An early TVR Grantura which has covered just 20,600 miles from new is being offered for sale by its owner of the past 57 years Alan Rodda, at the H&H Classics Buxton sale on November 27 with an estimate of £10,000 to £12,000. This ‘garage find’ has already attracted a lot of interest and is offered for sale by its first (private) registered keeper. The two-seater has covered just 20,600 miles from new. It was supplied by Aitchison-Hopton of Chester who owned TVR at the time but is thought to have been built during 1959. It features the original Covitem-Climax FWE engine, last serviced at 20,415 miles, making it an unrepeatable opportunity. Enthusiast buyers could specify the engine, tune, and typically with 83bhp and weighing in at only 660kg, performance was sensational. Fitted with its current 1220cc Covitem-Climax FWE engine (number
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