Tuscan Mk1 4.0 Red Rose Targa. 2000/X
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- Warranty
Tab 1
TVR Tuscan 4.0 Mk1 Targa. “Tanzanite Blue - Red Rose Rebuild”
For sale at £75,000
First registered 01 March 2000 this stunning Tuscan can only be described as better than new. Str8six purchased the car in 2023 and put the car into storage awaiting a full mechanical restoration. As with all of our sales cars we use the opportunity to invest time, love and care in them to improve them for future owners. Although being well serviced and having a recent full engine rebuild to Red Rose spec by ourselves there were plenty of improvements that could be made to transform the handling and usability of this Tuscan.
The body and chassis were separated and the chassis stripped of every nut and bolt and all its components. It was then relieved of sharp edges (not good for powder coat adhesion). The chassis was then shot blasted before being powder- coated in its original RAL colour to BS EN 12206. This process was to a far higher specification and than employed when the car was originally manufactured.
The suspension wishbones, rear uprights and general bracketry were also treated in the same way. All gold passivated items were stripped and re-coated to ensure their original, as new factory-finish was re-instated. The chassis and its suspension components were then reassembled using new metallastic bushes with thrust washer modifications, uprated ARB drop links, ball-joints, and track rod ends, etc.
The latest specification Bilstein Sport dampers and progressive rate Eibach springs were installed. The original setup was devised by Lee Noble for the Mk3 Tuscan S. However, slight improvements have been made over the years and the solution installed is the best available for any road-based Tuscan. Str8six’s revised suspension geometry has also been utilised during the rebuild.
The engine was rebuilt to Str8six’s latest specification, as follows:
2 x Chilled cast camshafts.
24 x Later type finger followers.
24 x Nitrided valves.
24 x Cast valve guides.
12 x Uprated exhaust valve seats.
24 x Valve stem seals.
Composite head gasket with revised coolant gallery layout.
Chain kit.
Uprated top chain slipper.
Modified 1/2 time sprocket with high load roller bearings.
6 x Red Rose 4ltr Pistons.
6 x H section conrods.
6 x Cylinder liners.
Rebuilt water-pump.
Later type oil pump rotors.
Modified auxiliary shaft bearings.
Set of main bearings with thrust modification.
Set of big end bearings.
O rings and seals.
Set of stainless cover bolts.
6 x Red Rose injectors.
1 x Red Rose Eprom chip.
The cylinder head was completely rebuilt using new and uprated exhaust valve seats and valve guides. The engine was put back together incorporating coolant and oil gallery modifications to both the head and the block castings.
The throttle bodies were stripped, inspected, vapour-blasted and rebuilt using the re-passivated linkage kit and the fuel injectors were sent for testing and servicing. All engine and gearbox bracketry has been dipped and re-passivated to re-instate an “as new” factory finish to the car.
The car is now 25 years old, and all pipework and rubber items were showing their age and starting to perish. They were therefore all replaced, as follows:
Full high pressure oil hose kit.
E10 compliant fuel lines.
E10 compliant Bosch fuel pump.
Black silicone coolant hose kit.
Rebuilt steering rack.
Low pressure PAS hoses.
Stainless steel braided brake hose kit.
Alternator and PAS drive belts.
Differential and engine mounts.
Steering rack and driveshaft gaiters.
Exhaust mounts and clamps.
4 x Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Tyres with latest recommended tyre sizes.
The clutch was replaced by the later, smoother-operating AP type with new bearing, master cylinder and re-sealed clutch slave cylinder.
Brake discs and pads were replaced along with a new handbrake cable.
A New alternator, starter motor, battery, Anderson jump start connector and Accumate trickle charger were fitted.
The car was further improved with the dash pod being sent for modification, incorporating the later spec microchips and software. These enable quicker operation, enhanced reliability and the ability to cancel any warnings.
The boot opening switch has been relocated to allow the rear badge to sit flush with the bodywork and to improve operation. Both front and rear badges were sent for specialist re-chroming, painting and plastic doming. An ACT stainless steel exhaust system with improved silencing was fitted. This retains the original style factory tail cans, which have been polished.
All new fluids and filters were used during the rebuild and the car was wheel aligned on our Optiline 4 camera system.
The paintwork is new, immaculate and unmarked in BMW Tanzanite Blue, complimented by the two tone Biscuit and Navy Blue interior trim. The only changes applied have been the incorporation of Str8six’s later type rifles and fluting door card features.
We have also re-trimmed the steering wheel with perforated grip points which improve the feel and aesthetics of the car.
Ideally the new owner of this Tuscan will be someone who wishes to cherish a piece of TVR history and keep it in the condition it is today. However, if required this car will behave like the very best TVRs out there and should give miles of enjoyment to its new custodian.
The car’s 12 Months MOT will be renewed and the car will be provided with 12 months TAX and will also benefit from Str8six’s own 12 Months /12,000 miles FULL WEAR and TEAR WARRANTY - covering (PARTS and LABOUR) on the whole car.
It will be supplied with a 12 Volt trickle charger and an Anderson jump start cable, and it will be provided with its own indoor car cover.
Overall mileage - 43,885
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For sale at £75,000
First registered 01 March 2000 this stunning Tuscan can only be described as better than new. Str8six purchased the car in 2023 and put the car into storage awaiting a full mechanical restoration. As with all of our sales cars we use the opportunity to invest time, love and care in them to improve them for future owners. Although being well serviced and having a recent full engine rebuild to Red Rose spec by ourselves there were plenty of improvements that could be made to transform the handling and usability of this Tuscan.
The body and chassis were separated and the chassis stripped of every nut and bolt and all its components. It was then relieved of sharp edges (not good for powder coat adhesion). The chassis was then shot blasted before being powder- coated in its original RAL colour to BS EN 12206. This process was to a far higher specification and than employed when the car was originally manufactured.
The suspension wishbones, rear uprights and general bracketry were also treated in the same way. All gold passivated items were stripped and re-coated to ensure their original, as new factory-finish was re-instated. The chassis and its suspension components were then reassembled using new metallastic bushes with thrust washer modifications, uprated ARB drop links, ball-joints, and track rod ends, etc.
The latest specification Bilstein Sport dampers and progressive rate Eibach springs were installed. The original setup was devised by Lee Noble for the Mk3 Tuscan S. However, slight improvements have been made over the years and the solution installed is the best available for any road-based Tuscan. Str8six’s revised suspension geometry has also been utilised during the rebuild.
The engine was rebuilt to Str8six’s latest specification, as follows:
2 x Chilled cast camshafts.
24 x Later type finger followers.
24 x Nitrided valves.
24 x Cast valve guides.
12 x Uprated exhaust valve seats.
24 x Valve stem seals.
Composite head gasket with revised coolant gallery layout.
Chain kit.
Uprated top chain slipper.
Modified 1/2 time sprocket with high load roller bearings.
6 x Red Rose 4ltr Pistons.
6 x H section conrods.
6 x Cylinder liners.
Rebuilt water-pump.
Later type oil pump rotors.
Modified auxiliary shaft bearings.
Set of main bearings with thrust modification.
Set of big end bearings.
O rings and seals.
Set of stainless cover bolts.
6 x Red Rose injectors.
1 x Red Rose Eprom chip.
The cylinder head was completely rebuilt using new and uprated exhaust valve seats and valve guides. The engine was put back together incorporating coolant and oil gallery modifications to both the head and the block castings.
The throttle bodies were stripped, inspected, vapour-blasted and rebuilt using the re-passivated linkage kit and the fuel injectors were sent for testing and servicing. All engine and gearbox bracketry has been dipped and re-passivated to re-instate an “as new” factory finish to the car.
The car is now 25 years old, and all pipework and rubber items were showing their age and starting to perish. They were therefore all replaced, as follows:
Full high pressure oil hose kit.
E10 compliant fuel lines.
E10 compliant Bosch fuel pump.
Black silicone coolant hose kit.
Rebuilt steering rack.
Low pressure PAS hoses.
Stainless steel braided brake hose kit.
Alternator and PAS drive belts.
Differential and engine mounts.
Steering rack and driveshaft gaiters.
Exhaust mounts and clamps.
4 x Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Tyres with latest recommended tyre sizes.
The clutch was replaced by the later, smoother-operating AP type with new bearing, master cylinder and re-sealed clutch slave cylinder.
Brake discs and pads were replaced along with a new handbrake cable.
A New alternator, starter motor, battery, Anderson jump start connector and Accumate trickle charger were fitted.
The car was further improved with the dash pod being sent for modification, incorporating the later spec microchips and software. These enable quicker operation, enhanced reliability and the ability to cancel any warnings.
The boot opening switch has been relocated to allow the rear badge to sit flush with the bodywork and to improve operation. Both front and rear badges were sent for specialist re-chroming, painting and plastic doming. An ACT stainless steel exhaust system with improved silencing was fitted. This retains the original style factory tail cans, which have been polished.
All new fluids and filters were used during the rebuild and the car was wheel aligned on our Optiline 4 camera system.
The paintwork is new, immaculate and unmarked in BMW Tanzanite Blue, complimented by the two tone Biscuit and Navy Blue interior trim. The only changes applied have been the incorporation of Str8six’s later type rifles and fluting door card features.
We have also re-trimmed the steering wheel with perforated grip points which improve the feel and aesthetics of the car.
Ideally the new owner of this Tuscan will be someone who wishes to cherish a piece of TVR history and keep it in the condition it is today. However, if required this car will behave like the very best TVRs out there and should give miles of enjoyment to its new custodian.
The car’s 12 Months MOT will be renewed and the car will be provided with 12 months TAX and will also benefit from Str8six’s own 12 Months /12,000 miles FULL WEAR and TEAR WARRANTY - covering (PARTS and LABOUR) on the whole car.
It will be supplied with a 12 Volt trickle charger and an Anderson jump start cable, and it will be provided with its own indoor car cover.
Overall mileage - 43,885
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Tab 2
Service History is as follows:
01 Jun 00 - 50 miles - PDI service/Westover Sports Cars
20 Jun 00 - 1,081 miles - 1,000 service/Westover Sports Cars
06 Jun 01 - 4,300 miles - 6,000 service/Westover Sports Cars
08 Aug 02 - 7,668 miles - 12,000 service/H.R.Owen Sports Cars
28 Nov 03 - 14,176 miles - 18,000 service/Gatwick TVR
17 Jan 05 - 16,842 miles - 24,000 service/Gatwick TVR
14 Oct 05 - 19,497 miles - 30,000 service/Austec Racing
28 Jan 06 - 20,173 miles - MOT
17 May 07 - 21,273 miles - 36,000 service/Austec Racing
04 Jun 08 - 23,176 miles - 42,000 service/Cranleigh Autos
11 Nov 09 - 24,108 miles - 48,000 service/Cranleigh Autos
29 Mar 11 - 25,172 miles - 54,000 service/Cranleigh Autos
28 Jun 12 - 25,309 miles - 60,000 service/Racing Green TVR
28 Jun13 - 26,519 miles - MOT
01 Mar 14 - 26,795 miles - 66,000 service/Racing Green TVR
23 Oct 15 - 29,579 miles - 72,000 service/Racing Green TVR
27 Oct 16 - 30,300 miles - 78,000 service/Fernhurst TVR
30 Nov 17 - 30,564 miles - 84,000 service/Fernhurst TVR
14 Nov 18 - 35,172 miles - MOT
14 Jun 19 - 36,160 miles - 90,000 service/Mat Smith Sportscars
01 Oct 20 - 37,917 miles - Engine rebuild/Str8six TVR
01 Oct 20 - 37,908 miles - Oil service/Mat Smith Sportscars.
15 Oct 21 - 42,749 miles - MOT
03 Oct 23 - 43,325 miles - 96,000 service/Mat Smith Sportscars.
2025 - Body Off mechanical rebuild/Str8six TVR
POST SALE TO NEXT OWNER
Date TBD c.43,895 miles PDI and 12,000 mile service (including valve clearance)
01 Jun 00 - 50 miles - PDI service/Westover Sports Cars
20 Jun 00 - 1,081 miles - 1,000 service/Westover Sports Cars
06 Jun 01 - 4,300 miles - 6,000 service/Westover Sports Cars
08 Aug 02 - 7,668 miles - 12,000 service/H.R.Owen Sports Cars
28 Nov 03 - 14,176 miles - 18,000 service/Gatwick TVR
17 Jan 05 - 16,842 miles - 24,000 service/Gatwick TVR
14 Oct 05 - 19,497 miles - 30,000 service/Austec Racing
28 Jan 06 - 20,173 miles - MOT
17 May 07 - 21,273 miles - 36,000 service/Austec Racing
04 Jun 08 - 23,176 miles - 42,000 service/Cranleigh Autos
11 Nov 09 - 24,108 miles - 48,000 service/Cranleigh Autos
29 Mar 11 - 25,172 miles - 54,000 service/Cranleigh Autos
28 Jun 12 - 25,309 miles - 60,000 service/Racing Green TVR
28 Jun13 - 26,519 miles - MOT
01 Mar 14 - 26,795 miles - 66,000 service/Racing Green TVR
23 Oct 15 - 29,579 miles - 72,000 service/Racing Green TVR
27 Oct 16 - 30,300 miles - 78,000 service/Fernhurst TVR
30 Nov 17 - 30,564 miles - 84,000 service/Fernhurst TVR
14 Nov 18 - 35,172 miles - MOT
14 Jun 19 - 36,160 miles - 90,000 service/Mat Smith Sportscars
01 Oct 20 - 37,917 miles - Engine rebuild/Str8six TVR
01 Oct 20 - 37,908 miles - Oil service/Mat Smith Sportscars.
15 Oct 21 - 42,749 miles - MOT
03 Oct 23 - 43,325 miles - 96,000 service/Mat Smith Sportscars.
2025 - Body Off mechanical rebuild/Str8six TVR
POST SALE TO NEXT OWNER
Date TBD c.43,895 miles PDI and 12,000 mile service (including valve clearance)
Tab 3
Please contact us on 07834 739307 or 01844 352735 to make an appointment.
If conditions are wet we reserve the right to provide a demonstration drive, rather than a customer driven test drive. Please bring your driving licence if you wish to test drive this car. Finance is available, subject to the usual terms and conditions.
If conditions are wet we reserve the right to provide a demonstration drive, rather than a customer driven test drive. Please bring your driving licence if you wish to test drive this car. Finance is available, subject to the usual terms and conditions.
Tab 4
Complete piece of mind purchasing
- with our 12 months full wear & tear warranty
The above car comes with Str8six's renowned full 12,000 miles service completed, 12 months MOT, 6 months Tax and 12 months/12,000 miles full wear and tear warranty covering parts and labour. Plus an inbuilt 12 volt trickle charger and a 12 volt auxiliary cable (if applicable) will also be provided.
- with our 12 months full wear & tear warranty
The above car comes with Str8six's renowned full 12,000 miles service completed, 12 months MOT, 6 months Tax and 12 months/12,000 miles full wear and tear warranty covering parts and labour. Plus an inbuilt 12 volt trickle charger and a 12 volt auxiliary cable (if applicable) will also be provided.
This car comes with Str8six's renowned "All the 12’s” handover specification
The 12 months/12,000 miles warranty - is FULL WEAR AND TEAR (Parts and Labour)
