Venturi body parts?

and make sure the seller knows it is going to a good home....... rather than be cut up for the sum of its parts. It is a piece of history about to be saved, cherished and used again.

Hi Ventrev

I am sure if you explain where you are with the car at the moment and ask Philippe to enquire as to the bumper price he will be fine, I have always found him to be most helpful.

Door mirrors are originally Citroen CX phase 2 but after that found their way onto many other cars such as Lotus Esprit, Most or the 90's TVR's, Marcos, Jaguar XK220, A few 90's Aston Martin's and the McLaren F1 and a few more I can't think of at the moment. So not as hard to find than you would think, bound to be an old scrapper XK220 or McLaren F1 lying in a field somewhere!!!

To identify the car there is a chassis number plate that is sited under the bonnet, as there is no bonnet should be easy to get to and photograph, once you have that I should be able to tell you what it is and when it was made, chassis number is 17 digits long and should begin with VK8.

As far as price goes use your judgement and start low, you have a bench mark of £4000 for the black one that needed a lot of work and then gauge the reaction and offer a bit more each time you are turned down is my advice.

OK then. But maybe I should email him instead of calling. That way it's less intrusive and he can get to it at his best convenience. Since at this point it's pretty speculative.

Yes I know the mirrors are from the CX and I have already actually located a couple of pairs. Not much of a problem finding them.

The wheels though I couldn't find any. But they are basically identical to the Ferrari 348 wheels and that I could easily find. Although the Venturi's are 16" and the Ferrari's 17". No idea if the bolt pattern are the same or if they would fit. But 348 wheels are readily available and would take even Venturi experts a double take to spot them. At least till I could find the original wheels. Although the design being on the 348, maybe I could find replicas in 16". Again, just till original wheels pop up.

The car now sits of black steel winter type of wheels.

The thing is I don't have easy access to the car. I would still need to go through an acquaintance to see the car again. So the next time I see it I want to be ready to make an offer. I don't want to keep going back and forth there to look at it again, take pictures etc. I don't want to make a big deal about it, you know. So I won't be able to check chassis etc before. But to be honest I'm not worried if it's a 200 or 260. The cars look basically the same and horse power can probably be increased anyway. I would think 260's fetch more money, but I'm not worried about that either. I want the car for me.

I was thinking of an Esprit but I like this much better. The Esprit is more like a Lamborghini type of car. It's more super car, with the bad driving position, more difficult to live with, lower etc. The Venturi is more like a Ferrari V8 or Aston Martin. More GT and easier to live with it seems.

Speaking of the Esprit, a friend of mine which I showed a Venturi picture to joked that I could probably just get a Lotus bumper to put on it and nobody would notice the difference. Or at least use it as a base to modify it to match the Venturi bumper. But he agrees with me that the Venturi is better looking.

But what is the average asking price for a running car? Is 17K about right? Knowing that will help deciding if it's worth getting this car after I have figured how much I would have to spend to get it right. If I have to spend close to what I would pay for a running car, then I guess there's no much point.

and make sure the seller knows it is going to a good home....... rather than be cut up for the sum of its parts. It is a piece of history about to be saved, cherished and used again.

To be honest I don't think he cares either way. I think he doesn't even know the car's history.

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This should help:

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... s-venturi/

I would stick my neck out to say a fully sorted 200 should be worth £15-20k.

i 2014, i think this Auction car was around the 5K mark(complete guess from memory) but did not start and surface rust underneath completely and some good rot too.

http://www.renaultalpine.co.uk/download/file.php?id=210&mode=view courtesy of Ren5Gord (AKA Ian)

I would offer 4-6k to start with, maybe go to 7 but it is no where near a mint car today so cant demand anything more.

Just a thought... didn't Paul Dobrowski change the front bumper of his 200 before he sold it to Philippe? He was talented enough to have made a mould. Might be worth a msg.

Hi

The wheels are not the same as Ferrari 348, similar but not the same, however I did once see a LHD Venturi on replicas of this wheel type, the original Venturi wheels are by a French company called Dial. Stud pattern is the same as the Renault 25 turbo as the brake discs are from the R25 turbo, 5 studs/holes and not 4 like the GTA.

Another way of going with the wheels could be the wheels from the 260 LM version, a sort of stripped out version celebrating Venturi competing at Le Mans. They where released with OZ Racing Chrono competition 17" wheels. They would be a suitable substitute as they are used on another Venturi model and could be left on the car and not changed to the original type? Most 260 LM wheels were white though some were silver and less in your face.

Just a thought... didn't Paul Dobrowski change the front bumper of his 200 before he sold it to Philippe? He was talented enough to have made a mould. Might be worth a msg.

I did mention that earlier.... How is you fella? Still running around in that British Racing Green and gold sportster?

Just a thought... didn't Paul Dobrowski change the front bumper of his 200 before he sold it to Philippe? He was talented enough to have made a mould. Might be worth a msg.

I did mention that earlier.... Also sent him a text. How is you fella? Still running around in that British Racing Green and gold sportster?

This should help:

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... s-venturi/

I would stick my neck out to say a fully sorted 200 should be worth £15-20k.

Ok. So the going price is slightly less than the Esprit? The Esprit being much more common I would have thought they would be cheaper. But then again they have started shooting up in price for 2 years now. Maybe because they are also more well know.

By the way, I would guess nobody knows what a Venturi is out on the road. What kind of comments do you get on your 200, 260 and 300 Venturis? Do many ask if it's a Ferrari or something? Just curious.

i 2014, i think this Auction car was around the 5K mark(complete guess from memory) but did not start and surface rust underneath completely and some good rot too.

http://www.renaultalpine.co.uk/download/file.php?id=210&mode=view courtesy of Ren5Gord (AKA Ian)

I would offer 4-6k to start with, maybe go to 7 but it is no where near a mint car today so cant demand anything more.

I think this is the same car which recently sold for 4k?

Or do Venturi rolling chassis and project cars pop up often?

4k is a good idea to start, yes.

Hi

The wheels are not the same as Ferrari 348, similar but not the same, however I did once see a LHD Venturi on replicas of this wheel type, the original Venturi wheels are by a French company called Dial. Stud pattern is the same as the Renault 25 turbo as the brake discs are from the R25 turbo, 5 studs/holes and not 4 like the GTA.

Another way of going with the wheels could be the wheels from the 260 LM version, a sort of stripped out version celebrating Venturi competing at Le Mans. They where released with OZ Racing Chrono competition 17" wheels. They would be a suitable substitute as they are used on another Venturi model and could be left on the car and not changed to the original type? Most 260 LM wheels were white though some were silver and less in your face.

The OZ wheels from the 260 LM is an excellent idea! Thanks. Like you said, I could as well leave them on as Venturi used them.

But I worry they would look out of place without the LM ground effects. The LM has a different bumper, or is it just an add on chin spoiler? It also has side skirts, or maybe the whole side body is different instead of being an add on? So maybe the 17" would look too big without the extra body work?

The 348 wheels though are almost identical, even if they are not the same. You have to really look closely to see the difference.

Hi

How about a compromise on the wheels, go 16" OZ Racing Chrono wheels as per the original Dial wheel size instead of the 17" OZ's?

Body work wise are we to assume there are no side skirts visible currently?

260 LM body and later 260 APC body are the same including the front and rear bumpers. The front spoiler and bumper are all one piece and the side skirts are part of the body. Early 260 APC's had the same bumper/spoiler as the later version/LM but with a side skirt set that looked more of an after thought as opposed to the all in one skirts and body of the later versions.

The earlier 260 SPC was not given a side skirt set though some may have been retro-fitted. Front bumpers/spoilers tended to be an adaption on the 200's theme with a splitter added.

There was a pre 260 SPC that was known as the 2.80 and this had bodywork the same as the 200's, no skirts or splitters on the bumper/spoiler.

Hope this helps.

Top: With the Ferrari Copy Wheels
Middle: 260 SPC
Bottom: Early 260 APC

Hi

How about a compromise on the wheels, go 16" OZ Racing Chrono wheels as per the original Dial wheel size instead of the 17" OZ's?

Body work wise are we to assume there are no side skirts visible currently?

260 LM body and later 260 APC body are the same including the front and rear bumpers. The front spoiler and bumper are all one piece and the side skirts are part of the body. Early 260 APC's had the same bumper/spoiler as the later version/LM but with a side skirt set that looked more of an after thought as opposed to the all in one skirts and body of the later versions.

The earlier 260 SPC was not given a side skirt set though some may have been retro-fitted. Front bumpers/spoilers tended to be an adaption on the 200's theme with a splitter added.

There was a pre 260 SPC that was known as the 2.80 and this had bodywork the same as the 200's, no skirts or splitters on the bumper/spoiler.

Hope this helps.

Top: With the Ferrari Copy Wheels
Middle: 260 SPC
Bottom: Early 260 APC

Paul, you are a living encyclopedia on Venturi. Great info! Thanks for that.

I suspected there were only 3 different bumpers but had no idea of the details.

I'm also surprised to learn the side skirts on the APC and LM are part of the body. Do you mean the mold bellow the belt split or really together with the whole door and quarter panels? Are the Venturis two single body shells joined at the middle like the Esprit by the way?

And is the added splitter on the SPC front bumper part of the bumper or attached to it?

Great idea about the 16" OZ Racing Chrono wheels. So you do agree that 17" without the extra aero kit might look too big?
The replica Ferrari 16" wheels on that car look great and hard to tell from the original by the way. My worry with replica wheels is safety. Some of them are cheaply made and unsafe.

On a different note, since we are talking, what else do the Venturi 200 series use from other vehicles?

The engine and gearbox are from the Alpina, the windscreen and side glass is from the Fuego. Is the rear window and quarter windows original?

Switch gear seems to also be Renault. But I guess the dash is original? Gauges too?

Steering column and box are probably also Renault?

I guess the chassis is original? But what about suspension?

Tail lights are E30 BMW. Headlights? Turn signals? Fog lights on bumper are just generic Hela lights?

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You not bought it yet!?

Go round with an envelope of crisp 20's totalling £2000 and tell the fella you will do him a favour and take it off his hands.

Tell him the last one was £4000 complete. It's not going to be easy tracking down all the bits but should be a great project to get your teeth into. With it being LHD it will command a higher price when it's done if you decide to sell.

And it's Alpine not Alpina....