Need Mk 2a paperwork ooer

[big steve]

Might have a use for a Grantura Mk 2a logbook. have located a restoration project without anything checkable on the cheap.

[pistolar]

I THOUGHT NO PAPERWORK MEANS, DONT BUY IT!!

[Terminator]

pistolar said: I THOUGHT NO PAPERWORK MEANS, DONT BUY IT!!

I thought no paperwork meant don't broadcast the fact publicly!

[tvrgaas]

With the DVLA and hence MOT getting stronger it might be good to have something checkable on the car.
Engine Number or chassis number.

However the DVLA are now easier with old plates, especially if you have a club registar on your side.
As a 2a I guess it must have had a pre suffix plate - which may have been transfered, but you maybe able to reserect it. However if you find the old cardboard log book then talk to Mervyn. He could also help you get an age related plate. However if you find the V5 then you're okay.

Brother had a 2a years ago - I think it went abroad!

>> Edited by tvrgaas on Thursday 12th June 14:19

[big steve]

Well, looking at the prices these cars fetch, take DG's usual offerings, "Bag of rusty parts, no engine, needs new chassis, doors missing £4000". What a joke!! These cars are getting very very expensive now and for what? I would not pay £10000 for a running 2a grantura. It seems to be beyond its real worth. However, I have found one for CHEAP, it is not stolen but suffers from having its chassis replaced with a later model, rather like another topic here. The current V5 shows a Mk 4 car. It is 99% ok apart from this slipup. Back when it was done about 20 years ago, this was of no consequence, now however it reflects the car as a fraud, which is one reason it is cheap. It also has an MGA TC engine in it which is totally wrong. What the deal is here, if you wanted to buy that car with the correct V5, with a wrong engine, you would be looking at about 10x the price. Now we are talking eh? I imagine a lot of these 2a documents are accounted for, however sombody may have a total basket case for sale for a decent price. Not £4000 for what amounts to a pile of bits.

[tvrgaas]

big steve said: The current V5 shows a Mk 4 car. ... It also has an MGA TC engine in it which is totally wrong.

Terminator said: I thought no paperwork meant don't broadcast the fact publicly!

So you have a V5 so you can (eventually) MOT, Tax and DRIVE it - so what's the problem?

Many Grantura's now have strange engines, esp if the original fit was a Climax. MGA was originally fitted to many, so the TC (cam?) upgrade is nice. Remember they were kit cars!

The value is always what someone is prepared to pay.

Have you sat in a Grantura, they have very small doors!