Chassis number Grantura MK1
Discussion
Hi all,
I own a Grantura MK1 in serious need of restoration and I am trying to find out the car's history. More important though is the chassinumber which starts with F/FS.
When you look at the chassisnumbers with the Ford eniges and Shorrocks, most of them should start with 7/FS if I'm right? On the TVR Grantura Register website you can see only my car and the car of Mr. Peter Fausten both start with the F/ FS chassisnumber, so how come?
Is there anyone who is able to shed some light on this case, because I am very curious why only two cars so far have different chassisnumber compared to others.
I was hoping the Early Years of Peter Filby would mentin something about it, which isn't the case. I would really appreciate your help.
Many thanks,
Michiel.
I own a Grantura MK1 in serious need of restoration and I am trying to find out the car's history. More important though is the chassinumber which starts with F/FS.
When you look at the chassisnumbers with the Ford eniges and Shorrocks, most of them should start with 7/FS if I'm right? On the TVR Grantura Register website you can see only my car and the car of Mr. Peter Fausten both start with the F/ FS chassisnumber, so how come?
Is there anyone who is able to shed some light on this case, because I am very curious why only two cars so far have different chassisnumber compared to others.
I was hoping the Early Years of Peter Filby would mentin something about it, which isn't the case. I would really appreciate your help.
Many thanks,
Michiel.
Dear all, many thanks for the replies, I will post some photos tomorrow. Gamekeeper, I am trying to trace the history of the Grantura just because I would like to know why the German based Grantura of Peter Fausten and mine are different in chassisnumbers compared to the others.
Steve, I indeed owned the Saiga moulds and chassis and am well aware of the history. Reason I bought them was that I didn't want to see them destroided, although a Saiga doesn't have a real TVR history. I sold them here in Holland to Wim van Steijn in the end because I didn't had the space to keep them.
Steve, I indeed owned the Saiga moulds and chassis and am well aware of the history. Reason I bought them was that I didn't want to see them destroided, although a Saiga doesn't have a real TVR history. I sold them here in Holland to Wim van Steijn in the end because I didn't had the space to keep them.
Edited by Kisjes on Thursday 24th January 21:38
Grantura MKI said:
FYI, F is for a 1172 Ford lump. FS is for a 1172 Ford lump fitted with a Shorrock C74B supercharger. It is possible to have two vehicles with the same chassis numbers, but different C, CS, F, FS between the 7/??/123 for example.
Hi D. My chassisnumber is F/FS 118 while Peter's MK1 is wearing F/FS 119, and both numbers are different compared to other MK1's. So either both are the result of a heavy weekend which could make them rare 'monday morning specials' or there is any particulair reason for it. As I don't like things to remain a mystery, I can only hope someone is able to give me / us some true history overview.
Edited by Kisjes on Thursday 24th January 21:32
By the way Steve referring to you comment below, it is not my intention to imply these cars (assuming you mean the Grantura) are rare, as they simply are with only 100 made. I assume it's reasonable to think my Grantura wasn't build inside the factory, as most of the RH build MK1's were sold as kits, the ones made for export were the ones being build in the factory as you probably know with your expertise.
It would be nice to trace the history, the chassisnumber(s) of both 'sister cars' and I am starting the restoration later this year, the Shorrock is at least found in Belgium by the way.
It would be nice to trace the history, the chassisnumber(s) of both 'sister cars' and I am starting the restoration later this year, the Shorrock is at least found in Belgium by the way.
thegamekeeper said:
It is quite possible and very likely that somebody at the factory misread the paperwork as an "F" and stamped the plate.
Is the point of the question to try to imply these cars are special and rare? You could conversely argue that if the chassis number does not start with the normal factory sequence 7/**/*** they are not genuine factory built cars, sometimes you need to be careful what you wish for.
I also notice from OP,s profile he has TVR Saiga body moulds and chassis,s. Putting SEM in brackets doesn,t make them TVR,s. They were made by ex TVR employees in a seperate venture when they no longer worked for TVR. Trevor used to make replica GRP cannons for outside peoples villas when he retired to Menorca. They were not TVR cannons and he was the ultimate TVR ex employee.
Is the point of the question to try to imply these cars are special and rare? You could conversely argue that if the chassis number does not start with the normal factory sequence 7/**/*** they are not genuine factory built cars, sometimes you need to be careful what you wish for.
I also notice from OP,s profile he has TVR Saiga body moulds and chassis,s. Putting SEM in brackets doesn,t make them TVR,s. They were made by ex TVR employees in a seperate venture when they no longer worked for TVR. Trevor used to make replica GRP cannons for outside peoples villas when he retired to Menorca. They were not TVR cannons and he was the ultimate TVR ex employee.
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