Ex-Press Car !

[jsmjsm]

I've just bought an ex-press Cerbera 4.5 1998. The factory have said that its one of two 4.7 litre press cars that were made. I've seen the other yellow (TVR100) press car in publications etc..but I haven't seen mine in any. Its Silver blue with prussian blue/ wedgewood interior and has the original (and appropriate) no. plate R200 HOT.

Anyone seen anything of it in any publications???

[PetrolTed]

But I thought press cars were 'bog standard'

[zertec]

Yep, that's what a bog standard press car is.

[jsmjsm]

After speaking to the first owner today I have found out that he is actually a mate of Peter Wheeler and as such PRW agreed to make his car a 4.7, but it must have been put in the records as "press car". It is still only one of two 4.7's made according to TVR. I wonder if its much different to a standard 4.5 in performance ... ? It doesn't seem it, although I've only driven two other 4.5's

[bilton_d]

If it is one of only two cars how much will that cost to rebuild if the engine goes bang !!!! i bet that would take longer than the normal 4 - 6 weeks turn around.

[jsmjsm]

Lets hope it doesn't!

[joospeed]

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If it is one of only two cars how much will that cost to rebuild if the engine goes bang !!!! i bet that would take longer than the normal 4 - 6 weeks turn around.

I don't really see why it should cost any more to rbuild, for starters the engine is pretty much bullet proof for an ex race engine, but at factory costs of around 4k per rebuild there's probably 2.5 k profit (?) so i doubt they'd sweat too much.