This 1968 TVR Tuscan V8 SE LWB is one of the 26 long-wheelbase SE cars recorded by the TVR Car Club with “LW” chassis numbers, and is thought to be one of 12 built in right-hand drive. Finished in Ford Olympic Blue with a Silver Fox roof over a black leather interior, it shows 28,640 miles and is now offered by Open Air Imports in Greet, Gloucestershire, England, with a 30-photo gallery.

The car was given a complete nut-and-bolt restoration completed in 2022, built around a new tubular chassis by Keith Ticer and covering the bodywork and repaint — carried out at the then owner’s South London coachworks — along with the suspension, braking, electrical, fuel and exhaust systems. The seller records restoration invoices exceeding £60,000, not counting the unrecorded labour and paint preparation, and notes the car has covered just over 1,640 miles since completion, used for local shows and TVR events.

The cabin was fully retrimmed in leather in the correct style, with the original seat frames sourced and retrimmed, new black carpeting throughout, period seat belts and a period-style three-spoke wood-rimmed steering wheel.

Power comes from a period-correct Ford 289 cubic-inch (4.7-litre) V8 crate engine supplied by Five Star Engines of Glendale, Arizona, with a performance alloy head and a four-barrel Edelbrock carburettor — in period specification the 289 was rated at 271 bhp and 314 lb-ft. The seller states this replacement engine plainly: the car’s original engine, its original radiator and its original magnesium knock-on Minilite wheels were all retained and are included in the sale. The original Borg Warner T10 four-speed manual gearbox was fully refurbished, the Salisbury differential rebuilt, and the SE’s limited-slip differential is fitted. The car is registered as an historic vehicle with an MOT recorded to September 2027, and carries the age-related registration HMB 880F — the seller notes it will not come with the registration number shown in the photographs.

The Tuscan V8 was Martin Lilley’s Blackpool-built answer to the Griffith, putting Ford’s 289 into the Vixen-derived chassis; the long-wheelbase SE added 4.5 inches to the wheelbase, larger doors and cabin space, and additional equipment. A substantial history file with restoration documentation and photographs accompanies the car.