I Bought An ABANDONED TVR CERBERA!! BARN FIND!! RESTORATION PROJECT!!

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Published 2022-05-29
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In today's video I bought myself a mental barn find, restoration project, TVR Cerbera, this car has sat in a barn for over 10 years and is going to require a lot of love to get it back to its former glory! This is going to be an interesting long term series at the very least

All Comments (21)
  • @nai57
    Chassis could be the big issue, well known for rot! Keep the colour combo, the green & cream is nice!
  • Beautiful car, lovely colour, keep as is. Check out wheeler dealer’s they did a Cerbera, they removed the body from the chassis, made life a lot easier? Good luck 🤞
  • @chris1.2
    Deep purple looks amazing on the cerbra
  • Wasn’t expecting that - greetings from Germany. What they didn’t say after the top gear but was that it then immediately broke down 😂😂
  • @simonupex2628
    The outriggers rot first quickly followed by the rest of the space frame because it was n't properly powdercoated in the first place and next is the electrics. Dean I wish you all the best with the car it certainly ain't gonna be dull with this one.
  • @billbo3688
    Soon as you mentioned the video clip I knew exactly what was coming 😄 ‘Woooah look at that TVR!!’…..classic
  • @johnmcphee64
    Green is eye popping when clean great combo good luck John
  • Wheeler Dealers restored one some years back, I think that was an AJP engined car which needed a new chassis. I love the Peter Wheeler era cars, so unique and have aged so well. Looking forward to seeing this develop.
  • The green is what gives it British look, I like it, wouldn't change it. I would keep it as original as possible. Great project, I want one to fix up now. 🙂Have A Nice Day !! I know I will !!!
  • My brother in law bought a new 4.5 in 1999 at the cost of 50k or thereabouts as I recall. It was stunning and to this day it's the most amazing sounding car I've ever heard. It unsurprisingly drew crowds wherever he parked up. It was amazing. Sadly, as has been eluded to already in these comments , owning one was an absolute nightmare and in the 3 or 4 years or so he had it , it undoubtedly spent more time back in the garage than it did on the road.. something was constantly going wrong with it. So, I wish you the very best of luck! It's still one of my all time favourites, just wish I'd taken up one of the many offers to drive it (I refused as I wouldn't have been insured).
  • @samcourt6228
    That’s a brave purchase! Definitely going to watch this. I love the Cerb. Personally I love the colour combo, keep it like that.
  • @Watch-Crazy
    I'd go for a mallard green like that used on the MG-Bs, it's basically the original British Racing Green colour, it's much deeper, richer and I think it will really set the design alright!
  • Awesome! This will make a fantastic change to the VAG stuff. Good luck!
  • @M0UAW_IO83
    The TVR Owners club strapline: 'Push your car to one of our meetings'. Every TVR owner I've ever met has been a proper Colin, you're in for a ride.
  • You might be a bit disappointed on the 'parts-bin' front, a lot of the Cerbera was bespoke unlike the earlier Griffith and Chimaera. I've got a 2002 Cerbera Speed Six, give me a shout if you fancy experiencing a fully sorted one- you'll realise then that the labour of love is well worth it as they're absolutely stonking cars! Oh and the hazard switch is on the end of the indicator stalk 😁
  • I live round the corner from the old tvr factory in bispham my older brother worked as sprayer for a few years there and my dad use to take me down and watch them flying up the road out the gates when is was a kid! Cerbera is my favourite!!!
  • @wavetoil6098
    Never expected that! Brilliant choice. Bonkers British monster. Keep it green please!!
  • @colinw1591
    The colour combo gets a 👍 from me! As others have mentioned, the chassis frame is prone to serious corrosion - remember Wheeler Dealers example....