Friday 16th January 2009

TVR Exhibition in Germany

24 TVRs crop up in a German museum

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Where would you go if you wanted to see a line-up of dozens of pristine TVRs, spanning the life of the company? Perhaps not top of the list would be Bad Homburg in Germany.

But a museum in this west-central city has put it firmly on the TVR map by organising an exhibition of 24 of the legendary cars. OK, so the exhibition took place at the end of last year, and it has been chatted about on the forums, but for some reason the pics have only just touched down on the PH news desk.

The exhibition is however on until March and starts with a ’62 Grantura MK II which stood forgotten in a disused factory hall for 29 years. There is also a Griffith 200, several Vixen S1 to S4, a Tuscan SE V8, a 2500M recently discovered in an old barn, a rare prototype Zante (New-York Motorshow 1971), a Chimaera and a T350C.

Finally, the very last ever built model Sagaris is situated at the very end of the show.

[rhinochopig]

What's the silver one with the wire wheels - very very pretty looking car?

[philh]

looks like a vixen, i would say S3 by the side grilles

[QuiteQuietCerb]

watch and learn for next years PH NEC show

[SS HSV]

Lovely collection there

Ditto the silver Vixen. Shame there aren't a few more pics.

[konrad.holl]

This thread contains some links to more images.

[dinkel]

These cars should drive.

[Lensey]

dinkel said:

These cars should drive.

I thought they did, aren't they German Car Club members cars lent to the museum for the exhibition?

[XxSunSurfxX]

The Silver one is a 2500 M.

It was yellow and has been repainted and refurbished to this fine piece of car...

[griffter]

I can see a black Griffith, but no Chimaera. Clearly the proprietor has taste!

[konrad.holl]

Most of these drive. As Lensey pointed out these cars are owned (and driven) by German TVR club members.

[Warick Hunt]

You have to wonder...WHY?

[Oli S]

griffter said:

I can see a black Griffith, but no Chimaera. Clearly the proprietor has taste!

The orange one in front of it is a Chimaera non?

[LotusACBC]

Warick Hunt said:

You have to wonder...WHY?

Why, why?

[crankedup]

Warick Hunt said:

You have to wonder...WHY?

That ranks as the most wierd comment of all time here on PH.

[Chimaera 5.0]

Hello,

There are 25 Cars (not 24) shown at the exhibition. That is including the Zante Prototype.

@griffter: You will find two Chimaera in the exhibition, an orange Chimaera 400 LHD (1994) and a halcyon atlantis Chimaera 500 RHD (1998).

The silver coloured Vixen is a 2500 (not M) from 1972.

Some more pictures which provide a virtual round tour of the exhibition are on my web-site. The link is: http://www.acs-pro.de/7_15.html.

[Chimaera 5.0]

dinkel said:
These cars should drive.

dinkel, who has told you these cars are not driving? Join one of our TVR meetings in Germany. There you will see most of these and lots of other TVRs.

The white Sagaris is one of the last built, but unfortunately not the very last ever built model.

[cerbi]

Chimaera 5.0 said:

...The white Sagaris is one of the last built, but unfortunately not the very last ever built model...

Don't forget... the last Sagaris from the Blackpool produktion line , the silver MKII, are still in a German Showroom...!!!

Cheers
cerbi

[kcc]

Hi Eckhard, Thank's for the info and picture's, what a great collection of TVR's, but have to say that white Sagaris stole the show for me, be interesting to see what other people's favorite's are, thank's again.
Ken.

Chimaera 5.0 said:

Hello,

There are 25 Cars (not 24) shown at the exhibition. That is including the Zante Prototype.

@griffter: You will find two Chimaera in the exhibition, an orange Chimaera 400 LHD (1994) and a halcyon atlantis Chimaera 500 RHD (1998).

The silver coloured Vixen is a 2500 (not M) from 1972.

Some more pictures which provide a virtual round tour of the exhibition are on my web-site. The link is: http://www.acs-pro.de/7_15.html.

[dinkel]

Chimaera 5.0 said:

dinkel said:
These cars should drive.

Dink, who has told you these cars are not driving? Join one of our TVR meetings in Germany. There you will see most of these and lots of other TVRs.

Eckhard, why not join in:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

The group - I'm looking at over 40 at the moment - love their TVRs and we will do a bit of Germany, quickish.

[snorky]

Oli S said:

griffter said:

I can see a black Griffith, but no Chimaera. Clearly the proprietor has taste!

The orange one in front of it is a Chimaera non?

Probably couldn't see from the chest hair blowing in front of his eyes....

Edited by snorky on Saturday 17th January 13:17