The TVR Grantura was the first model in a long line of TVR cars and debuted in 1958.

  The cars went through a series of developments up to the Mark IV and 1800S models, the last ones being made in 1967.

These coupés were hand-built at the TVR factory in Blackpool, with varying mechanical specifications, and could also be purchased in kit form by the enthusiast.

The first of the Granturas used a fibreglass body moulded to a tubular steel backbone chassis and VW Beetle-based front and rear suspension.

  The car was designed around a 1,098 cc Coventry Climax type FWA engine but many different makes were fitted from 1,172 cc Ford side valve to the 1600 cc BMC from the MGA.

  These cars ran at Le Mans in period, and many today are the most competitive of FIA race cars- such as the car on offer today.

Believed to be the original chassis and body of a factory car used in the 1965 Blackpool promenade sprints before being registered for the road and sold in 1966, this race prepared MK...