Want to buy a Classic TVR
Discussion
Hi All,
I don't own a TVR...yet but am looking extensively for either a Tuscan V6 like the red one that was on here or a late 60's vixen.
Looking at spending GBP 13K tops and has to be in reliable working order as I will need to be able to drive it back to Ireland and use on a daily basis.
I also don't have the time nor knowledge to be restoring so would be looking at something that would keep going with the care I always place in my cars for the next 5 years or more.
I have never owned a TVR but have owned classics so any advice you can give on searching for my first TVR would be great!
Cheers!
Luke
I don't own a TVR...yet but am looking extensively for either a Tuscan V6 like the red one that was on here or a late 60's vixen.
Looking at spending GBP 13K tops and has to be in reliable working order as I will need to be able to drive it back to Ireland and use on a daily basis.
I also don't have the time nor knowledge to be restoring so would be looking at something that would keep going with the care I always place in my cars for the next 5 years or more.
I have never owned a TVR but have owned classics so any advice you can give on searching for my first TVR would be great!
Cheers!
Luke
My 2p:
1. read Graham Robson's "The TVRs". Chapter 9 deals with what to look for.
2. look at the outlookers and the entire length of the longerons (under the sills) for rust penetration.
3. look at the suspension mounting points for cracks.
4. if you see crazing in the paint that seems to radiate outward from a central point, there is fiberglass damage.
5. take the car for a long test drive. Try to let your mechanic evaluate it as well.
6. buy one and drive the ever loving s
t out of it.
All the best,
Bernard.
1. read Graham Robson's "The TVRs". Chapter 9 deals with what to look for.
2. look at the outlookers and the entire length of the longerons (under the sills) for rust penetration.
3. look at the suspension mounting points for cracks.
4. if you see crazing in the paint that seems to radiate outward from a central point, there is fiberglass damage.
5. take the car for a long test drive. Try to let your mechanic evaluate it as well.
6. buy one and drive the ever loving s
t out of it. All the best,
Bernard.
its too late, but you should have bought this one:
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So after a lot of debating and investigating I decided on a 1978 TVR Taimar Turbo which Adrian@ helped me locate.
Had a bit of a nasty experience once purchased. The morning we were to head back to Ireland I went out to the car to find it had been broken into, passanger door frame pulled outwards, damage to the drivers door and the ignition barrel broken off from the steering column. The immobiliser was the saving grace. Waking up Adrian@ on a long weekend quickly got the car hotwired over the phone and traveled from Thorton back to Birmingham where the car was left with Adrian for the week to be repaired. Picked up the car on Friday and drove it back to Ireland. An outstanding drive and couldn't be happier with the car, never missed a beat!
A few pics here http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=52800&am...
A big thanks to Adrian and his wife for their help at a pretty crappy time!
Happy TVR Owner....
Had a bit of a nasty experience once purchased. The morning we were to head back to Ireland I went out to the car to find it had been broken into, passanger door frame pulled outwards, damage to the drivers door and the ignition barrel broken off from the steering column. The immobiliser was the saving grace. Waking up Adrian@ on a long weekend quickly got the car hotwired over the phone and traveled from Thorton back to Birmingham where the car was left with Adrian for the week to be repaired. Picked up the car on Friday and drove it back to Ireland. An outstanding drive and couldn't be happier with the car, never missed a beat!
A few pics here http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=52800&am...
A big thanks to Adrian and his wife for their help at a pretty crappy time!
Happy TVR Owner....
Adrian@ said:
GAjon said:
That looks really good, hope you get a lot of enjoyment ou of it, Adrian is a good man when you are in the st, and one day he will get 300 bhp.
It was knocking on the 300 mark (292) prior to the injection kit that I now have on it....I need more hours in the day. Adrian@ t, and one day he will get 300 bhp.Edited by GAjon on Tuesday 2nd September 22:55
Luke, Good to here that you got home without any more drama.
Edited by Adrian@ on Wednesday 3rd September 07:56
All that time, money and effort and you still cant make what should be quite easy for a forced induction tractor engine. (You just need a well built engine with the right cam/valve relationship, a decent turbo, a good exhaust system and some boost....)
Why you play around with extra injectors and those funny retard thing is beyond me........but then most things are - as you know.
Seriously though, and I hope you know I'm only joking...
It would be good to have a rolling road shoot-out for the Turbos and compare mods after seeing comparitive figures.
Hi AdrianAdrian@ said:
This is what I have to put up with... I'll cope...I need to understand all the mapping of what should be a usable system for a normally aspirated car (this time I am using bottom fed injectors on top of a bored out 38 DGAS throttle body) as ever only the nutter B's will see that it is not standard to look at. I have never liked rolling roads, but when the time comes.....Adrian@
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