Anyone own my old Grantura?

[greymrj]

it was advertised at $29.500

[greymrj]

I hope someone can bring my old car back.There will be very few around with that kind of works and competition provenance, and with a Climax engine reunited as well!! Let me know. Very happy to visit new owner and give what information I can.

[greymrj]

Correct, the Climax engine was removed by Norman Barclay and I bought it with a Riley 1.5, uncommissioned, he had put in for sale. He removed the Climax for his next hill climb project. The Riley engine was still in 2 years ago but a Climax had been acquired (I dont know where from). It does not appear to have had ANY road use since leaving the UK and I was not aware it had actually been on the track in America, it certainly doesnt look prepared for racing now and it wasnt with the 1.5 Riley in either.
Not sure where the tax comes from if it is still a UK registered car, not informed on that one.
That quote sound right for a single car but if you are not in a rush there are apparently firms who will hold it until they can fill a container and the costs come down considerably.
Although not road registered, can it be made a runner for loading? I do accept there might be a cost for trailering if the vendor cannot deliver to the shipping agent.

I now have a direct email address for the owner if that is of help. Happy to make an approach on the basis he did actually offer me first refusal (but I couldn't afford it on my pension!). PM me if you want us to cooperate in some way.

[greymrj]

I am not aware of any developments, I presume it sold within the USA but I could be entirely wrong. If nobody knows I might be able to contact the last known USA owner to see what happened.

[greymrj]

That is excellent news, very glad to hear it. Think I can feel a trip over to Denmark coming up!! Will contact.

[greymrj]

Hi Neils, direct email from PH to you is shown as blocked. No other contact shown. Can you access email to me? If not we will find another way! Richard

[greymrj]

Sorry Neils, it is still showing as 'this member does not accept emails'. Are you on Facebook, if so you could message me that way Richard Jarvis.

[greymrj]

Thank you Neils. I am very pleased to say the new owner and I are in contact and sharing information. I am very excited that the car is coming back to Europe and is to be restored, at last. Much more information will follow when the time is right.....!!!

[greymrj]

Just to confirm for anyone still watching this that the chassis plate 7/C/192 has been found on LSN950 the ex Barclay car (NOT Coffee Bean!!!)

[greymrj]

More information for the archives. The number 192 has also been found on the chassis itself. The car also clearly has the sill cut away of the Barclay car to take the Climax side exhaust.
Car is currently in Denmark, largely stripped and restoration started. I have been sent the first pictures.
So an ex works competition lightweight found, identified, and soon to reappear!