Ultra-rare 1972 TVR Vixen with blistering V8 engine and with only 66 miles on the clock could be yours for £65,000

AN ULTRA-rare 1970s TVR Vixen is acceptable to spell nether the hammer for conscionable £65,000.

The eye-catching model has conscionable undergone an £150,000 restoration and is conscionable 1 of a fistful of the S4 Vixen 1300 built connected the M-Series chassis.

The motor's exterior is finished with an elegant achromatic with chrome detailing implicit a achromatic interior.

The two-litre Pinto motor was ripped retired and replaced with a 289ci V8 motor and boasts an array of awesome features.

These see a caller alloy crank and rods, forged pistons, big-valve alloy heads, sports cam and alloy h2o pump.

This car volition beryllium auctioned connected February 22 astatine Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, by Iconic Auctioneers.

“Project Heaven has confirmed that the existent outgo to replicate this astonishing TVR would beryllium implicit £150K,” reads the listing.

“The odometer shows that the car has hardly covered 66 miles arsenic of date.

“The car been upgraded with airy flywheel, caller alloy radiator, caller Super T10 gearbox, rebuilt Salisbury 4HU diff, caller Bailey Morris upgraded driveshafts, caller rear uprights, caller coil-overs each round, caller vented brake discs and calipers operated by duplicate adjustable-bias maestro cylinders.

“It was besides fitted with custom-made roll-cage, Sparco contention seats and Sabelt harnesses, GPS speedo, caller wiring loom, and Turrino polished alloy-rim tubeless ligament wheels.

“The car is simply a cleanable companion for the unfastened roads arsenic good arsenic retired connected the circuit.”

This comes arsenic different Escort Cosworth with conscionable implicit 2,000 miles connected the clock sold for a record-breaking £200,000 astatine an auction successful November.

The retro centrifugal was 1 of the standout income astatine the Classic Motor Show astatine the NEC, Birmingham - with implicit 100 cars changing hands for eye-watering sums of money that weekend.

At the time, the Ford was described by auction location Iconic Auctioneers arsenic "unlikely to beryllium surpassed successful presumption of its originality".

While this Escort was exchanging hands for an eye-watering sum of money, we were fortunate capable to conscionable Ford superfan Stuart - whose Ford Capri was 1 of the highlights of the full show.

Indeed, Stuart's owned 12 antithetic Capris implicit the years, with his existent Mk3 a peculiar cracker.

Speaking to Sun Motors, helium said: “I've had 3 Mk1's, 2 Mk2's, and galore Mk3's, and I've got this one.

“Cut maine successful half, I’m Ford. I'm Ford each over. I've ever liked Capri. I've ever loved them.”

Elsewhere, an ultra-rare McLaren Senna XP, conscionable 1 of 10 successful existence, is up for auction.

The almighty centrifugal has conscionable 47 miles connected the timepiece and carries a 4.0L twin-turbo V8.

Plus, a glam 1950s supercar implicit with a blistering V8 motor and futuristic magnesium bodywork has been listed connected auction for £5.5million.

Images amusement the aerodynamic 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Super Sport oregon SS, successful a stunning bluish and achromatic livery successful pristine condition.