TVR Cerbera 4.2 V8 Hot Rod 180Mph+ British Muscle Car
Sale price: £13,995.00
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Technical specifications
| Manufacturer: | tvr |
| Model: | Cerbera |
| Year: | 19970000 |
| Type: | Coupe |
| Fuel Type: | Petrol |
| Color: | Yellow |
| Mileage: | 23500 |
| Transmission: | Manual |
| Engine: | 4200 |
| Door: | 2 |
| Got questions? | Ask the Seller |
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TVR Cerbera 4.2 1997 “P Reg” V8 Hot Rod 180Mph+ British Muscle
Car
327 BHP per Ton… 0-100Mph 9.1 sec. 0-150Mph 22.5 sec. (Auto Car June’96)
If you require an eye catching fast car then look no further… Possibly the fastest unmodified car for the price, anywhere bar none! 180Mph+, 0-60 4.0 seconds dead (Auto Car June 1996) 360Bhp/1100Kgs, little more weight than an Elise S yet more power than an ‘06 Porsche 997 Carrera S! Also, I think I am right in saying that the earlier 4.2s put in the best recorded 0-60 times etc, think hot racing clatter cams and you’re there! I stand to be corrected by any irate 4.5 owners…
First registered 01/05/1997
It’s finished in sunset pearl yellow with contrasting full Prussian blue leather interior and navy blue wool carpets. It’s very eye catching and not for the shy or retiring type.
The MOT is valid up to 3rd June2016
The Cerbera is showing just over 23,500 miles on the clock.
Chassis
Totally 100% original and has never been welded. If you come to see the car I would actively encourage you to examine the underside of the car as TVR chassis can suffer from rust, especially the outriggers. We can take all the wheels off for a better look if you wish. This chassis is in excellent order. When I purchased the car it was very obvious that it had been wax oyled previously and I have an old invoice for £450+VAT for this alone. I have re-waxed the chassis but before doing so took numerous detailed close-up photographs which can be viewed. The original outriggers are in top notch condition, I think you would be hard pushed to find a better original chassis. I would even let you remove the wax with some white spirit in order to satisfy your curiosity. So I believe, earlier Cerbera like this had their chassis powder coated by a professional, external company to TVR and, as such, did a better job. Later TVR cars were powder coated in house and, I think it is generally accepted, were not so well covered.
It has two sets of TVR wheels, the original OZ 16” wheels which are in superb condition and seem to have never been refurbished and four Tuscan spiders. All the tyres have almost full tread depth but please bear in mind that the rear tyres are new semi slick track day type tyres as I wanted maximum grip on the rear in the dry. For this reason alone we will try and pick a dry day to test drive. The suspension comprises of double wishbones on each corner and have Racing Red coil over oil shocks. These are fully adjustable and designed by a shock designer that also worked for Nitron.
Body & Interior
All the electrics work including the clever windows that lower before it pops the door open at the touch of a button. It has to be said that by today’s standards the electrics are simple, there isn’t actually that much on the car. The bodywork and paint is in very good order. The only thing that visually affects the car is the front windscreen, as at its periphery, it appears to be delaminating slightly. This does not affect the view from inside looking out. The leather work in general is fantastic for a 17 year old car. Its mostly has a nice “as new” satin patina to it, but it does have wear on the driver’s bolster where you slide in and out. It’s quite awkward to get in and out of considering how long the doors are. It has the original, period, H.R.Owen tax disk holder, matching left hand side advertising disc and rear window advertising decal from H.R.Owen.
AJP Speed 8 360BHP Engine, Borg-Warner T5 etc
What an amazing engine the Speed 8 is. Utilizing a flat plane crankshaft for ultra light weight design and superb exhaust scavenging properties (it only weighs 129KG all up and the same weight as an F1 Cosworth DFV V8!) and a V bank angle of only 75 degrees, this engine pulls hard from the word go. It has an amazing soundtrack, sounding more like a GSX-R than a car. It revs unbelievably responsively to every input of the throttle and, on over-run, there are the ubiquitous savage pops and bangs! If you have never actually driven a Speed 8 you just can’t imagine quite how responsive it is. It has a Revo fan control system fitted to ensure the fans cut in earlier than the standard setup. I have fitted a complete set of 10 brand new silicone hoses to the engine’s cooling system.
AP Racing 4 pot callipers are fitted on all corners and they work as well at retardation as the Speed 8 does at head butting the horizon. Once you have done a couple of miles they are up to working temperature and as with the engine they are loud in operation. The front brake discs are brand new TVR original parts with new EBC red stuff pads. Rear brake discs are not brand new but have no visible wear.
Cerberas are fitted with the tried and tested Borg-Warner T5 gearbox (a la Sierra Cosworth) and it is quite simply a masterpiece. It’s precise with a heavy operation but never baulky. The clutch is perfect in its bite and travel, if a little heavy but it is a twin plate AP Racing clutch. I have, since owning the car carried out a considerable amount of fettling and have many invoices for everything, including new coolant hoses, belts, wiper motor, CV gaiters etc. Also included in the sale is an outside breathable cover plus a 24 hour trickle charger. I have never used the cover as it’s always been garaged in my charge. The ONLY thing on the car that is not working is the air conditioning. It has gas pressure in the system, but not enough to activate the clutch on the pump. I can demonstrate this, which shows heat exchanger integrity to be ok. I have fitted a new belt; it just needs charging, maybe a new receiver dryer. The car will be supplied with two brand new catalytic converters for MOT purposes.
History file
An interesting history file, including invoices dating back to 2001 and unusually V5 document information for all but one of the previous owners. Some old MOT certificates and sale invoices. It also has its original leather bound owner’s hand book. This particular car was considered a category d write off in 2010 which is reflected in the price. I have in the history file a “Statement of Fact” from Allianz Insurance Co. regarding the incident and the damage the car incurred. It sustained damage to the rear left-hand side area of the boot. If you lift the carpet in the boot you can see where it has been repaired with new glass fibre weave in the floor of the boot. I will email genuine prospective buyers photographic evidence of this if required. The chassis does not extend to the boot floor area as it ends at the differential, so only the glass body and exhaust sustained damaged. The exhaust tip still has a graze on its left side under the car. Quite how this results in being classified is beyond me. The owner that had the accident bought the car back from the insurance company and had the repairs carried out to a very high standard.
There have been six previous owners to myself. The first had it for two years. The second was a City of London company in Lloyds Avenue. They owned it until 2001. The third owner had it the longest and parted company with it in 2009. The fourth owner is the chap that damaged the boot floor. Number five did about 500 miles in it and moved on. This gentleman is an off shore security specialist so he was never around to really enjoy the car, plus so I was informed, he had a rather special big Bhp Supra. The sixth was a professional chap, who intended to use the car for track days but never got around to it, young family etc.
Research TVR
If you are looking at this add thinking “I like it, but I’m uncertain of the TVR engine”, don’t be. Research the AJP8/Speed 8 and you will find this TVR engine has little in the way of issues. The Speed 8 is relatively simple in its overall design, light and very powerful. Plus there are a multitude of suppliers for TVR parts, “Racing Green” being one of the best. There is also an Android app called “RS-AJP” which allows you to plug-in to the Cerbera “MBE” ECU and read off MIL codes and display all engine parameters. If you Google “RS-AJP” you will find videos of how it appears and operates, it’s very impressive.
Video
If you need to refresh your mind as to how fast these really are, allow Mr Clarkson to demonstrate…
Also published at eBay.co.uk
327 BHP per Ton… 0-100Mph 9.1 sec. 0-150Mph 22.5 sec. (Auto Car June’96)
If you require an eye catching fast car then look no further… Possibly the fastest unmodified car for the price, anywhere bar none! 180Mph+, 0-60 4.0 seconds dead (Auto Car June 1996) 360Bhp/1100Kgs, little more weight than an Elise S yet more power than an ‘06 Porsche 997 Carrera S! Also, I think I am right in saying that the earlier 4.2s put in the best recorded 0-60 times etc, think hot racing clatter cams and you’re there! I stand to be corrected by any irate 4.5 owners…
First registered 01/05/1997
It’s finished in sunset pearl yellow with contrasting full Prussian blue leather interior and navy blue wool carpets. It’s very eye catching and not for the shy or retiring type.
The MOT is valid up to 3rd June2016
The Cerbera is showing just over 23,500 miles on the clock.
Chassis
Totally 100% original and has never been welded. If you come to see the car I would actively encourage you to examine the underside of the car as TVR chassis can suffer from rust, especially the outriggers. We can take all the wheels off for a better look if you wish. This chassis is in excellent order. When I purchased the car it was very obvious that it had been wax oyled previously and I have an old invoice for £450+VAT for this alone. I have re-waxed the chassis but before doing so took numerous detailed close-up photographs which can be viewed. The original outriggers are in top notch condition, I think you would be hard pushed to find a better original chassis. I would even let you remove the wax with some white spirit in order to satisfy your curiosity. So I believe, earlier Cerbera like this had their chassis powder coated by a professional, external company to TVR and, as such, did a better job. Later TVR cars were powder coated in house and, I think it is generally accepted, were not so well covered.
It has two sets of TVR wheels, the original OZ 16” wheels which are in superb condition and seem to have never been refurbished and four Tuscan spiders. All the tyres have almost full tread depth but please bear in mind that the rear tyres are new semi slick track day type tyres as I wanted maximum grip on the rear in the dry. For this reason alone we will try and pick a dry day to test drive. The suspension comprises of double wishbones on each corner and have Racing Red coil over oil shocks. These are fully adjustable and designed by a shock designer that also worked for Nitron.
Body & Interior
All the electrics work including the clever windows that lower before it pops the door open at the touch of a button. It has to be said that by today’s standards the electrics are simple, there isn’t actually that much on the car. The bodywork and paint is in very good order. The only thing that visually affects the car is the front windscreen, as at its periphery, it appears to be delaminating slightly. This does not affect the view from inside looking out. The leather work in general is fantastic for a 17 year old car. Its mostly has a nice “as new” satin patina to it, but it does have wear on the driver’s bolster where you slide in and out. It’s quite awkward to get in and out of considering how long the doors are. It has the original, period, H.R.Owen tax disk holder, matching left hand side advertising disc and rear window advertising decal from H.R.Owen.
AJP Speed 8 360BHP Engine, Borg-Warner T5 etc
What an amazing engine the Speed 8 is. Utilizing a flat plane crankshaft for ultra light weight design and superb exhaust scavenging properties (it only weighs 129KG all up and the same weight as an F1 Cosworth DFV V8!) and a V bank angle of only 75 degrees, this engine pulls hard from the word go. It has an amazing soundtrack, sounding more like a GSX-R than a car. It revs unbelievably responsively to every input of the throttle and, on over-run, there are the ubiquitous savage pops and bangs! If you have never actually driven a Speed 8 you just can’t imagine quite how responsive it is. It has a Revo fan control system fitted to ensure the fans cut in earlier than the standard setup. I have fitted a complete set of 10 brand new silicone hoses to the engine’s cooling system.
AP Racing 4 pot callipers are fitted on all corners and they work as well at retardation as the Speed 8 does at head butting the horizon. Once you have done a couple of miles they are up to working temperature and as with the engine they are loud in operation. The front brake discs are brand new TVR original parts with new EBC red stuff pads. Rear brake discs are not brand new but have no visible wear.
Cerberas are fitted with the tried and tested Borg-Warner T5 gearbox (a la Sierra Cosworth) and it is quite simply a masterpiece. It’s precise with a heavy operation but never baulky. The clutch is perfect in its bite and travel, if a little heavy but it is a twin plate AP Racing clutch. I have, since owning the car carried out a considerable amount of fettling and have many invoices for everything, including new coolant hoses, belts, wiper motor, CV gaiters etc. Also included in the sale is an outside breathable cover plus a 24 hour trickle charger. I have never used the cover as it’s always been garaged in my charge. The ONLY thing on the car that is not working is the air conditioning. It has gas pressure in the system, but not enough to activate the clutch on the pump. I can demonstrate this, which shows heat exchanger integrity to be ok. I have fitted a new belt; it just needs charging, maybe a new receiver dryer. The car will be supplied with two brand new catalytic converters for MOT purposes.
History file
An interesting history file, including invoices dating back to 2001 and unusually V5 document information for all but one of the previous owners. Some old MOT certificates and sale invoices. It also has its original leather bound owner’s hand book. This particular car was considered a category d write off in 2010 which is reflected in the price. I have in the history file a “Statement of Fact” from Allianz Insurance Co. regarding the incident and the damage the car incurred. It sustained damage to the rear left-hand side area of the boot. If you lift the carpet in the boot you can see where it has been repaired with new glass fibre weave in the floor of the boot. I will email genuine prospective buyers photographic evidence of this if required. The chassis does not extend to the boot floor area as it ends at the differential, so only the glass body and exhaust sustained damaged. The exhaust tip still has a graze on its left side under the car. Quite how this results in being classified is beyond me. The owner that had the accident bought the car back from the insurance company and had the repairs carried out to a very high standard.
There have been six previous owners to myself. The first had it for two years. The second was a City of London company in Lloyds Avenue. They owned it until 2001. The third owner had it the longest and parted company with it in 2009. The fourth owner is the chap that damaged the boot floor. Number five did about 500 miles in it and moved on. This gentleman is an off shore security specialist so he was never around to really enjoy the car, plus so I was informed, he had a rather special big Bhp Supra. The sixth was a professional chap, who intended to use the car for track days but never got around to it, young family etc.
Research TVR
If you are looking at this add thinking “I like it, but I’m uncertain of the TVR engine”, don’t be. Research the AJP8/Speed 8 and you will find this TVR engine has little in the way of issues. The Speed 8 is relatively simple in its overall design, light and very powerful. Plus there are a multitude of suppliers for TVR parts, “Racing Green” being one of the best. There is also an Android app called “RS-AJP” which allows you to plug-in to the Cerbera “MBE” ECU and read off MIL codes and display all engine parameters. If you Google “RS-AJP” you will find videos of how it appears and operates, it’s very impressive.
Video
If you need to refresh your mind as to how fast these really are, allow Mr Clarkson to demonstrate…
Also published at eBay.co.uk
