Tuscan V6 in France for sale
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I also remember what I think was this car on David Gerald's web site a few years ago. The colour, wooden dash and chrome wires help it to stand out. I think it had a 666 reg at the time. I thought it was very sensibly priced back then but can't remember the exact figure. It sold quickly then re appeared some months later in France at a significantly higher price.
Chris
Chris
Mr Tiger said:
I think it had a 666 reg at the time.
Chris
DAO 666K was it's number at the time.Chris
I owned it briefly in 1975/76. It was metallic mid blue with a silver roof then with TVR finned alloys rather than the wire wheels. I sold it to a guy from Barrow who was intending to hillclimb it.
Next time I heard of it was when DG's were advertising it about five years ago. It had been treated to a makeover including full respray in a paler blue, Wilton and wood interior and the wire wheels (did it gain triple Webers? - can't remember) I believe somebody very local to DG (Inkberrow ?)owned it for quite a long time before it moved on to France.
Chassis number 99 out of 101 ever made.
It was parked in a tiny pub in an out-of-the-way part of the Lake District (Lorton) one Saturday evening when a load of lads came into the bar and enquired "Who's TVR is it?" Fearing it had self-combusted or someone had run into it, I quickly owned up. Turned out they were all from the factory on a day out and they had helped to build it! Good craic with these guys. Apparently they were developing the Bigland chassis at the time and they thought mine was one of the first fitted - or a prototype of it. It is so long ago now that I can't confirm it 100% but the Bigland topic was definitely mentioned - I should check the Filby books to see if the dates fit.
Many memories of that car - some were happy ones too! Ground clearance (lack of) was a nuisance on the many hump-backed bridges around the Lakes and I'm convinced the quickest way to stop the thing was to throw the doors open to act as air brakes! Previous owner had fitted BF Goodrich tyres which seemed to be made of a particularly durable form of mahogany - it certainly got your attention in the wet.
Good luck to it's new owner - fingers crossed that it comes back this side of the Channel.
Clem
Edited by tuscan30 on Friday 15th August 20:10
tuscan30 said:
Mr Tiger said:
I think it had a 666 reg at the time.
Chris
DAO 666K was it's number at the time.Chris
I owned it briefly in 1975/76. It was metallic mid blue with a silver roof then with TVR finned alloys rather than the wire wheels. I sold it to a guy from Barrow who was intending to hillclimb it.
Next time I heard of it was when DG's were advertising it about five years ago. It had been treated to a makeover including full respray in a paler blue, Wilton and wood interior and the wire wheels (did it gain triple Webers? - can't remember) I believe somebody very local to DG (Inkberrow ?)owned it for quite a long time before it moved on to France.
Chassis number 99 out of 101 ever made.
It was parked in a tiny pub in an out-of-the-way part of the Lake District (Lorton) one Saturday evening when a load of lads came into the bar and enquired "Who's TVR is it?" Fearing it had self-combusted or someone had run into it, I quickly owned up. Turned out they were all from the factory on a day out and they had helped to build it! Good craic with these guys. Apparently they were developing the Bigland chassis at the time and they thought mine was one of the first fitted - or a prototype of it. It is so long ago now that I can't confirm it 100% but the Bigland topic was definitely mentioned - I should check the Filby books to see if the dates fit.
Many memories of that car - some were happy ones too! Ground clearance (lack of) was a nuisance on the many hump-backed bridges around the Lakes and I'm convinced the quickest way to stop the thing was to throw the doors open to act as air brakes! Previous owner had fitted BF Goodrich tyres which seemed to be made of a particularly durable form of mahogany - it certainly got your attention in the wet.
Good luck to it's new owner - fingers crossed that it comes back this side of the Channel.
Clem
Edited by tuscan30 on Friday 15th August 20:10
I agree, very interesting. Thanks from me too for sharing. Do you have any pics of that lovely car you could post please?
It's strange tough, often a year or so goes by without any of these cropping up for sale, then in the last couple of months two Tuscans and a 2500 turn up for sale in France. Maybe it's got something to do with the reg. Dark forces at work?
Chris
It's strange tough, often a year or so goes by without any of these cropping up for sale, then in the last couple of months two Tuscans and a 2500 turn up for sale in France. Maybe it's got something to do with the reg. Dark forces at work?
Chris
Edited by Mr Tiger on Saturday 16th August 17:57
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