TVR Tuscan 2S in Cascade Copper
Discussion
I remember going to the Motorshow and seeing one of these when they first came out. I was at the time on my second TVR, a very early 4.2 Cerbie in aquamarine (horrible colour on reflection). I think we even got chatting to Peter Wheeler.
I thought the Tuscan was amazing - proper rocket ship as someone said but ended up going for a Cerbie 4.5, which I swear was slower than my early 4.2
I don't share the enthusiasm for the nail-varnish colours of the late 90s, but I think this was a good purchase, respect, Dude!!. Very timeless, even nearly 20 years later.
One day I hope to have another Cerbie. It'd need to have the original headlamps, and the original 4.5 17" wheels, not the spider wheels. And for me, LHD - which I don't think exists
I thought the Tuscan was amazing - proper rocket ship as someone said but ended up going for a Cerbie 4.5, which I swear was slower than my early 4.2
I don't share the enthusiasm for the nail-varnish colours of the late 90s, but I think this was a good purchase, respect, Dude!!. Very timeless, even nearly 20 years later.
One day I hope to have another Cerbie. It'd need to have the original headlamps, and the original 4.5 17" wheels, not the spider wheels. And for me, LHD - which I don't think exists
sr.guiri said:
I remember going to the Motorshow and seeing one of these when they first came out. I was at the time on my second TVR, a very early 4.2 Cerbie in aquamarine (horrible colour on reflection). I think we even got chatting to Peter Wheeler.
I thought the Tuscan was amazing - proper rocket ship as someone said but ended up going for a Cerbie 4.5, which I swear was slower than my early 4.2
I don't share the enthusiasm for the nail-varnish colours of the late 90s, but I think this was a good purchase, respect, Dude!!. Very timeless, even nearly 20 years later.
One day I hope to have another Cerbie. It'd need to have the original headlamps, and the original 4.5 17" wheels, not the spider wheels. And for me, LHD - which I don't think exists
Agreed on the original headlamps and RL7s, the best combination for the car in my view. Cerbs just seem to sit too tall on the spiders. Agreed also on the 4.5 to 4.2; my chianti starmist 4.2 was seriously quick, much sharper than my old 4.5.I thought the Tuscan was amazing - proper rocket ship as someone said but ended up going for a Cerbie 4.5, which I swear was slower than my early 4.2
I don't share the enthusiasm for the nail-varnish colours of the late 90s, but I think this was a good purchase, respect, Dude!!. Very timeless, even nearly 20 years later.
One day I hope to have another Cerbie. It'd need to have the original headlamps, and the original 4.5 17" wheels, not the spider wheels. And for me, LHD - which I don't think exists
robsco said:
To those who spotted the road in Hong Kong, good call! The car spent a few years there but is now back home where it belongs. First impressions are excellent. There's a real composure and surefootedness to it that is missing in early Tuscans. Although it still gets a little wayward over bumpy roads, it's much more adjustable than a MK1 Tuscan and doesn't hit the bump stops aggressively, and due to the slower rack and improved suspension, is no longer immediately heading in a different direction. Fit and finish is same old TVR really so there's some work to do there.
As usual some areas of the design are utter genius, but others frustrating. The knurled aluminium wheel in the centre console twists left to open the passenger door and to the right for the driver, it's beautifully damped and makes such a mundane task a joy - which is what made TVR great. On the contrary, the periscope style digital dash is nigh on impossible to read with the roof off, so none of the vital temperatures or speed can be seen unless you've got the roof fitted. D'oh!
The close ratio 'box is excellent and keeps the old sixer howling, and the noise is just utterly ridiculous. I've got it on fully sleeved cans and decats at the minute and it's actually a bit much. I'll probably de-sleeve the standard cans and progress from there. The paint is just staggering. No amount of photographs could ever do it justice, it's spectacular and I can see exactly why it was a £3500 option.
Have you played with the ABC buttons to adjust the brightness of the display? I can see mine fine roof off...As usual some areas of the design are utter genius, but others frustrating. The knurled aluminium wheel in the centre console twists left to open the passenger door and to the right for the driver, it's beautifully damped and makes such a mundane task a joy - which is what made TVR great. On the contrary, the periscope style digital dash is nigh on impossible to read with the roof off, so none of the vital temperatures or speed can be seen unless you've got the roof fitted. D'oh!
The close ratio 'box is excellent and keeps the old sixer howling, and the noise is just utterly ridiculous. I've got it on fully sleeved cans and decats at the minute and it's actually a bit much. I'll probably de-sleeve the standard cans and progress from there. The paint is just staggering. No amount of photographs could ever do it justice, it's spectacular and I can see exactly why it was a £3500 option.
As you probably know, a set of nitrons transforms things all over again.
macky17 said:
robsco said:
To those who spotted the road in Hong Kong, good call! The car spent a few years there but is now back home where it belongs. First impressions are excellent. There's a real composure and surefootedness to it that is missing in early Tuscans. Although it still gets a little wayward over bumpy roads, it's much more adjustable than a MK1 Tuscan and doesn't hit the bump stops aggressively, and due to the slower rack and improved suspension, is no longer immediately heading in a different direction. Fit and finish is same old TVR really so there's some work to do there.
As usual some areas of the design are utter genius, but others frustrating. The knurled aluminium wheel in the centre console twists left to open the passenger door and to the right for the driver, it's beautifully damped and makes such a mundane task a joy - which is what made TVR great. On the contrary, the periscope style digital dash is nigh on impossible to read with the roof off, so none of the vital temperatures or speed can be seen unless you've got the roof fitted. D'oh!
The close ratio 'box is excellent and keeps the old sixer howling, and the noise is just utterly ridiculous. I've got it on fully sleeved cans and decats at the minute and it's actually a bit much. I'll probably de-sleeve the standard cans and progress from there. The paint is just staggering. No amount of photographs could ever do it justice, it's spectacular and I can see exactly why it was a £3500 option.
Have you played with the ABC buttons to adjust the brightness of the display? I can see mine fine roof off...As usual some areas of the design are utter genius, but others frustrating. The knurled aluminium wheel in the centre console twists left to open the passenger door and to the right for the driver, it's beautifully damped and makes such a mundane task a joy - which is what made TVR great. On the contrary, the periscope style digital dash is nigh on impossible to read with the roof off, so none of the vital temperatures or speed can be seen unless you've got the roof fitted. D'oh!
The close ratio 'box is excellent and keeps the old sixer howling, and the noise is just utterly ridiculous. I've got it on fully sleeved cans and decats at the minute and it's actually a bit much. I'll probably de-sleeve the standard cans and progress from there. The paint is just staggering. No amount of photographs could ever do it justice, it's spectacular and I can see exactly why it was a £3500 option.
As you probably know, a set of nitrons transforms things all over again.
Flip paint looks tacky on pretty much every car. Except for TVRs where it looks AMAZING. I think the smooth lines and resulting angles really suit flip paint. The different tones work to highlight the curves.
Ford have a flip orange option on the Falcon and one of their SUVs and it's bloody terrible. The cars have jarring angles between different panels so it just looks like a mismatched paint job. Like the boot lid will be orange but the bumper will have a reddish hue.
Ford have a flip orange option on the Falcon and one of their SUVs and it's bloody terrible. The cars have jarring angles between different panels so it just looks like a mismatched paint job. Like the boot lid will be orange but the bumper will have a reddish hue.
robsco said:
Hi Tref! Still awaiting collection... We agreed a front end paint as part of the deal as there were a few stone chips, some webs in the gel coat and the splitter had been caught at some stage. Needless to say getting the paint right is proving a nightmare! I'm hoping to collect on Saturday.
The T350 went last October - she took us to Monaco and back without a glitch. Still miss the car; the one thing that led me to change was that it just felt slightly lacking in grunt after coming from Cerbs. The 3.6 is arguably a sweeter engine than the 4 litre but it just wasn't quite quick enough.
How's the McLaren?
Big problem with these colours, they might look pretty but paint can cost upto £500 ltr and full respray only if the job is to be done 100% right.The T350 went last October - she took us to Monaco and back without a glitch. Still miss the car; the one thing that led me to change was that it just felt slightly lacking in grunt after coming from Cerbs. The 3.6 is arguably a sweeter engine than the 4 litre but it just wasn't quite quick enough.
How's the McLaren?
Spent a little time organising a couple of small improvements to the Tuscan this week. The rear badge had some paint flaking off and had begun to become a little furry around the edges. Sanded back, repainted fully in black and then picked out the lettering and edging with wet and dry before clear lacquering the finished badge. It's not perfect but much better than it was and as TVR are charging over £100 for badges, I figured a much better solution!
The wheel centres had also faded to virtually all grey and needed freshening up. Four wheel centres later from TVR Parts and refitted and to me at least, there's a massive difference.
The wheel centres had also faded to virtually all grey and needed freshening up. Four wheel centres later from TVR Parts and refitted and to me at least, there's a massive difference.
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