questions about TVR 3000M with 1978 essex V6

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Dear TVR enthusiasts,

I am living in The Netherlands, and I'm interested in a 1978 TVR 3000M. I've got some questions, I hope that someone is able to answer them:
I really like the classic TVR's and now I've found this 3000m.
This car is completely restored, including the engine & gearbox and looks great. However, this car has non original flared arches at the front an the back.
As this is not original, does this negatively influence the value of this car? Although the cars paint is only a few years old, this paint has some cracks in the bonnet. Is this a common problem? Is this a heatproblem? Do I have to worry for more cracks in the future? Is the plastic body, always of point of concern with these classic TVR's?
I assume that a TVR 3000M, based on Ford technique, is easy to repair, relatively easy to repair and not that costly to repair. Are these thought correct?
I hope someone can answer these questions. As the Dutch TVR forum is not so busy, I hope there is someone that can give me some information...

Thanks!
Kind regards from The netherlands.

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Thank you all for your replies with the information.
I really like the look of the 3000M. And for this car, the wide body arches do add the race look that I like.
The car that I'm interested in is currently not for sale on the internet and I've no pictures available. So sadly I'm not able to post any pictures.
The car is well maintained and to my opinion well restored by its current owner. The thing that worry me most are the stress cracks and possible problem with the body. I've had an classic 1965 Volvo p1800s that had some problems with rust. It has cost me a small fortune to repair this. So I hope this car has no such problem. Moreover, I can't really find much cars for sale on the internet to compare it with regarding de quality and the asking price.

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Thank you all for your information.
I've seen the car twice now, and it looks all good to me. I hope I can still negotiate about the price.
Is there a difference in value between the early and the later 3000M models? I thought that the earlier models were the one with the highest value, but I'm not sure as the essex V6 is probably more desirable engine?
The chassis is stripped, newly painted and in perfect shape.

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Thank you all for the replies to my questions.
It is the grey wide body TVR 3000M. This weekend I was able to drive this car and this made me even more enthusiastic. The car's handling & feeling was very goodhttp://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/imgs/6.gif. The car is really build to a high standard.
The car is fitted with some extra cooling fan's which was necessary as the outside temperature was about 35 degrees Celsius this weekend! This week I'll decide if I'm going to buy this car. The engine of car did not hit off immediately when turning the key. Does anyone know how this can be explained? If I'm going to buy its I would like to fit some stainless steel classic Bullet mirrors and maybe some classic leather bucketseats. Does anyone know where to buy these? Or has anyone fitted these?

Thanks!

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I've bought the TVR 3000M and it looks and drives absolutely stunning!
I'll try to post some pictures later!

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Hi guy's,

My first attempt to upload an picture of my TVR 3000M.
If this works, I'll post some other pictures later.
The car is in excellent condition. It has had a body-off restoration in 2008.
I'l change some minor thinks to make it even better... (Anyone experience with an electronic ignition for the Ford Essex v6?)

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...Thank you all for your replies!
I would like to ad TEX stainless bullet mirrors (but I not sure if they have the right "size" for the car, classic bucketseats (not sure about that too: these standard seats are very comfortable), and electronic ignition.

some more pictures of my 3000M.

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Engine bay during restoration.