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[Kevin Wood]

I love that the charger looks like an accessory for a Spectrum

.. and, naturally, if you wobble it while it's plugged in...

[aaronjb]

 

Those were the days! I miss that .. possibly because I was a kid, at school, with no responsibilities or worries and nothing to do in the evening but mess with computers and electronics, but..

[Marks DTM Calib]

I need a weekend motor of some sort, not sure what yet be it Kit car or TVR.

[Kevin Wood]

I need a weekend motor of some sort, not sure what yet be it Kit car or TVR.

Is there a difference?

I've always quite fancied a V8 Cerbera.

Both are a good antidote to "modern" cars.

[aaronjb]

I think TVRs rust more .. if that's even possible Still basically a kit car you've paid someone else to assemble. In fact, peel the skin of a Cerb/Griff or a Gardner Douglas (Cobra) and the chassis will look awfully similar..

Trouble is (last time I looked, anyway) the "desirable" Griffs & Cerbs are starting to command strong money now. Cheaper than a Cobra replica, though.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I think TVRs rust more .. if that's even possible Still basically a kit car you've paid someone else to assemble. In fact, peel the skin of a Cerb/Griff or a Gardner Douglas (Cobra) and the chassis will look awfully similar..

Trouble is (last time I looked, anyway) the "desirable" Griffs & Cerbs are starting to command strong money now. Cheaper than a Cobra replica, though.

That's a plus, more than happy to strip down and repair corrosion for a reduced sale tag 

[aaronjb]

That's a plus, more than happy to strip down and repair corrosion for a reduced sale tag 

On the bright side, it's fairly easy to remove the body from a TVR and after that it's all just tube steel..

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, not sure if you can still get "project" cerbs for sensible money but I know a few guys who did that, mainly to carry on touring with the kit car boys after they'd had kids. The plan worked very well. They can pretty much keep up on the twisty bits, too, and when they fail, boy can the reel you in on the straight bits.

The problem is, put a kit car in the hands of someone who understands them and it'll last forever. In the hands of someone who treats it as a production car, however...

Hence TVRs tend to get issues.

[aaronjb]

I reckon one of these would make a lovely alternative to a TVR for touring - http://www.gdcars.com/cars/t70-moda/

[Sir Tigger KC]

Here's a proper barn find! 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

It is that. Trouble is it was a pile of shite when it was new in a showroom decades ago. 

[Viral_Jim]

Here's a proper barn find! 

Yup, now all thats needed is for someone to chuck a match in and close the door 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Kevin Wood's first love!  

[Kevin Wood]

Kevin Wood's first love!  

No use. It's the saloon so you can't get a mattress in the back. Also got the poxy 1.3 engine.

[Nick W]

Kevin Wood's first love!

No use. It's the saloon so you can't get a mattress in the back. Also got the poxy 1.3 engine.

At least the 1.3 doesn't have enough power to challenge the suspension. Unlike the 1.8 which, while still shit, does.