Random TVR pics

[gerradiuk]

[Derek Smith]

The first TVR I ever sat in was a Griffith 400 at Brnads. The owner had two leather straps on the bonnet and they looked a bit crude. He said that after running the car in (it was less than a eyar old) he'd tried to see how fast it would go on a motorway. He got up to the 140s (indicated) when the bonnet catch broke and the rear of the bonnet went level with the top of the windscreen. He was doing 140 with no forward view. If he braked the bonnet stayed high. Hence the straps. Taking pics of this one was like I was back as a kid.



The clutch was unbeleivably heavy. I asked the owner how he got on racing it and he said he only used the clutch for starts. After that it was just a brief stamp on it to loosen it a bit.

A fabulous looking car, if a bit untidy.





Nice!

[so called]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

so called said:

Chilliman said:

My eyesights not what it used to be but it looks like a bit of a dog to me

Theres two of them.

Is that the back of a Grif at the top of the shot?

No, it's my old 1983 Tasmin.
I'll post a pic later.

Edited by so called on Sunday 5th August 14:17

[JimmyZZ]

LukeSi said:

The Tuscan blows the Zonda out of the water looks wise.

Abso-f**king-lutely true

[so called]

FlipFlopGriff said:

No it isn't. Its a Taz S2 280FHC and its on our drive - thank you Tony.

FFG

Hi Paul,
How are you ?
Have you got it running ?
Last time we spoke you had house damage to sort out if I remember right.
Did I tell you a wrote that purple Tuscan off ? That was a sad day.

[yoichi]

DAIKOKU PA 2012/08/05
http://www.facebook.com/TVRCCJ

[Blown2CV]

FactoryPilot said:

the last cerbera?

[Getsis]

Blown2CV said:

the last cerbera?

Yes

[so called]

yoichi said:

DAIKOKU PA 2012/08/05
http://www.facebook.com/TVRCCJ

Love the exhausts.
I've seen straight and side pointing on Sags but I think that these fill that space realy well.

[Don1]

I believe they are the Racing Green exhausts, or their style? Stunning picture as always.

[BMartinsWheels]

[Quietlybonkers]

Don1 said:

I believe they are the Racing Green exhausts, or their style? Stunning picture as always.

That's what i was told by the owner of an orange one with those four pipes, at a TVR meet last night. Saw both and IMHO the Racing Green ones looked the dogs danglies.

[Derek Smith]

Quietlybonkers said:

That's what i was told by the owner of an orange one with those four pipes, at a TVR meet last night. Saw both and IMHO the Racing Green ones looked the dogs danglies.

I wrote a little article on the RG exhausts and then got a frantic phone call to pull it, nearly at the last moment. Those at TVR were not amused. I thought them a real improvement.

[Chilliman]

Derek Smith said:

Quietlybonkers said:

That's what i was told by the owner of an orange one with those four pipes, at a TVR meet last night. Saw both and IMHO the Racing Green ones looked the dogs danglies.

I wrote a little article on the RG exhausts and then got a frantic phone call to pull it, nearly at the last moment. Those at TVR were not amused. I thought them a real improvement.

Agree. The 'side' exhausts on the Sag fit the 'bonkers' image of the car, but those in the piccies above look like a class piece of after market mods

[Laser Sag]

Derek Smith said:

Quietlybonkers said:

That's what i was told by the owner of an orange one with those four pipes, at a TVR meet last night. Saw both and IMHO the Racing Green ones looked the dogs danglies.

I wrote a little article on the RG exhausts and then got a frantic phone call to pull it, nearly at the last moment. Those at TVR were not amused. I thought them a real improvement.

Recently fitted a set to the Sag and really please with the look and most people seem to like them, odd one who doesn't but thats life.

[Don1]

For me they are a marmite modification - despite my relationship with RG, it really isn't my cup of tea.

[LukeSi]

Don1 said:

For me they are a marmite modification - despite my relationship with RG, it really isn't my cup of tea.

I agree with Don on this one, they are something you either love or hate, and in this case they aren't for me. I prefer the sideways facing exhausts.

[Quietlybonkers]

That's what I love about freedom of speech - we discuss openly and agree to differ. I agree the standard ones are wacky, I just thought the RG ones looked special TO ME. Just need someone to give me the rest of the car, and I wouldn't give a stuff which it had...

[Don1]

This page needs to be printed and framed - people quietly agreeing to disagree over modifications on a car forum. Maybe the Olympics has changed us!

[Hollowpockets]

Does anyone know how these RG pipes affect noise? Is it a good sound and ok to live with? Also any idea of cost?

Ever since they first appeared Ive loved them, they just seem to look the part with the car and make the standard cans look a bit of a half hearted effort.