Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1960 TVR Grantura MkII
Estimate
£6, 000 - £8, 000
Registration No: 614 XWE
Chassis No: 3350
MOT: Exempt
MG A engine option MkII Grantura
Benefiting from a recent brake overhaul and new radiator
Ideal winter project
The first production model TVR car, the Grantura debuted in 1958 and went through a series of developments leading to MkI to MkIV and 1800S models, with production ceasing in September 1967. Hand-built at the TVR factory in Blackpool with varying mechanical specifications, the Grantura was also offered in ‘kit form’. All cars featured a cocktail of Austin-Healey brakes, VW Beetle or Triumph suspension parts and BMC rear axles. The Grantura bodyshell was made from glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) and made use of a variety of proprietary components, with a front-hinged bonnet. Buyers could choose from a range of powerplants which, depending on the model in question, included a choice of side or overhead valve engines from Ford, a Coventry Climax unit, the engine from the MG A and, ultimately, the 1798cc BMC B-series engine. By the middle of 1960, the factory employed forty-three workers and the Grantura MkI production ended with a total of only 100 cars produced.
This MkII Grantura, first registered in Liverpool in November 1960 was supplied with the MG A engine option plus Canary Yellow paintwork and is known to the TVR Club, appearing on the factory records. A stalled restoration project, recent works include brake overhaul, a new radiator, prop shaft, wheel refurbishment with new tyres etc. The vendor reports the engine to be ‘in running order’. A fuel tank is supplied, however, it would need fitting and the vendor reports the clutch pipework needs ‘sorting out’. Offered at auction with the V5C, ‘614 XWE’ represents an excellent opportunity to acquire an early Grantura with great potential as, hopefully, a straightforward restoration project.
