Chimaera variation How to spot the difference 500, 450, 400.
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Hi folks,
I am currently in the negotiating phase of buying a 98 500. Very well maintained, one owner, long history file etc, very nice car.
How do I differentiate between the different models apart from the 500 badge, purple valve covers and the owners original book?
Is there an engine number reference to the size?
I am quite sure this is a 500 but it occured to me that if an owner destroyed an engine then it would not be hard to paint the covers of a 400 or 450.
Cheers,
Pratto
I am currently in the negotiating phase of buying a 98 500. Very well maintained, one owner, long history file etc, very nice car.
How do I differentiate between the different models apart from the 500 badge, purple valve covers and the owners original book?
Is there an engine number reference to the size?
I am quite sure this is a 500 but it occured to me that if an owner destroyed an engine then it would not be hard to paint the covers of a 400 or 450.
Cheers,
Pratto
Thanks folks,
I am quite sure this seller is a man of high integrity, but I will check all the same.
It was more a general question as there is lot of Australian classic cars re-badged into a better model. Lots of stories of people buying a special car only to find it to be anything but special.
Back to TVR, I am really looking forward to the Chimaera. Always like the TVR's and as one of the posts said there are very few in Oz.
Cheers and thanks again,
Pratto
I am quite sure this seller is a man of high integrity, but I will check all the same.
It was more a general question as there is lot of Australian classic cars re-badged into a better model. Lots of stories of people buying a special car only to find it to be anything but special.
Back to TVR, I am really looking forward to the Chimaera. Always like the TVR's and as one of the posts said there are very few in Oz.
Cheers and thanks again,
Pratto
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