posts

151 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Yes,i read all about it also..Bit of a discussion about the appearance of its bodywork that is decrepit though..
It has a super race history and was rebuilt mechanically as you say .No doubt that the cost of that work totalled somewhere near
the achieved price at today`s hourly rate..
I am not a great fan of historic competition cars being of show presentation ,as they were never like that in period,but i would not
pay £35000 + for that stretched of the imagination "patina"..If i actually had £35000+ anyways !!!

It would be nice to have the new owner on here giving an invitation of details of it`s future and the Specification of the "280 bhp "
V6 Essex engine !!

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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David,
Nothing unusual about 280 bhp Essex race engines these days. Can be achieved on a single carb. My race engine is close to 300 bhp on cast heads with correct six pack.

A good race Essex - nothing special…will be north of £15K so I suspect the rebuild will have been all of 35k

I am a fan of race cars of all eras being in show condition. Goes to show we’re all different beer

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 17th August 09:28

limjamrace

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854 posts

151 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Glad to see that this site is picking up again in discussion..

How about having some contributions from other Vixen owners on the road or projects in hand.

limjamrace

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854 posts

151 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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TVRMs said:
David,
Nothing unusual about 280 bhp Essex race engines these days. Can be achieved on a single carb. My race engine is close to 300 bhp on cast heads with correct six pack.

A good race Essex - nothing special…will be north of £15K so I suspect the rebuild will have been all of 35k

I am a fan of race cars of all eras being in show condition. Goes to show we’re all different beer

Edited by TVRMs on Tuesday 17th August 09:28
Be nicely interesting to see you TVR in pictures and it`s story.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Maybe catch up at ties and spies?

1969tuscan

650 posts

104 months

Sunday 22nd August 2021
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TwinKam said:
You're forgetting the classy ones; Jaclyn Smith & Kate Jackson... and it was Farrah Fawcett, not Mia Farrow!
Yes twin cam your right it was Farrah fawcett I must be going senile in my old age , at least it showes Peaple are still watching this

TwinKam

2,937 posts

94 months

Sunday 22nd August 2021
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Oh I've loved this thread Keith, read the first page again, then see 'where' your car is now...
The sheer joy of seeing a car saved, the contributions from its previous owner, the pictorial record of its restoration, the highs and lows and your ultimate success... this is PH at its absolute best... you'd never get this on Fakebook, and even if you could, you'd then never find it again! Which is why we must support these forum sites and keep them going...
Rik

1969tuscan

650 posts

104 months

Monday 23rd August 2021
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Thanks rick good to know these pages were of interest to people over the years it took to bring wfd400H back to life , the enjoyment I am getting now from the car makes it all worthwhile ,

limjamrace

Original Poster:

854 posts

151 months

Tuesday 24th August 2021
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TwinKam said:
Oh I've loved this thread Keith, read the first page again, then see 'where' your car is now...
The sheer joy of seeing a car saved, the contributions from its previous owner, the pictorial record of its restoration, the highs and lows and your ultimate success... this is PH at its absolute best... you'd never get this on Fakebook, and even if you could, you'd then never find it again! Which is why we must support these forum sites and keep them going...
Rik
Yes,i must be getting senile too as i have just twigged what Farah Fawsett Major had to do with this ..The sun screen picture across the front windscreen !
I have had a few flashbacks of my brief WFD ownership recently,like when the nearside trunnion broke as i was coming to a halt a a junction one evening.It felt like the engine had dropped out of the chassis.
The previous day i had been doing a fast corner at around 70 mph from Hutton to Billericay..Nice of WFD to break later and not before.

1969tuscan

650 posts

104 months

Tuesday 14th September 2021
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. A nice long drive out through country lanes and another car show with wfd400H in with some excellent comments from the public , with other TVRs from teeside branch of the owners club