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Tweety:
If your talking about the 1987 Yellow 420 SEAC that was for sale at (an unmentioned dealer in Exeter that began with a B), it was the first TVR that I went to look at. I don't know if you actually got a chance to look at the car, but for having 'supposedly' 18,000 original miles it was in sorry shape. It looked like 118,000 miles. It had been decently repainted yellow (original color was blue)had aftermarket wheels, although original OZ also went with car. It had a fair amount of chassis rust/flaking paint, the engine compartment needed a major sorting, and although the interior had been retrimmed in light grey, it was a shoddy job with poor walnut veneer condition. All for 18,995 quid. The guy reduced his price on the spot to 16,500, but it was still way too high for the condition. I was so visually dissappointed with the car I didn't even drive it after coming about 500 miles to see it. The only good things I got out of my visit was 1)to take some reference pictures of SEAC's 2) define exactly what not to buy when it came to one of these rare beasts. Sorry to be such a 'daddy-downer' about this car but it needed extensive work, and maybe a complete engine chassis restoration.
Shawn
450 SE
If your talking about the 1987 Yellow 420 SEAC that was for sale at (an unmentioned dealer in Exeter that began with a B), it was the first TVR that I went to look at. I don't know if you actually got a chance to look at the car, but for having 'supposedly' 18,000 original miles it was in sorry shape. It looked like 118,000 miles. It had been decently repainted yellow (original color was blue)had aftermarket wheels, although original OZ also went with car. It had a fair amount of chassis rust/flaking paint, the engine compartment needed a major sorting, and although the interior had been retrimmed in light grey, it was a shoddy job with poor walnut veneer condition. All for 18,995 quid. The guy reduced his price on the spot to 16,500, but it was still way too high for the condition. I was so visually dissappointed with the car I didn't even drive it after coming about 500 miles to see it. The only good things I got out of my visit was 1)to take some reference pictures of SEAC's 2) define exactly what not to buy when it came to one of these rare beasts. Sorry to be such a 'daddy-downer' about this car but it needed extensive work, and maybe a complete engine chassis restoration.
Shawn
450 SE
)The car I looked at was NOT Jeff's car. I've seen Jeff's car once, and it was the business. The car I looked at was originally painted blue, but was repainted to look like the SEAC racer. Also, there was a left-hand drive 420 SEAC for sale in Sweden that was also repainted to look like the 420 SEAC racer (this car was originally white). If you need any information further information on these two cars, I have pics and contact information. Don't know if they are still for sale or not, but I was turned off by them because some of the factory originality of the cars was missing, particularly paint, seats, wheels.
Shawn
450 SE
Shawn
450 SE
Yes, the picture looked good in the advertisement, and was listed as 'excellent' condition. I was on a business trip to Cambridge, and took the train down to look. Obviously my definition of excellent, and his were the other ends of the spectrum. I thought the vehicle was a notch above fair maybe good condition.
Shawn
Shawn
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