Sagaris convertible
Sagaris convertible
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McAndy

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15,705 posts

200 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Good afternoon. I've just been browsing around in flickr and found somephotos of a Sagaris convertible (one displayed from richebets' profile). Does anybody have information on this such as when, why, how and whether or not the drivetrain is still standard Sag? Thanks. Andy


TVR Sagaris 'drop top' Goodwood tag11 by richebets, on Flickr

Mattt

16,664 posts

241 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Sagmora - IIRC it's one of Plasticman's creations.


McAndy

Original Poster:

15,705 posts

200 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Of course! Now you've said it I can see the Tamora in the cabin 'cut' and roof fold.

I haven't shown this to The Whiff yet. She loves:
  • Sagarises (Sagarii?)
  • Ginger cars
  • Convertibles
I fear if she sees this I'll wake up one morning with only one kidney and eBay listing notifications!

pggroves

92 posts

238 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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If TVR Power started making these I'd buy one tomorrow.
Love the Tamora front and side but not the rear. Had a griff for 10 years and still love the shape, but now got a T 350 and really miss not having a folding roof.
Real opportunity missed by the Factory in my opinion.

RedSpike66

2,342 posts

235 months

Monday 6th June 2011
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This is actually a Tamora iirc, with front and rear Sag-ends grafted on. Big feature in Sprint magazine about a year ago.

Edited by RedSpike66 on Monday 6th June 13:50


Edited by RedSpike66 on Monday 6th June 13:51

nrick

1,866 posts

186 months

Monday 6th June 2011
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I am sure it was running sag length wishbones and several other mods.

RedSpike66

2,342 posts

235 months

Monday 6th June 2011
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Probably.

clive f

7,259 posts

256 months

Monday 6th June 2011
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I am pretty sure that Raceproved have terry grants one for sale, again one of plasticmans creations.

I didn`t rate it very highly TBH when I first saw it last year, but to be fair it was still kitted out as a stunt car, it has since been converted back as a very nice road car, and very smart it is too.

m3coupe

1,124 posts

227 months

Monday 6th June 2011
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I've spoken to David, (plasticman) about a conversion.

The one in your picture is in fact a Tamora with the front and rear of a Sagaris grafted on. There's a few mods that can be done to your existing chassis to get the right proportions and fit or you can buy a Sagaris chassis and have it built using that. You'll need a few Sag/T350 parts in it as well for completion.

I'm looking at getting a Tuscan converted as I prefer the Targa look but at the moment have other thing's to spend my money on. The prices are extremely good in my opinion and since i'm looking at my next TVR as a keeper, i'm not bothered about any resale values. From everything i've read, David's workmanship is second to none.

clive f

7,259 posts

256 months

Monday 6th June 2011
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I believe terry grant`s car was a tuscan conversion.

m3coupe

1,124 posts

227 months

Monday 6th June 2011
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clive f said:
I believe terry grant`s car was a tuscan conversion.
You believe correct! I think there is 2 Tamora conversions and 1 Tuscan conversion with another in the process of being constructed!