When is a Cerbie a Tuscan?
When is a Cerbie a Tuscan?
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K.K.

Original Poster:

397 posts

267 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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OK, not sure if I imagined it but I THINK I saw a red Cerbie with Tuscun style head-lights? Is this possible or am I seeing things? I could be wrong, 'cos the car was behind me, it was dark and it turned off before I could get a good look. It was Friday 30th Sep at about 7pm on the Grays Inn Road WC1. Anyone here?

olly

2,174 posts

313 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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When it has the newer style front ( "Pod" ) lights.....

Can be retro fitted by any decent bodyshop....



>> Edited by olly on Saturday 1st October 05:15

yellow peril

5,131 posts

301 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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There is also a Griff about with Tuscan lights....saw it at Knebworth....

Can't miss that one though...it's in SpectreFlair Silver


YP

Blipi

2,355 posts

266 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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My Chim has converted lights, looks cool IMO

There is a topic on conversions running at the mo: www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=211081&f=8&h=0

chris watton

22,547 posts

289 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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I thought some of the later Cerbera's had that style of headlight arrangement straight out of the factory, I recall reading an article on a new Cerbera RR in a mag, and I'm sure it had the 'Tuscan style' headlights, or something very similar!

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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chris watton said:
I thought some of the later Cerbera's had that style of headlight arrangement straight out of the factory, I recall reading an article on a new Cerbera RR in a mag, and I'm sure it had the 'Tuscan style' headlights, or something very similar!


Two different sorts.

The first lightweights had a pod that fitted in the normal headlight cowl hole in the wing. Then came a blended arrangement in about late 2001 that was fully blended into the wing, tuscan stylee.

mark831

119 posts

260 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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Im 100% sure that there is a member of PH who has a cerbie with a full tuscan front bonnet and lights.....
he has a pic on his profile but cant find him!!!!!

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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Yeah I have that bell ringing as well now.

I do remember something.

The two I describe are how they left the factory, theres loads of aftermarket options...

CERBONE

37 posts

258 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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I think the red cerb was modified about 3 years ago in the blackpool area but not at the factory.

satman

2,455 posts

275 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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mark831 said:
Im 100% sure that there is a member of PH who has a cerbie with a full tuscan front bonnet and lights.....
he has a pic on his profile but cant find him!!!!!


I know there is a Griff with a Tuscan front end...twas at Le Mans a couple of years ago....

white_van_man

3,848 posts

278 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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parrot of doom

23,075 posts

263 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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That doesn't look anywhere near as bad as I'd imagined. I think the lovely paint has lots to do with that though.

TooTall Paul

938 posts

276 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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Nice Vest

parrot of doom

23,075 posts

263 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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Found this:

mark831

119 posts

260 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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Griffs look the nuts with a conversion.....

The cerbie im thinking of doesnt just have a headlight conversion, the whole front end is that of a tuscan!!

Flintstone

8,644 posts

276 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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The purpley one (official TVR colour, purpley) looks better than I'd have thought.

The black one though just looks so wrong, as if everything at the front has shrunk. Maybe it's the angle?

parrot of doom

23,075 posts

263 months

Saturday 1st October 2005
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gazzab

21,637 posts

311 months

Sunday 2nd October 2005
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IMHO on the griff and chim this ruins a lovely car.

satman

2,455 posts

275 months

Sunday 2nd October 2005
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Flintstone said:


The black one though just looks so wrong, as if everything at the front has shrunk. Maybe it's the angle?


To me it looks like one of the Smart cabriolet things....

mad mark

2,345 posts

261 months

Monday 3rd October 2005
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mark831 said:
Im 100% sure that there is a member of PH who has a cerbie with a full tuscan front bonnet and lights.....
he has a pic on his profile but cant find him!!!!!

I think you are refering to Plasticmans err... 'Grifftan'.


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