Surviving 350i FHC's

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Now that I own a 350 FHC I am interested in digging into the history of the cars, and also getting an idea of how many still survive (probably not that many ...)

If anyone has any interesting history on 350 FHC's, or knows of any survivors are, post here ...

I'll start with mine ...turns out that according to factory records, my car is in fact the one in this ad from June 1984, as no other black cars where built until well after this ad came out...built in Nov '83, reg March '84



This is the original factory 350 FHC demonstrator, built Oct 83 ...from 2 road tests in 1984..on SORN so doubtful its survived ...





Next up, the 350i FHC prototype reg July '83, with bodywork similar to the Tasmin Turbo and as we know sold on ebay recently and recently re-surfaced ...



And the late-registered car given as a prize in the Lynx competition, now in Germany ...

Edited by earlybay on Tuesday 8th April 10:37

Edited by earlybay on Tuesday 15th April 13:40

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I hope my engine bay will look like that one day !

Interestingly the Lynx car was built in June 87 but not registered until March '89 ! Yours was reg in Jan 1988 but I think built few months earlier, probably May/June 87 also ...

Any know how long it actually took to build a wedge from start to finish ??

Edited by earlybay on Tuesday 8th April 15:36

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Build numbers by year - 350i FHC

1983 - 10
1984 - 11
1985 - 9
1986 - 11
1987 - 11

Total - 52

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..Looks like the ebay turbo-bodied 350i FHC prototype has been saved - new owner is looking to restore it, just posted on TVRCC, hope he posts here too ...

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A few more from around the web - anyone know any of them ?

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hallsie said:

The light blue one above is mine, and its also a 350i 2+2.

Currently being 'sorted' in my garage!

Stu

Oops sorry Stu should have noticed that ! Looks great though - Im really keen to see how it differs from a standard FHC ...

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Also noticed that the grey car above (A 608 GFF) is a 2+2 aswell - together with the dutch car that makes 4 out of the 6 ...

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tweety said:

I remember seeing a white one sitting on a driveway in Shoreham, West Sussex about 10-12 years ago and it didn't move for ages....It was a J-plate private reg...I knocked on the door several times to see if they wanted to sell as it almost looked abandoned but there was never anyone there...I think it came up for sale a few years ago but by then I wasn't in a position to buy...anyone know of it??

Cheers, Al.

Sounds very late - didn't think they were built on a J plate ? AFAIK they stopped 350i FHC production in 1989

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Early '84 car - engine number before mine...where's this one now ?

http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

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That looks like a nice one Alan - another on I didnt know about !

Anyne heard anymore from the guy restoring the turbo-bodied FHC 'prototype' that was on ebay last year ? I know he started a thread on TVRCC forum but Im not a member on there any more ...?

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craigie-baby said:

Thanks
That's the car i used to own. How do I get in touch with the new owner?
Cheers
Craig

Hi Craig,

Great to hear from the previous owner of this car - I nearly bought it from ebay few years back but great that its now being restored (and hopefully put back on its original reg..)

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Blooders said:

Hi All, I have a White 350i FHC 2 seater in the garage. Ref is K38 PAP, had it a few years maybe around 10 years bought as an Mot failure for £800 from somewhere on the south coast. The previous owner said a guy bought it who was a ships Capt and it spent the first few years on board being used in various destinations and hence the K reg. No idea if this is true never checked up on it. But the chassis was rusty enough !!!

A lot of work been done, body off chassis Refurbed roll cage added, chimaera engine swap. Plan is to use it as a track / sprint car when done.

Play stopped for last 3 years for house Rebuild but back on it soon. Will try and dig out some pics

be great to see some pics -i certainly dont know of a white one ..