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£7,594

1965 TVR Grantura 1800S - 1 owner from new

United Kingdom • 29 Apr 2026 • Lot 138

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a rare 1965 TVR Grantura 1800S, one of only 128 produced, with single ownership from new. It's offered as a restoration project after being off the road for over 20 years but retains its original components, including matching chassis and engine numbers.

Condition

3

The car is described as a 'project for restoration or recommissioning' that has not been on the road for twenty years or more. Although the bodywork is fibreglass, suggesting no rust, it requires a clean interior and recommissioning, indicating that it is below average.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

4136551038

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

GWJ 717C

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

The first production model TVR, the Grantura dbéuted in 1958 and went through a series of developments leading to Mk.

I to Mk.

IV and 1800S models, with production ceasing in September, 1967.

Hand-built at the TVR factory in Blackpool with varying mechanical specifications, the Grantura was also offered in kit form.

All cars featured a cocktail of Austin-Healey brakes, VW Beetle or Triumph suspension parts and BMC rear axles.

The Grantura bodyshell was made from glass-reinforced plastic and made use of a variety of proprietary components, with a front-hinged bonnet.

Buyers could choose from a range of powerplants which, depending on the model in question, included a choice of side or overhead valve engines from Ford, a Coventry Climax unit, the MGA engine and, ultimately, the 1,798cc BMC B-series.

Later Mk.

IIIs were all equipped with the B-series, and the 1800S was rendered distinctive by its bobtail rear end with Ford Cortina lights.

With fewer than 1,000 of all Granturas ma...