E-Bay Vixen......Looks kinda nice.

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To a novice like me, that looks like a lot of car for the $$$.

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The Elva is almost identical in performance.

Kent Non X-Flo -vs- MGA 1600 Non X-Flo (this one is a toss up)
Ginetta & Elva both have 4 link live rear
Weight has to be about the same (I don't know that one)
Aerodynamic edge goes to Ginetta.
Frame rigidity goes to Ginetta.
Elva did it in 58 & the G-4S2 is a 63
Tire size goes to Ginetta unless you cut the Elva.

IMNSHO I'd say it took to the series 3 (1964)for Ginetta to come through with a car that was a real advancement over the Courier.
(But by then the Courier had Tru-Track and a MGB engine)

All things considered....I wouldn't be afraid of one on the track /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

AND.....ELVA is 1/2 the price!!!

 

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Yeah, looks like the car park at round valley?
Climax motors are VERY pricey as you probably already know.
If it were not for a few of us crazy people, most of these cars would be gone forever...so not a bad deal. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif

 

[kennypinkerton]

I've a couple pictures of the ginetta...

Took them at the Tannehill show a couplke years ago.

 

[kennypinkerton]

and, the other one... had this one as my desktop for several months.

 

[Super 7]

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That's a 1600 Kent-powered car too....my favorite engine for these cars.

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That Kent can be wicked fast when tuned-up.

Anyone who replaces that engine should be flogged. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nonono.gif

I think my Bro is getting something like 125 hp. out of his now.

Dang thing pulls almost as hard as his stock 67 GTO....Not Kidding!

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My '65 Cortina is getting 125 hp at the rear wheels out of a 1600cc Kent. It feels nearly as fast as my 302 Ford powered Cortina did. There is more in there, too. The '65 GT is a 1900lb car, the Vixen probably 4-5 hundred pounds lighter maybe?

A few years ago, there were lots of Kent Motors and dual weber set ups for sale in the TVR club newsletter leftovers from V8 conversions. Pernonally, I like the 3 Liter Essex powered 3000S.

 

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Looks like Craig Chima is selling his old X-Flo engine...

Put this little puppy in the above Vixen......WEEEEEE!

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[billspohn]

That's a 1600 Kent-powered car too....my favorite engine for these cars.

The earlier cars were actually a bit lighter with the same suspension (Grantura Mk 3) and an MG engine.

I temporarily used my TVR race car as a test mule for my Twincam race engine, just because it was easier to get at the engine than it was in the MGA. I thought it rather suited the car! My TVR is now racing in Europe - last ran at the Nurburgring in the Fall.