TVR Vixen Remade as a Tuscan with Big Ford Power
Professional-quality Tuscan conversion makes this V8 Vixen ready to strut its stuff all over town.
TVR. Three letters signifying the combination of big horsepower with lightweight bodies, the sum of which is just that short of insanity. The British company has been through a lot over the past couple of decades, though a new Griffith on the horizon (designed by McLaren legend Gordon Murray, no less), plus some backing by the Welsh government, should help the company enter the 2020s with the usual vim and vigor TVR is known for.
Until then, though, we have cars like this 1971 Vixen 2500 we found on Bring a Trailer the other day, one that happens to be quite special.
Originally a Vixen with power from a Triumph inline-six, it was converted into a Tuscan long-wheelbase clone some 15 years ago, a conversion that was done so professionally that it would be hard to tell that the Vixen was originally just that.
Under the long hood, the Vixen now dominates the scene with a Ford 302 V8 paired with a Borg-Warner five-speed manual and a Jaguar-sourced Salisbury rear diff. Output, as mentioned in a previous listing, is 225 horses and 300 lb-ft of torque.
Inside, the Vixen’s black interior is an excellent complement to the Rosso Corsa exterior. The seats are in vinyl with cloth, there’s a modern stereo in the center console, and a sunroof to welcome in the warm weather, especially at speed.
There’s nothing like a TVR, especially one this wonderful as this Tuscan-ified Vixen 2500.
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