Owned by Pittsburgh's Mike Zappa, this Tuscan was built with the sole purpose of irritating the Detroit fanboys. It's not American and it doesn't have a V8, which is borderline sacrilegious in US racing circles, not least because the Tuscan was originally offered with a 289ci Ford V8 as well as the Essex 3.0 V6 that we see here.
Zappa's TVR was a basket case when he took ownership, allowing him to carry out a full restoration with racing intent firmly interwoven into the plans. The V6 features a Cosworth GAA block with Cosworth forged pistons and rods, steel crank, group 1 cams, triple Weber 44 DCNFs and a dry-sump setup. Handling is taken care of by adjustable coilovers on bespoke mountings, while Ford Thunderbird brakes bring the featherweight racer to a halt. The full spec list is enormously long, with every element of the car being minutely analysed to ensure maximum racing utility and efficiency - it's not just beautiful, but tremendously competitive too!
This superb Tuscan has been tentatively offered for sale at a price of $110,000 in order to fund Zappa's GT40 build project - you can see full details of the car here.
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