PICS of The Prototype Griffith

[Ballistic Banana]

Anyone got any pics I could have to put on my website of the Prototype Griffth at the 1990 Motorshow.

BB

[jamesc]

I have a picture of the TVR Griffith with the TVR1 number plate. It is also yellow. I used the car during the summer of 96; it was the Portfield demo.

[jvaughan]

That would be the long noise Griff .. Speed6 Then .... Cerbera style dash, Loverly car.. Pity it never made it into production.
I have the TVR Cards somewhere, I'll see if I can find them, and scan them in for you

[J_S_G]

jvaughan said:

That would be the long noise Griff .. Speed6 Then .... Cerbera style dash, Loverly car.. Pity it never made it into production. I have the TVR Cards somewhere, I'll see if I can find them, and scan them in for you

Never seen that; if you could post 'em up on here, that'd be great.

[Terminator]

jvaughan said:

That would be the long noise Griff .. Speed6 Then .... Cerbera style dash, Loverly car.. Pity it never made it into production. I have the TVR Cards somewhere, I'll see if I can find them, and scan them in for you

You mean this one?

I think Simon means the original blue prototype that had the exterior door handles. I did have some pics of John Ravenscroft 'testing' it on the M55 back in 1990 but I must have given them to the TVRCC archives. That car was subsequently crash tested, then cut up and put in the famous TVR skip.

[FlipFlopGriff]

BB,
Which one was it?
I know of the first production car and the first customer production car. I suspect it isn't any of these but the other one of the 3 at the 1990 motor show.
If you get a pic could you please e-mail it me or let me know if you get a copy.
Cheers,
FFG

[tweety]

I have a pic of the one with the door handles taken at the motorshow. Will dig it out, scan it and mail via your profile. Not sure how good the quality is tho.

Al.

[FourWheelDrift]

I've found this logged as 1989 TVR Speed Eight. Is this the prototype?

Doesn't really look like the Wedges made at the time.



>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Tuesday 14th September 15:05

[jvaughan]

Ahh The last in the Wedge Saga ... a cross between a SE Wedge and a Griff.
as usual cost killed it I believe

[Terminator]

Err, no. That's a 1989 Speed Eight. The first of two...

[.Markski]

FourWheelDrift said:

2 please

[bjwoods]

Terminator said:

jvaughan said: That would be the long noise Griff .. Speed6 Then .... Cerbera style dash, Loverly car.. Pity it never made it into production. I have the TVR Cards somewhere, I'll see if I can find them, and scan them in for you You mean this one? I think Simon means the original blue prototype that had the exterior door handles. I did have some pics of John Ravenscroft 'testing' it on the M55 back in 1990 but I must have given them to the TVRCC archives. That car was subsequently crash tested, then cut up and put in the famous TVR skip.

This was the griff speed 6 (at the 97 or 98 motorshow, the first ? car to have the S6 engine, thought the cerbera S6 might have been at the same show, believe it or not the car in the picture that people put deposits on, eventually evolved into the tuscan

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[Scruffy]

Here's the arse end of said speed6riffcan - AJP/Speedline straight six engine.

[swindorski46]

Is it just me, or does the back end look a bit like a Boxster?

[Scruffy]

Here's the other speed 8 prototype...




>> Edited by Scruffy on Tuesday 14th September 17:55

[Scruffy]

I'm guessing, but this 1957 TVR Jomar designed by Trevor Wikinson and Ray Saidel may have had a hand in the origional griff? That and the Jag err...XJ-13

[.Markski]

swindorski46 said:

Is it just me, or does the back end look a bit like a Boxster?

Back end looks bloody awful. Bit like Griff that came from it really.

[Ballistic Banana]

The prototype with the external handles, was at the 1990 Motorshow.

Tweety YHM

FFG-Will do, and do you mind if i use teh pictures you sent me of the first production one on my site.


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[mrmaggit]

Los Angeles said:

Terminator said: Damn! That's one sweet set of wheels. Man oh man. Bring it on, TVR!

I sat in that at the motorshow, those seats were definitely on the firm side of solid.

[SiH]

Pedroman has some wheels just like those ones on his Griff. I think he mentioned that they were pretty limited stock and that he was quite fortunate to get them. I will agree though that they look just as good in the flesh.