Tuscan Auction
Discussion
Anyone know this car or what it was converted into a Tuscan from?
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1826545
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1826545
TR4man said:
Excellent sleuthing ! So we think it's a Vixen with a M series (square tube) chassis and a 2 litre engine. So not a Tuscan then - other than the badge.
Why don't they advertise it as a Vixen S4 with a 2 litre engine - because they think it will make more money saying it's a Tuscan maybe.
Sorry, I know I'm being g cynical but .....
Moto
Why don't they advertise it as a Vixen S4 with a 2 litre engine - because they think it will make more money saying it's a Tuscan maybe.
Sorry, I know I'm being g cynical but .....
Moto
Moto said:
So we think it's a Vixen with a M series (square tube) chassis and a 2 litre engine. So not a Tuscan then - other than the badge.
Why don't they advertise it as a Vixen S4 with a 2 litre engine - because they think it will make more money saying it's a Tuscan maybe.
Sorry, I know I'm being g cynical but .....
Moto
It’s got a V8 engine now but it was produced as a Vixen and still is, apart from the badge! Why don't they advertise it as a Vixen S4 with a 2 litre engine - because they think it will make more money saying it's a Tuscan maybe.
Sorry, I know I'm being g cynical but .....
Moto
I guess the folks at Ionic Auctions don’t realise, because I’m sure they wouldn’t/shouldn’t advertise it as the wrong model.
A little more info on the auction site, restored by a company called Project Heaven.
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1972-tvr-tuscan-...
A little more info on the auction site, restored by a company called Project Heaven.
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1972-tvr-tuscan-...
Bit of a mongrel and an expensive one at that. I’m not a racer but I do wonder if wire wheels are the best choice?
Also seems weird to me to go the trouble of backdating the front wing vents to S2 slats but leaving all the other details of a later car in place?
And the whole “It’s a Tuscan now” thing is just b
ks.
Also seems weird to me to go the trouble of backdating the front wing vents to S2 slats but leaving all the other details of a later car in place?
And the whole “It’s a Tuscan now” thing is just b
ks. 
A video from 3 years back. The Late Brake Show.
Around the 34:50 mark.
Possibly the same unit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMLDO77i7_U
Around the 34:50 mark.
Possibly the same unit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMLDO77i7_U
It does look very nice and I'm sure will give someone bags of enjoyment. It's also good that an honest history and description has been written so the buyer knows what they're buying.
I struggle a bit with the Tuscan badge on a car with a 'M' chassis though, as that never happened. IMO it would be better to wear the Vixen badge.
Moto
I struggle a bit with the Tuscan badge on a car with a 'M' chassis though, as that never happened. IMO it would be better to wear the Vixen badge.
Moto
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