This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at Silverstone Festival 2025 on Sunday the 24th of August, The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN.
Originally built in 1959 as a Mk1 and subsequently fitted in June 1959 with a new Climax 1,220cc FWE engine as part of their motorsport development programme
Chassis #7C 119, the car on offer today, is the documented first ever TVR to be fitted with a Coventry Climax engine
Rebodied as a Mark II by the factory in mid-1960 and enjoyed some racing and rallying success
Subsequently sold (new!) in 1962 to its first recorded keeper who kept it for nearly 57 years before it was sold as a project in 2019
Its new keeper undertook a sympathetic restoration, refinished the car in Old English White and the interior was fully retrimmed in quality pastel blue leather by a Jaguar Heritage engineer
He had the engine (#8409) examined with a borescope and confirmed as 'Stage 3 in good condition' and undertook a serious amount of investigation and preparation of its now substantial history file
Fascinating reading, the file contains an original sales brochure, 'buff' logbook, Coventry Climax letters signed by Chief Engineer, Wally Hassan, confirming the provenance on the engine and build date, Coventry Climax letters discussing the Stage 3 conversion (completed in 1964), receipts for all parts from Coventry Climax and a large collection of receipts for restoration and recommissioning
Historically important within the annals of the TVR Car Company, this charismatic little Grantura has enjoyed many adventures over the past 65 years and we suspect, a few more are on the cards