1 owner 1967 Grantura 1800S up for sale

1 owner 1967 Grantura 1800S up for sale

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GJL

Original Poster:

249 posts

258 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1368637

If it's true, it must be very rare for a car to have been with one owner and tested every year. I know there are one owner cars out there hidden away in various states of disrepair or even in bits but one that saw almost continuous use is unusual.[url]
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Dollyman1850

6,319 posts

257 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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I wonder what the story is with the later bonnet ??

GJL

Original Poster:

249 posts

258 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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Dollyman1850 said:
I wonder what the story is with the later bonnet ??
DVLA must have made him put it on when they renamed it a TVR Vixon!



OVT10F
TVR VIXON
Check another vehicle

Colour
Red
Fuel type
Petrol
Date registered
20 September 1967
MOT valid until
17 November 2021



Edited by GJL on Friday 30th July 20:49

TR4man

5,320 posts

181 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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I think that is just lovely.

Moto

1,261 posts

260 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Just fantastic that it's a one owner car from new with every bit of paperwork included and never restored !

The bonnet story is probably as simple as a small prang and new bonnet required. I bet the factory would have supplied the later bonnet as it was probably current at the time required and therefore available off the shelf.

Great car that will hopefully be maintained so it never needs to be restored by future owners.

Moto

Penelope Stopit

11,209 posts

116 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Moto said:
Just fantastic that it's a one owner car from new with every bit of paperwork included and never restored !

The bonnet story is probably as simple as a small prang and new bonnet required. I bet the factory would have supplied the later bonnet as it was probably current at the time required and therefore available off the shelf.

Great car that will hopefully be maintained so it never needs to be restored by future owners.

Moto
But it may need restoring

anonymous-user

61 months

Sunday 1st August 2021
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Lovely car but does looks as though it’s had a rolling restoration

Moto

1,261 posts

260 months

Sunday 1st August 2021
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Penelope Stopit said:
But it may need restoring
You're right of course. But if it is possible to keep it as it came out the factory through ongoing careful ownership, then in my idilic mind it would be nice to preserve its originality.

Moto

Penelope Stopit

11,209 posts

116 months

Monday 2nd August 2021
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Moto said:
Penelope Stopit said:
But it may need restoring
You're right of course. But if it is possible to keep it as it came out the factory through ongoing careful ownership, then in my idilic mind it would be nice to preserve its originality.

Moto
It sure would be nice

Was thinking about total cost

Dinlowgoon

933 posts

176 months

Thursday 5th August 2021
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TR4man

5,320 posts

181 months

Thursday 5th August 2021
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Dinlowgoon said:
Certainly does!

AKA PABS

316 posts

129 months

Thursday 5th August 2021
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Amazing little thing .

LLantrisant

1,002 posts

166 months

Friday 6th August 2021
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https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1368637

some comments:

red overspray on drivers door gasket...original condition? no way

enginebay: horn and cooling fan sprayed with Waxoyl, die fan-blade sprayed yellow inSitu, even the fan-shaft and hub are full with yellow overspray, Waterpump pulley and its screws (hand)painted inSitu



even the washer-hose shows some black/grey overspray


SU carbs are missing the overflow pipes, so fuel would directly drip on the exhaust manifold with all neg. consequences.
who drives a car with such a risk-potential? was this car driven recently? or maybe its a garage-queen?


interesting MOT History

November 2020: 55263 miles
Oktober 2019: 55621 miles
Oktober 2005: 54890 miles