2001 TVR Tuscan S (Factory Press Car)
Highlights
- Believed to be the first TVR Tuscan S built
- TVR press car that featured in Autocar and on Top Gear
- Full engine rebuild in 2022 with warranty
- Over £60,000 in receipts dating back to 2003
- Comprehensive refurbishment including full respray and interior retrim
- Full service history with recent service by St8Six TVR
- MOT to February 2025 with no advisories
The Appeal
TVR’s new car may have had an old name, but there was nothing retro or backward about the Tuscan. Just like its forebears it was light, devoid of nannying driver aids and supremely agile. There was also the small matter of its powerplant - TVR’s race-bred Speed Six 4litre.
For TVR buyers who like everything dialled to 11 - and who wouldn’t? - there was the simply named S. It got more power, a discreet spoiler and this beautiful black example is believed to have been the first built.
Certainly it was destined for stardom. It was TVR’s press car, appearing on the cover of Autocar three times - with Tiff Needel at the wheel - and on Top Gear, driven by Hammond. Subsequent owners respected its provenance, investing over £60,000 in maintenance including a full engine rebuild in 2022, retrim in 2018, a respray and extensive upgrades to the cosmetics and mechanicals.
Put simply, this is one magnificent Tuscan S. With full service history, including recent work by specialists St8Six in February 2024, and a long advisory-free MOT to February next year, this well-known car is ready for your collection.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 22nd June 2001
- Originally owned by TVR Engineering Bristol from 2001 to 2004
- Used as TVR's official press car
- Featured on cover of Autocar and on Top Gear
- Copies of Autocar magazine articles included
- Kept in storage by a Navy pilot between 2004 and 2014
- Full engine rebuild at 82,599 miles by Powers Performance in 2022 with warranty
- Full interior trim in 2018
- Further maintenance and upgrades summarised below
- Over £60,000 in receipts dating back to 2003
- Thick history file in annotated folder as shown in photographs
- Full service history with 17 stamps by TVR and TVR specialists
- Serviced on 26th February 2024 by St8Six TVR at 83,846 miles
- MOT to 27th February 2025 with 83,843 miles showing on test and no advisories
- Six registered keepers
- Old tax discs
- HPI clear
- Factory service book with stamps as above
- Private Tuscan-appropriate registration plate included
Work by Powers Performance in Coventry between 2014 and 2017:
- Nitron dampers and geometry setup,
- New alloy wheels
- New rear exhaust carbon cans
- Replacement heat shields
- AJP clutch assembly
- MOMO steering wheel
- Powder coated rocker cover
- Silicone hoses
- Lightweight flywheel
- Alloy rear screen clips
- Water pump
- Brake hoses
- Throttle body refurbishment
Work by Central TVR between 2017 and 2020:
- Full body respray in original colour
- Full interior retrim including boot
- Bonnet conversion
- New rear and front screens
- Clear indicators
- Colour coded seat back panels
- LED front headlights
- Paint protection film
Maintenance between 2020 and 2024:
- Engine rebuild by Powers Performance approximately 2,000 miles ago
- Upgraded starter motor
- Battery replaced
- Service by St8Six TVR at 83,846 miles
Tuscan S specification:
- Close ratio gearbox
- Larger front and rear discs
- Increased power to 390bhp
- Air conditioning
- Rear spoiler
- Front splitter
The Condition
- Full body respray in original colour approximately 6 years ago
- Remains in very good condition due to limited subsequent use and paint protection film
- Retains its factory ‘S’ specification
- Recently fitted factory 7 spoke alloy wheels in good order with only minor kerbinh
- Straight bodywork with well kept fittings including roof panels
- Full interior retrim including boot in 2018 in bespoke two-tone ivory and black finish
- New rear and front screens, clear indicators and LED front headlights
- Quality Nexen tyres fitted in good order showing decent tread remaining
- Cabin in very good order with gold-trimmed aluminium switchgear
- Chassis is well kept with no structural advisories on last
- However there are some light areas of surface corrosion visible that could benefit from undersealing
The Mechanics
- TVR hand-built Speed Six 3,996cc straight six engine deliverinh 390bhp in S trim
- 5spd manual gearbox
- Full engine rebuild in 2022 with upgraded starter motor
- Car has covered only around 2,000 miles since the rebuild
- £60,000 of maintenance since 2003 with summary provided above
- Lightly upgraded car with improvements listed above
- Recently serviced and MOT'd with no advisories by St8Six
- Full service history by TVR and specialists
- Thick history file of ongoing and fastidious maintenance
- No mechanical or running gear advisories on current MOT
- No reported running or driving issues
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