1963 TVR Grantura Mk3 £32,500 Built in 1963 DLX 8 C's chassis number shows she was the first 1800cc MGB engined car built and she has now been copiously and stylishly restored to make a good looking and competitive race car. The car was unregistered until 1965 and with the documentation there is a copy of Autosport with the advert for her. The car was built as TVR went through one of its regular near bankruptcies which may explain why the car has some oddities such as Healey callipers rather than![]() The first
owner, Robin Chembray(?), sold
DLX 8 C in January 1966
to Ken Knight who christened the car ‘The Old Lady' and ran her
as his only car. Ken believed the car to be a 1965 model
though when he bought it the front badge was the oblong green
TVR badge not introduced until late in 1966 suggesting the car
had returned to the factory some time between 1963 and 1965.
Ken worked as a pattern maker at Fords, Dagenham and carried out
various mods including a Ford ventilation system! He made
a wood rim steering wheel from scratch which we have along with
a picture of him touring the car in Italy in 1967 plus various
period bills and tax discs. The car was written off in
1988 and
Some of the specification: The paper work includes bills, etc from the
cars earlier life with a lengthy history and there are bills for
the restoration which, excluding most labour, total well over
£40,000. Parts included in the sale include original
dynamo, fuel tank, starter motor etc.
|
. |
.. ![]() |
Email: ntc@nearthecoast.com Text: 07970 865730 Pester: 01728 723306 |