Firefox 420 SEAC
Firefox 420 SEAC
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firefox1712

Original Poster:

1,772 posts

284 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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Well folks - I will now after all be selling my Wedge.

I shall be drafting an ad shortly and may put a copy on the classifieds section here. However, a lot of you know the car, and though I didn't attend BBWF 2005 there were many compliments at BBWF 2004.

Whilst it is an SEAC with 'alternative' bodywork - and therefore different from 'standard' SEACs, I am not looking to sell it cheaply as some of you seem happy to do.

Many of you know the car, so if you would like to contact me prior to the ad being placed, (I need to get some new photos done as the existing ones are far too large to upload easily) please feel free to email me.

Hopefully I will come back to Wedge ownership again in the near future, but health reasons dictate I must part company with the last remnants of my collection. Ferrari also for sale.

chin chin!
JJ

cuneus

5,963 posts

271 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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I personally would not put SEAC in the ad

Good luck

dickymint

29,058 posts

287 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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Sad to hear it JJ. You were missed at BBWF2005 hope you make it next year old chap. Good luck and keep in touch with the forum

digga951

490 posts

304 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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I'm really sad to hear that you're selling up JJ. Health comes first as they say - can always buy another car at a later date. Why not come to the Mid Essex meet next month and put an advert in the windscreen? Could generate some interest.

Stay in touch, and just because you may not have a Wedge doesn't mean the meets and get-togethers are out of bounds. The first 3 years of my TVR meets were all done in a 1967 VW Beetle - all I could insure at the time.

Hope to see you SOON!

Dan.

rev-erend

21,619 posts

313 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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JJ - Sorry to hear about the sale but stay in touch..
hope the health improves

tallbloke

10,376 posts

312 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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cuneus said:
I personally would not put SEAC in the ad

Good luck

It is a SEAC. It says so on the V5, and the history of the body change is known. Apart from the body, there are other things which distinguish SEAC cars from other models after all.

Having said that, what you , personally would do if it was you selling the car is obviously your business. I think the last thing JJ needs at the moment is an unnecessary reopening of acrimonious debate.

Good luck with your sale JJ.

JR

14,332 posts

287 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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tallbloke said:
the history of the body change is known.

What is it? In what seems like a hundred pages of debate I can only ever recall theories but never a single fact to show that it has even had a body change.

llanelli-rob

533 posts

253 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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Chaps please bring me up to speed on this one!
As a newbie to tvr ownership and this site i am still learning!
What is the problem with this gents car?
That is if there is one!

tallbloke

10,376 posts

312 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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JR said:

tallbloke said:
the history of the body change is known.


What is it? In what seems like a hundred pages of debate I can only ever recall theories but never a single fact to show that it has even had a body change.


The original owner didn't like the style and had the other body put on. The SEAC body was bought by a Dutch person. While I was in Holland, I discovered that the original body was used to repair two other SEACS. One of them had front end damage, the other rear end damage. I have been shown both these cars and can confirm the lumps under the wheel arches where the grafts were done. All this can be confirmed by a TVR enthusiast of the highest standing and integrity who bought the body.

This is fact. I hope it puts an end to the speculation.

JJ's car is a SEAC with a replacement body.

gun metal

821 posts

270 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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Pistolar know the story from the beginning.
He would not tell us the story.
If you wanna know mail him.
Good luck.
We think ( the Dutch seac owners) that he wants money for that body swap soap story.
JJ the car is great, and one of a kind.

father ted

3,069 posts

276 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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Good luck JJ......hope you keep on the road to recovery sir.

Best wishes for better health.

Father Ted .

pistolar

1,474 posts

297 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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tallbloke said:

JR said:


tallbloke said:
the history of the body change is known.



What is it? In what seems like a hundred pages of debate I can only ever recall theories but never a single fact to show that it has even had a body change.



The original owner didn't like the style and had the other body put on. The SEAC body was bought by a Dutch person. While I was in Holland, I discovered that the original body was used to repair two other SEACS. One of them had front end damage, the other rear end damage. I have been shown both these cars and can confirm the lumps under the wheel arches where the grafts were done. All this can be confirmed by a TVR enthusiast of the highest standing and integrity who bought the body.

This is fact. I hope it puts an end to the speculation.

JJ's car is a SEAC with a replacement body.



wrong wrong wrong

tallbloke

10,376 posts

312 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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pistolar said:

wrong wrong wrong

Going to give us another version then?
Or just gainsay?

Come on Neil, tell us what you know.

gun metal

821 posts

270 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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tallbloke said:

pistolar said:

wrong wrong wrong


Going to give us another version then?
Or just gainsay?

Come on Neil, tell us what you know.
He will tell if he may kill you, that's why we still alive.

tallbloke

10,376 posts

312 months

Thursday 22nd September 2005
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gun metal said:

tallbloke said:

pistolar said:

wrong wrong wrong

Going to give us another version then?
Or just gainsay?

Come on Neil, tell us what you know.

He will tell if he may kill you, that's why we still alive.

We're all dying to know.

>> Edited by tallbloke on Thursday 22 September 22:11

chunder

784 posts

275 months

Friday 23rd September 2005
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JJ,
Sorry to hear you're selling the wedge and it's due to ill health - hope all goes well.

Others,
Considering the car is going to be up for sale if anyone knows it's true providence why not tell - whatever the truth it can only help JJ as surely speculation as to it's history can only devalue it !

Why the secrecy - was Lord Lucan the previous owner (JJ - better check the boot).

JR

14,332 posts

287 months

Friday 23rd September 2005
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tallbloke said:
We're all dying to know.

We still haven't heard a theory as to why it doesn't have the SEAC chassis, wheels or LHD...

"That's a nice 350 that you've got there"
"Why thank you except that it's not a 350 it's a SEAC - Special Equipment, Aramaic Construction, except that this one doesn't have the Special Equipment or the Aramaic Construction"

tallbloke

10,376 posts

312 months

Friday 23rd September 2005
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JR said:

tallbloke said:
We're all dying to know.


We still haven't heard a theory as to why it doesn't have the SEAC chassis, wheels or LHD...

this one doesn't have the Special Equipment or the Aramaic Construction"


I think there are some other SEAC's which don't have the Aramaic contruction either...

JJ's car does have the right engine I take it?

What has LHD got to do with the price of fish?

JR

14,332 posts

287 months

Friday 23rd September 2005
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tallbloke said:
I think there are some other SEAC's which don't have the Aramaic contruction either...

Yes but none without the SEAC shape.

tallbloke said:
What has LHD got to do with the price of fish?

Coming back in from a couple of beers I may have mis-read your original post:-
tallbloke said:
The original owner didn't like the style and had the other body put on. The SEAC body was bought by a Dutch person.


tallbloke said:
JJ's car does have the right engine I take it?

I take it that from that you mean a 4.2? Don't under estimate the body swap cost. Even for a week old SEAC it would have been cheaper to sell it and buy a 420SE: same engine, body...
Postings from Tallbloke, gun metal and Pistolar and this story is still confusing.

cantus

932 posts

281 months

Friday 23rd September 2005
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Well...to make the mistery complete,
Gun Metal and I (Cantus) both drive around in a SEAC !
But, together, we own 3 !!!