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heightswitch said:
Doesn't look that bad to me??
OK car needs a re-body but with restored vixen values climbing a re-body should be do-able
always subject to the fire intensity / soaking not twisting the chassis rails of course
Some people are put off far too easily these days.
N
Might be put off by the fact that its a Cat B break onlyOK car needs a re-body but with restored vixen values climbing a re-body should be do-able
always subject to the fire intensity / soaking not twisting the chassis rails of course
Some people are put off far too easily these days.
N
It was my Vixen.
As there was a strong smell of fuel just before it caught fire I suspect a ruptured fuel line caused it.
Fortunately I was exiting a supermarket carpark, travelling slowly and was able to pull over well away from other vehicles. I managed to get myself and my daughter (who was 5 at the time)out of the car. Once she was safe I tried to tackle the fire with my fire extinguisher. I really thought I had put it out and was concerned that the dry powder might damage the paint work (ironic!). By this time the fire had too much of a hold and well, you've seen the end results.
Despite or maybe because of the emotional side - what could have happened, 15 years of ownership, restoring it from scratch, displayed at Back Home, Goodwood FoS, NEC classic show, pre 80's gathering etc etc, I did try and get the insurance co to Catagorise it as a 'C' so I could buy the salvage, but their assessor was borderline as to a Cat A. So there was no chance of me having it back.
So there you have it, a very sad end to a rare car. You can see it in it's former glory if you do an image search on Google for TVR Vixen. I've retained it's original registration number.
As for future TVR ownership, well I still want another Vixen, but for the time being have bought a V8s, which will need a bit of fettling to make perfect, but is pretty sound overall. Goes without saying I've installed a large fire extinguiser just in case.
Finally Allianz through Hagerty insurance were really helpful, the Catorgisation was somewhat out of their control, but I would recommend them. Oh and make sure your agreed value is up to date.
Matt
As there was a strong smell of fuel just before it caught fire I suspect a ruptured fuel line caused it.
Fortunately I was exiting a supermarket carpark, travelling slowly and was able to pull over well away from other vehicles. I managed to get myself and my daughter (who was 5 at the time)out of the car. Once she was safe I tried to tackle the fire with my fire extinguisher. I really thought I had put it out and was concerned that the dry powder might damage the paint work (ironic!). By this time the fire had too much of a hold and well, you've seen the end results.
Despite or maybe because of the emotional side - what could have happened, 15 years of ownership, restoring it from scratch, displayed at Back Home, Goodwood FoS, NEC classic show, pre 80's gathering etc etc, I did try and get the insurance co to Catagorise it as a 'C' so I could buy the salvage, but their assessor was borderline as to a Cat A. So there was no chance of me having it back.
So there you have it, a very sad end to a rare car. You can see it in it's former glory if you do an image search on Google for TVR Vixen. I've retained it's original registration number.
As for future TVR ownership, well I still want another Vixen, but for the time being have bought a V8s, which will need a bit of fettling to make perfect, but is pretty sound overall. Goes without saying I've installed a large fire extinguiser just in case.
Finally Allianz through Hagerty insurance were really helpful, the Catorgisation was somewhat out of their control, but I would recommend them. Oh and make sure your agreed value is up to date.
Matt
I see Douglas Valley have it up for sale for a very reasonable £5000 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-VIXEN-Sell-Abroad-DAMAGE...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-VIXEN-Sell-Abroad-DAMAGE...
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