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TVR Taimar 2994cc – ETH 936V

Colour – Tobacco Leaf Gold / Mexico Brown Model Band

Interior – Tan Velour/Corduroy Seats, Brown Carpets

Chassis Number – 4503FM       Engine Number – D9721-78

Date of Registration – 1^st August 1979

Britax Sliding Sunroof, Panasonic CQ-7300 ENG front loading cassette player, electric ariel, hatchback, heated rear window, kick plates, TVR logo centre caps

Hpi Clear, TVR demonstrator first four weeks,

last owner till we bought the car on 26^th February 2020,

Malcolm originally wanted a Triumph TR6 but he just missed the date on which they ceased manufacturing, he also tried to buy one second hand but no suitable ones were available. Bought an MGBGT which started to rust straight away and it was covered under warranty so it was retreated and eventually returned and sold, Malcolm stated he was really disappointed with the car and its performance.

Malcolm kindly sent us this lovely email on the Baron

“I had not considered buying a TVR but one of my business partners suggested I should go to Stoke to Tim and Zoe Randle’s TVR and Lotus main dealer, just to look.

I went with my wife and we immediately fell in love with the car and bought it there and then.

It was such a beautiful car that it needed a fitting name. There was a song we liked entitled Snoopy Vs the Red Baron by the Royal Guardsmen and so we had the inspiration for the name. The Red Baron was fast and it’s sound was distinctive and unforgettable.

The TVR was the same and sitting in the car was like sitting in an old aircraft cockpit. We decided that we did not want to use the colours gold or brown and he became…The Baron

I took one of my business partners to a meeting in the car, but only the once, as he likened sitting in the passenger seat to being in a coffin!

My daughter loved the car (as you can see by the pictures, we have included in the cars paperwork file) and enjoyed being driven around even though she could hardly see out of the windscreen. It was agreed that once she passed her test the Baron would be her car. As I write this now in 2020 she is yet to learn to drive and does not have any facility for garaging the car so, unfortunately, much to her, and our dismay, with the sale of our office premises the Baron had to be sold.

The rest is history,  but had I not missed out on a TR6 neither you or I would have had the pleasure of owning the Baron   – Regards Malcolm”

Supplying Dealer Tim & Zoe Randles TVR / Lotus Dealership

Owner 1 – Tim & Zoe Randles TVR – TVR Demonstrator

1^st August 1979 @ 20 miles – PDI – Tim & Zoe Randles TVR

16^th September 1979 – Owner 2- Mr Barnet Purchased vehicle for £8495 with 600 miles.

31^st July 1989 – David Gerald TVR valuation £10K listing it as ‘A1’ condition @ 22300 miles.

27^th October 1997 – Raise Body, replace rear rail, clean all chassis parts, repaint with hammerite, repair bumper striker, new battery, two new rear springs, brake master cylinder, tailgate strut, new clutch, o/s/r wheel bearing, r/wheel cylinder.

28^th October 1997 – MOT @ 22422 miles

Parked up in underground garage beneath Chartered Accountants in Wolverhampton.

Building sold, business partner and his wife retiring to south coast. Car needs new home and recommissioning.

17^th February 2020 – Contacted by owner directly.

24^th February 2020 – Viewed and agreed to purchase.

26^th February 2020 – Picked up on trailer, back to our workshop.

25^th March 2020 – MOT @ 22444 miles

Recommission of vehicle by ourselves 2020.

New Imperial Brake Calipers Type 16PB x 2

Front Brake Discs x 2  

Rear Brake flexi x 2

Front brake pads  

Rear Brake Shoes

New Front brake flexi x 2

New AVO telescopic dampers

springs x 4

Track rod ends x 2

Ball joint Dusty Boot

Rear Wheel Cylinder 0.70 bore

Handbrake cable x 2

Steering column UJ

Steering Rack mounting

Clutch Cable

Front upper ball joints

Steering Rack Mount

Alloys wheels blasted/painted/ refurbished x 4

7/16 UNF Chrome Bulge Wheel Nuts

Blockley 185 HR 14 New Tyres Fitted x 4

New Number plates fitted x 2 (black /silver)

New Coolant Hoses

New Exhaust Rubbers

Air Filter

Oil Filter

Radiator Reconditioned

New Radiator Cap

Clutch removed cleaned refitted

Full Engine service

gearbox flush

diff flush

Fuel Pipes

Fuel Filter

New Battery

Ignition switch

Indicator switch

Brake Master Cylinder 15066

Plug Leads

Points

Condenser

Rotor Arm

Coil

Distributor cap

Fan belt

Water pump/gasket

Next owner who has ran the car for 3000 miles now has another itch top scratch to add to his collections of classic cars and its now time for someone else to appreciate the Baron once more.

11th March 2021 – MOT @ 22807 miles

17th August 2022 – New Alternator Fitted

17th August 2022 – New Electric Fuel Pump, Glass Upgraded Fuel Filter, upgraded Fuel Hoses, Steering Bushes and Column Replaced @ Marcos Engineering

31st March 2023 – Rolling Road, Tune Up Session @ Sigma Engineering

Two sets of keys, original factory service booklet, Original Owners Handbook, original bill of sale, Ford engine original factory certificate, engine warranty booklet, tax disc holder from new,

His name is `The Baron’