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Just seen this crop up in my facebook feed from the classic and sports car page https://www.facebook.com/candscmagazine and apparently a very rare model from 1973 is being restored in Germany. A little bit of clicking around led me to this http://anarchadia.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/vintage-thing-no59-tvr-sm-or-zante.html
Just thought I would share!
Just thought I would share!
Just seen this crop up in my facebook feed from the classic and sports car page https://www.facebook.com/candscmagazine and apparently a very rare model from 1973 is being restored in Germany. A little bit of clicking around led me to this http://anarchadia.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/vintage-t...
Just thought I would share!
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Just thought I would share!
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V8 GRF said:
Designed by the same man...... no rearward vision on that I believe bit too extreme rear-end toned down for the Eclat/Elite/Excel.
Not quite David. I believe it was actually designed by Harris Mann who, because he was moonlighting from British Leyland, was never credited publically with it. He then designed the Austin Princess and the TR7, in case one couldn't tell! Oliver Winterbottom designed the Elite/Éclat/Excel and then the Tasmin.Gerry Sagerman ran the Zante in the States and hated it, no rear vision and too gutless with the Triumph 2500 engine, while TVR didn't want to go back to a V8, although I have also read that it suffered from "structural problems".
Oliver.
but still kept and cherished no idea why!!!oliverb205 said:
Not quite David. I believe it was actually designed by Harris Mann who, because he was moonlighting from British Leyland, was never credited publically with it. He then designed the Austin Princess and the TR7, in case one couldn't tell! Oliver Winterbottom designed the Elite/Éclat/Excel and then the Tasmin.
Gerry Sagerman ran the Zante in the States and hated it, no rear vision and too gutless with the Triumph 2500 engine, while TVR didn't want to go back to a V8, although I have also read that it suffered from "structural problems".
Oliver.
Ah, that's right TR7 designer I knew a door wedge shape was involved somewhere. Gerry Sagerman ran the Zante in the States and hated it, no rear vision and too gutless with the Triumph 2500 engine, while TVR didn't want to go back to a V8, although I have also read that it suffered from "structural problems".
Oliver.
Slow M said:
That's interesting. That was most definitely here in the UK so the stories about it going to Germany were either incorrect or it had been sold back to the UK.Be interesting to know who's bought it.
There's a call to get more information on the German TVR Car Club Site:
http://wp.tvrcarclub.de/nach-new-york-london-nun-h...
http://wp.tvrcarclub.de/nach-new-york-london-nun-h...
Edited by EvoOlli on Thursday 7th November 10:45
A restoration was 'started' by a TVRCC Committee member in the 90's, though the ownership of the car was never completely clear, it was perhaps 'on loan' from the factory. On researching parts the main issue was the windscreen, in that it wasn't an off the shelf item, various screens could have been made to fit, but that would have involved hacking the body about, and getting 'new' screens was beyond the pockets of the 'restorer'. The project also stalled because of ill health of the TVRCC member. The car then seemed to disappear for a bit, though I'm sure that there are those in the know.......
DavidY said:
A restoration was 'started' by a TVRCC Committee member in the 90's, though the ownership of the car was never completely clear, it was perhaps 'on loan' from the factory. On researching parts the main issue was the windscreen, in that it wasn't an off the shelf item, various screens could have been made to fit, but that would have involved hacking the body about, and getting 'new' screens was beyond the pockets of the 'restorer'. The project also stalled because of ill health of the TVRCC member. The car then seemed to disappear for a bit, though I'm sure that there are those in the know.......
It was becoming a backdrop for images on the German TVRCC web page. It's as though it had taken up residence, at the venue for their annual(?) gathering.
Best,
B.
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