TVR Tuscan Challenge race car
Discussion
I have a Tuscan Challenge race car (currently in storage) and I have been asked about value for insurance purposes from the storage company. I have been looking around and I can find very little if any information relating to current value. Can anyone on here give an idea of value of the car (I bought the car of Richard Wright a few years back). Thanks in advance
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The strong money goes on the ones that are being used/ raced now and show competitive qualities i.e a front runner.
Needing work or unknown maintenance provenance will dull value as any race car not used and not well maintained will likely be fully recommissioned regardless of how good it is. Ragging one of these means the driver needs to be confident that its all in top order, therefore
20k all the way up to the magic 100k and everything in between.
The market and community for these is tight meaning that some folks always know who has what and where it is!
The strong money goes on the ones that are being used/ raced now and show competitive qualities i.e a front runner.
Needing work or unknown maintenance provenance will dull value as any race car not used and not well maintained will likely be fully recommissioned regardless of how good it is. Ragging one of these means the driver needs to be confident that its all in top order, therefore
20k all the way up to the magic 100k and everything in between.
The market and community for these is tight meaning that some folks always know who has what and where it is!
I had considered selling it, it is ex Richard Wright Racing and I bought it with using it as a track day car but I have done my lower back and elbows in that now makes this impossible. So strong contender that I sell it come spring as it looks like I will never be physically fit to use it now unfortunately
Havent seen this since they made all the changes.
Cerbera uprights etc i believe?
I think the big problem with selling that is you almost need to trick someone into thinking its a genuine TC car. With all the changes they made and i think a road car engine im not sure it has much value in tuscan circles.
Someone looking for a cheap entry into motorsport would be your best bet. I would think its between 10 and 15k
Cerbera uprights etc i believe?
I think the big problem with selling that is you almost need to trick someone into thinking its a genuine TC car. With all the changes they made and i think a road car engine im not sure it has much value in tuscan circles.
Someone looking for a cheap entry into motorsport would be your best bet. I would think its between 10 and 15k
When i raced against it back in the day it was a real TC Car but had had a road car engine fitted, the aero added and a full roof. Like a copy of a GT car.
Then it had a big crash and was fully rebuilt including lots of modifications.
Im not saying the modifications are bad ones either.
I believe the car now has Cerbera suspension and uprights rather than TC ones (much heavier but also more reliable and easier to replace) The reason i know this is those white wheels are the small ones we used to use on the race Cerbera a different PCD to a Tuscan.
Obviously the bodywork is heavily modified including the removal of the windscreen surround etc Some of this would be very easy to put back to standard and some would be much more involved.
I re-read my post above and im not sure it came across how i meant it to.
There is nothing wrong with the car you have and the modifications were done for sensible reasons. I think the Tuscan challenge car market is quite unique. As they have grown in value i think history and originality has become much more important than anyone ever expected.
Then it had a big crash and was fully rebuilt including lots of modifications.
Im not saying the modifications are bad ones either.
I believe the car now has Cerbera suspension and uprights rather than TC ones (much heavier but also more reliable and easier to replace) The reason i know this is those white wheels are the small ones we used to use on the race Cerbera a different PCD to a Tuscan.
Obviously the bodywork is heavily modified including the removal of the windscreen surround etc Some of this would be very easy to put back to standard and some would be much more involved.
I re-read my post above and im not sure it came across how i meant it to.
There is nothing wrong with the car you have and the modifications were done for sensible reasons. I think the Tuscan challenge car market is quite unique. As they have grown in value i think history and originality has become much more important than anyone ever expected.
Ah OK, I thought you were saying it was a repro/replica, but it has been rebuilt from the ground up but they have used more reliable and I guess later year parts for I would imagine ease of set io modification? The bodywork i would imagine has been modified for other race/track day reasons
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