Registration - H595 WYG

Chassis No - TBC

M.O.T - June 2024

Odometer - 80,962

This handsome S3 has remained in the same ownership for the last 19 years. The vendor informs us that it is an unmolested matching numbers, home market example that has been serviced during every year of his tenure – the last bout of maintenance was carried out in February of this year. The TVR’s totally original white bodywork is matched to blue leather interior trim and blue hood and Targa top, and the vendor presently considers the V6 engine, five-speed manual gearbox, two-seater bodywork, paintwork and upholstery to all be in ‘excellent’ condition. He is offering the car complete with a file containing some service history, an assortment of bills and receipts and all its old MOTs, plus a current one valid to June 25 next year. The odometer currently displays an unwarranted but totally credible 80,962 miles from new.

TVR’s S Series line of sports cars made its debut at the 1986 British International Motor Show and marked the first major milestone for Peter Wheeler since taking over the company from Martin Lilley. S1 variants are now extremely rare and powered by 160bhp versions of Ford’s 2.9-litre V6 powerplant, whereas S2-S4 models had the benefit of an extra 10bhp courtesy of basically the same engine. (Most) S3 and S4 cars benefited from longer doors, while S3s were unique in having traditional-looking burr walnut facias. There was also a V8 version of the S that was powered by either a 2.0-litre (yes really) or 4.0-litre derivative of the ubiquitous Rover engine. S Series production ran from 1986 to 1994 and comprised a total of 2,604 cars, 1,194 of which were equipped with one form or another of the V6 Ford engine, and 410 with the Rover V8.

In summary:

• An apparently very original, unmolested S3
• A 10-keeper example currently displaying 80,962 miles
• Has remained in the current ownership for the last 19 years