Typhon/440R Wanted
Discussion
Thanks for the replies. I don't know much about these cars but from what I have seen on the web I believe Racing Green sold a Typhon in the past for about 100k euros and Str8six failed to sell a 440R for £150K.
I know these cars are rare but I would be interested on the general consenus on their value. £150K does seem an awful lot.
I know these cars are rare but I would be interested on the general consenus on their value. £150K does seem an awful lot.
The RG one is the one I have. They had one of the Reflex Charcoal ones for a short while but it was eventually bought via another company.
The silver T440 was up at £150. I don't know if the price or the post crash pictures that appeared lead to it not selling.
All the current owners are on PH and listed in an owners thread in the Sag forum I think.
No harm in PMing them. If you don't ask you don't get and you never know.
There was also a guy building one from a left over shell and a Cerb chassis if it's just the look you're after.
My personal view is that once the race cars become eligible for some 'oldtimer' races then values of the 4 road cars will go up. Assuming the world is still paying silly money for cars.
These were the only Tivs built from specific race cars and using different techniques from normal.
The silver T440 was up at £150. I don't know if the price or the post crash pictures that appeared lead to it not selling.
All the current owners are on PH and listed in an owners thread in the Sag forum I think.
No harm in PMing them. If you don't ask you don't get and you never know.
There was also a guy building one from a left over shell and a Cerb chassis if it's just the look you're after.
My personal view is that once the race cars become eligible for some 'oldtimer' races then values of the 4 road cars will go up. Assuming the world is still paying silly money for cars.
These were the only Tivs built from specific race cars and using different techniques from normal.
vmhb said:
Thanks for the replies. I don't know much about these cars but from what I have seen on the web I believe Racing Green sold a Typhon in the past for about 100k euros and Str8six failed to sell a 440R for £150K.
I know these cars are rare but I would be interested on the general consenus on their value. £150K does seem an awful lot.
You can normally see what other cars go for , but that doesn't work here.I know these cars are rare but I would be interested on the general consenus on their value. £150K does seem an awful lot.
The value of a Typhon is exactly what someone is willing to pay for it.
DonkeyApple, I may have seen your car at David Geralds and Caring With Cars?
Tonto I appreciate things are only worth what people are prepared to pay and it is often difficult to value rare cars. What I was hoping to get was a feel for what other people would be prepared to pay so that I can get some perspective on any asking price.
Tonto I appreciate things are only worth what people are prepared to pay and it is often difficult to value rare cars. What I was hoping to get was a feel for what other people would be prepared to pay so that I can get some perspective on any asking price.
vmhb said:
DonkeyApple, I may have seen your car at David Geralds and Caring With Cars?
Tonto I appreciate things are only worth what people are prepared to pay and it is often difficult to value rare cars. What I was hoping to get was a feel for what other people would be prepared to pay so that I can get some perspective on any asking price.
Hi, probably not mine. Mine is the orange one. Tonto I appreciate things are only worth what people are prepared to pay and it is often difficult to value rare cars. What I was hoping to get was a feel for what other people would be prepared to pay so that I can get some perspective on any asking price.
As you say, value is subjective.
I've no idea what they are worth. Obviously the Sags form a clear bottom line. I suspect the top would be defined by an overseas buyer in the current market.
quattrophenia said:
Were these the only cars that TVR built using Carbon fibre, super chargers and tiptronic gearing?
They were made completely of CF and honeycombe around a steel frame and full cage. Wind tested etc. There were two options. NA and SC.
The NA cars went through a series of name changes from TuscanR, T400 before settling on T440.
The SC option was to be called the Typhon.
An option for the Typhon was a sequential gearbox, rather than tiptronic.
An option for both was either rear seats or a long range race tank. By the time production had started they had found a way of getting both into the car so this option was dropped.
In the end, regardless of names all 4 cars are basically the same as the orange one was the only one ever fitted with SC and the sequential box but neither worked.
In the end, NS rebadged the last 3 as Typhons and dropped the T440 brand along with dropping the SC option and the sequential box option.
The sequential box was junked by TVR but my car when I bought it had all the SC kit. I haven't fitted it however as I wanted a car that worked and no one has yet produced an SC S6 that has proven useable and reliable.
RG are doing some very good work on the cooling side of a turbo'd S6 they are building and I will see what the results of that is. I've rebuilt the car to handle the power and torque of the SC engine and so if the turbo engine works well and doesn't have heat issues then I will re-install and update the SC on mine.
I won't fit a sequential box as I use the car for road use and it's just not a suitable product for that.
So, the orange Typhon will go back to being SC in the next couple of years.
DonkeyApple said:
..... I haven't fitted it however as I wanted a car that worked and no one has yet produced an SC S6 that has proven useable and reliable.
Jason at Str8Six runs a Supercharged S6 pumping out approx 500bhp. Developed and built it himself using all theknowledge he gained at the factory (and since) and afaik, has no problems, just a bloody big grin !! The cost of the engine is substantially more than all the other options currently on the market 
RedSpike66 said:
DonkeyApple said:
..... I haven't fitted it however as I wanted a car that worked and no one has yet produced an SC S6 that has proven useable and reliable.
Jason at Str8Six runs a Supercharged S6 pumping out approx 500bhp. Developed and built it himself using all theknowledge he gained at the factory (and since) and afaik, has no problems, just a bloody big grin !! The cost of the engine is substantially more than all the other options currently on the market 
DonkeyApple said:
RedSpike66 said:
DonkeyApple said:
..... I haven't fitted it however as I wanted a car that worked and no one has yet produced an SC S6 that has proven useable and reliable.
Jason at Str8Six runs a Supercharged S6 pumping out approx 500bhp. Developed and built it himself using all theknowledge he gained at the factory (and since) and afaik, has no problems, just a bloody big grin !! The cost of the engine is substantially more than all the other options currently on the market I do believe it's a very high quality piece of engineering, and highly likely to go the distance and be a great success, but the 'proof' of the pudding is in the eating, and in the case of an engine, that means several customers with that kind of mileage.
RedSpike66 said:
In that case, I wouldn't say the FFF is really 'proven' unless you can tell me of a few (not just a demo) engines that have done 20k, 30k, 40k miles in customers hands...
I do believe it's a very high quality piece of engineering, and highly likely to go the distance and be a great success, but the 'proof' of the pudding is in the eating, and in the case of an engine, that means several customers with that kind of mileage.
Spot on. I do believe it's a very high quality piece of engineering, and highly likely to go the distance and be a great success, but the 'proof' of the pudding is in the eating, and in the case of an engine, that means several customers with that kind of mileage.
The FFF wasn't proven, not the gen 2. But the original FFF had been out a few years and they'd discovered te issues and the Gen 2 was the rectification. But there are a few differences, firstly that it wasn't doing anything that pushes the bounds and it's a lot cheaper.
I've heard nothing but positive words on Jason's SC. I remember seeing it at a show a while back and it looked stunning but a product is only proven once customers are out there giving it the beans in their style and delivering feed back.
SCing S6 engines simply does not have a good historical track record and I certainly don't wish to be an early adopter on this front unless there is an incentive involved.
Donkey Apple is absolutely right - engine reliability is the major factor as most other aspects of the Typhon have been well tested on the track. There is no doubt that the finished product was capable of handling more power than a standard TVR straight six engine. I’m no expert but as one of the Typhon owners I can compare its performance to my last ‘everyday car’ (a 997 GT3) and the current (an R8 V10) - the standard Typhon was not competitive.
I opted for a tried and trusted option by going for TVR Power Supersports 4.5 engine upgrade and that has made all the difference – the car now has the pace to match its looks.
As for value, informed opinion suggests £115k is the going rate, but a Typhon is worth what someone will pay for it and if Sagaris prices are anything to go by, that’s unlikely to go down in the near future.
I opted for a tried and trusted option by going for TVR Power Supersports 4.5 engine upgrade and that has made all the difference – the car now has the pace to match its looks.
As for value, informed opinion suggests £115k is the going rate, but a Typhon is worth what someone will pay for it and if Sagaris prices are anything to go by, that’s unlikely to go down in the near future.
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