Current Testarossa Values

Damn investors/flippers !

 

Yes I guess I'm one of them

 

Rick is Montebello too far for you? Your TR has a fresh engine out and new diff it would be a good exercise for it to go there.

 

Bless them !!! We need those that increase the value and exposure of our beloved cars. Now....can we get an amen......?

 

Here in Europe there is 129 TR and 114 512TR including a few M and BB:s on the German site Mobile.de

 

Wow....lots to choose from. But nothing cheap and judging from the first few pages......Germans like to rack up the miles on the Autobahn. Bravo.

 

Yes Claude - and there needs to be lots available for all the 40-somethings who are gearing up to buy their dream car Testarossa or Countach over the next few years........

........and unless some freak genetic disorder wipes out half of our generation, I would have thought that regardless of what the rest of the market does, the Testarossa, Countach (and most 80`s and 90`s cars to be honest) will only become more sought after.


Can`t blame people for cashing in either though - if it`s money they wouldn`t have otherwise had and they get more enjoyment from spending the money in other ways then fair enough, life`s too short.


Cashing in just to let the money sit in the bank is probably a bit daft atm though. In the UK there`s talk of interest rates dropping even more - soon they`ll be paying us to borrow money lol.

Worse still the amount that our savings are protected if anything goes pear shaped with the banks is getting less and less - making it far more risky to leave it in savings than in an old car - madness but true!


Dom.

 

The only rain on your parade is the Pope joining forces with Obama today on climate change and pushing younger generations to electric cars. Imagine one day, an old TR/512 converted to electric? Arrrggghhh?


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and then the original fuse box

 

Lol!


Oh well, there is an up side to all new cars being eletcric - it will make the fuel will last longer for our old dinosaurs


I bet electric cars could be fun - like a dodgem - but 100 times more powerful!

(sorry dodgem = bumper car for you US guys)


Dom.

 

^it would keep Mr. Holmes in business. I imagine that it would be a fun and challenging project to convert a TR to all electric using a wrecked Ferrari donor car.


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One of these days I will make that trip. the problem is me finding the time

Hope you sell your car soon ! GLWS

 

Was at a car show in Columbus, Ohio this summer where a guy had converted a TVR completely over to electric !

 

Must say it would be tempting given a Tesla P85D drive train and a single mirror testa donor. Would have to create a new E supercar sound tho, by mounting a baseball card in the spokes!

 

Do you have any more info or pics of the TVR? Im sure the UK TVR boys would love to see this.

 

Same here, pics? Love the ideas of a Tesla TR with sound effects.


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Oh no.. THe best part is the smell of pollution in the garage after a good romp.. Its like a musk.. All over your shirt and all..

R

 

I didn't take any pics of it....It was really cool though, the guy had a generator going with the power cord from the car to the generator. It was at the Arthritis Car Show in Columbus, Ohio, The car was in the lot behind where the Ferrari's/Lamborghini's were. If you put a feeler out in the Ohio section, I'm sure someone took pics of it

 

Thanks I'll see what I can find on the web too.

 

Ooh fiberglass and high voltage electrics - that`s asking for trouble!

Always loved TVR`s though - especially the wedge ones - I think a 420 SEAC would be my ultimate.

Strange though for some reason despite being in the UK with them readily available - I`ve always gone for the "daring option" and had Corvettes instead.

I guess in the U.S. the TVR would be seen as the daring option though....


Dom.

 

TVRs in the U S are definitely daring. Most people don't have a clue what they are. My conversations usually go like this. Q: what is it. A: it's a TVR, british. Q:is it a Triumph. A: no, it's a TVR and then the whole story.

I grew up on Long Island 5 miles from where they were imported and 2 miles from where Jack Griffith was making those. Very lucky.

 

Off topic but my TVR is the only car I totally regret selling. They've also started to appreciate in price.

Mine was quite unique. I spent months stripping it down to make sure it was 100% reliable and quick. The current owner has kindly offered me first refusal. He bought it from a collector that had unfortunately left it to rot. He tracked me down and after we spent ages back and forth with detailed info on how I built the car, she's back to her original glory and being well driven.
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Wow N17RO that`s a proper bedroom wall poster!


Anyway back on topic - it looks like the original poster car is going nuts. Here are todays auction results:


Coys, Frankfurt: (actual results not up yet so pirces approx.!)

Lot 127 1996 512 M LHD, 20,000 miles, No sale
Coys of Kensington

Lot 140 1985 Testarossa LHD (but with 2 low mirrors), 22,000 miles, Sold: £97k gbp / 132k euro / $147k US
Coys of Kensington

Lot 168 1994 512 TR LHD, 15,000 miles, Sold: £113k GBP / 154k euro / $172k US
Coys of Kensington


Auctionata: (results on links)

Lot 7 1986 Testarossa Flying Mirror LHD, 25,000 Miles, Sold: £166k GBP / 226k euro / $253k US
https://auctionata.com/intl/o/145948/1986-ferrari-testarossa-monospecchio

Lot 18 1990 Testarossa LHD, 2200 Miles, Sold: £151k GBP / 205k euro / $230k US
https://auctionata.com/intl/o/145941/1990-ferrari-testarossa

Lot 19 1992 512 TR LHD, 14,000 miles, Sold: £147k GBP / 200k euro / $223k US
https://auctionata.com/intl/o/145951/1993-ferrari-512-tr


Prices all inclusive ofc.


Dom.

 

Those prices are nuts. Seems like there has been no respite in the prices as some had called.

 

^
Single mirror prices are climbing nicely - can't say I'm disappointed