Why no Chimaera in the line-up at Goodwood?

[TV8]

Anyone know?

[mk1fan]

Lord March doesn't do golf

[TV8]

mk1fan said:

Lord March doesn't do golf

Apart from the two golf courses in his back garden.

[TR4man]

This had me puzzled too.

Seems odd that the model which was the mainstay of production for ten years and was the company's best selling model wasn't featured, yet some obscure models were.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I asked one of the bods in the TVR boiler suits. He agreed it was strange & blamed the TVRCC

[Bobajobbob]

They’ve probably all fallen apart by now.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Bobajobbob said:

They’ve probably all fallen apart by now.

A a % of 17-25 year old cars as a whole I'd take the bet that there's more around than most other cars.

[WillS66]

No Chimaera and no T350. If I had to guess I'd say that limited space caused both to be missed out because they are both adaptations (or improvements!) on previous cars that were displayed.

The Chimaera is an adaptation of the Griffith chassis (they had a Griff 430BV on display) and the T350 has the same relationship to the Tamora (which was also on display).

They couldn't pack the cars in as each car needed space around it in order to accommodate the traditional TVR stand decoration items.....

[magpies]

No S Series either - and that model saved the company

They needed a model quickly as the angular Wedges fell out off fashion and time to design the Chim

[QBee]

magpies said:

No S Series either - and that model saved the company

They needed a model quickly as the angular Wedges fell out off fashion and time to design the Chim

....which is why it is amazing how good handling a car the S was/is.....

[phillpot]

magpies said:

No S Series either

Ermm

[Squirrelofwoe]

Whilst not as appealing as Phil's picture, I definitely saw that car too!

[TV8]

I think I know the reason. The was a competition for visitors to pick the best TVR Model on display.

Given that the Chimaera practically outsold them all put together it would have given the wrong answer for the name of the new TVR..

[magpies]

phillpot said:

Ermm

sorry -hadn't realised there is a car in the photo

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

TIV400 said:

It was Amazing & it was the best selling TVR ever

I've fixed that for you

[TV8]

With the best TVR missing, based on those present, I voted for the Seac.

99% certain the Griff will win it given the colour of the car chosen and its location next to the new one.

[gary58]

The chimi out performed nearly all other cars in the same class, it seems
The good wood mob don't like it.

[TV8]

It was the red 1978 3000M that won. To be fair, they were all fantastic condition cars.

The Cerb was an unusual colour but still looked good!

[mk1fan]

TV8 said:

With the best TVR missing, based on those present,

You're right, the S3/4 wasn't there

[Byker28i]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I asked one of the bods in the TVR boiler suits. He agreed it was strange & blamed the TVRCC

TV8 said:

With the best TVR missing, based on those present, I voted for the Seac.
99% certain the Griff will win it given the colour of the car chosen and its location next to the new one.

And Les's sole contact with the TVRCC owns which 500 Griff?