Adrian Liepins’s Grantura – 7C209
Last
updated - 27/07/2011
TVR Grantura
MkIIa, 957 GLP, chassis number 7C209 Full lightweight
car.
I purchased this car in August
1995, from a local chap in Ramsgate, Kent, UK. He had obtained the car approximately
in 1967 as part of debt mitigation. He stored the car in a lock-up at that
time. The chap he got it from, as far as he can remember, worked in a
local building society. Unfortunately, he is not able to remember the
chaps name and did not have any history with the car, including not being able
to locate the V5 document. It has a tax disc dated Jun 67 and was issued
by G.L.C. (C). The tax disc holder bears the name Carr Bros (Automobiles)
Ltd., of Purley.
Essentially, the car remained
in this lock-up from 1967 until the time I came across the car and purchased it
in 1995. From that time, I have stored the car pending having the time
and suitable funds to restore it.
The car appears to be a full
lightweight. The chassis tubes seem to be smaller than a standard Grantura, with the braces having been drilled. It has
“wobbly web” type wheels. The body work is thin; it does not have door
handles or window winding mechanisms, no wheel arches in the engine bay and no
headlining. It has brake discs on the front and on the rear; it has
“in-board” brake discs that are mounted immediately either side of the
differential. The milometer reads approximately 27000 miles. The
Speedo and Rev counters have been replaced by slightly small ones than the original
fitment, so this mileage may not be correct. The bonnet has been
extensively modified, with the addition of two “humps”, presumably to
accommodate larger carburettors, supercharger, air filter or the like. It
has three Ferrari type air ducts at the front which has a scoop fitted over the
top. The roof has had a large vent fitted at the rear, presumably to vent
hot air from the car. The chassis number suggests the car was originally fitted
with a Coventry Climax engine, although it currently has an MGA 1622cc engine
mated to what looks like a standard MOWAG gearbox. It has fully adjustable
suspension. It does not have seat belts fitted. The interior appears to
be the original red leather.
If anyone has any
information/history relating to this car I would be very grateful to hear from
you.
Current Owner:
Adrian Liepins (UK)
To
contact the owner, please route inquiries through the register.
Registar:
serel@zeelandnet.nl