W112 BHG - Was it ever reflex purple?

[Nickthebassist]

Some of you may remember me mentioning that my dad encountered a TVR that was purple, sounded like "Thor Gargling Gun Powder", and was accelerating faster than any other car he has ever seen, about 5/6 years ago, in Strensall, York. It turns out that a friend of mine also saw a car that matches this description, in Huntington, York. Neither saw the front end, as by the time they'd turned round it'd gone past, but my dad does say it had side exit exhausts. Both say it has the charateristic elongated bottom bumper that the Cerbera Speed 12 had. I was wondering if it was the 12, or is there any other car, or even make of car, that it could be mistaken for?
Many thanks,
Nick

[V8 GRF]

Dodge Viper coupe?

pics

Edited by V8 GRF on Thursday 13th September 20:48

[tali1]

W112BHG def TVR cerebera Speed 12

[Nickthebassist]

After further asking, apparently the car had an oval badge, much like that seen on the Cerbera. My dad is adamant it resembled some form of Cerbera......

[V8 GRF]

tali1 said:

W112BHG def TVR cerebera Speed 12

That wasn't the question, maybe it's a tricked up job.

Edited by V8 GRF on Thursday 13th September 20:55

[Nickthebassist]

Hmm it could be.....but they say it sounded like no other TVR....my dad says it actually produced sub sonic noise that SHOOK the ground....mmmmm sweet sweet sound.

[Gaffer]

Nope, Silver and Red are the only 2 colours on it.

Claire

[V8 GRF]

Gaffer said:

Nope, Silver and Red are the only 2 colours on it.

Claire

Wrong!! I remember an article in a magazine entitled 'Something Evil Cometh' and the car was a Speed 12 Cerb based car in a purplish colour but that was at least 10 years ago!

[trackcar]

that might have been the original Speed12 not the Cerbera Speed12

[V8 GRF]

trackcar said:

that might have been the original Speed12 not the Cerbera Speed12

...whatever... the point is s speed 12 something or other was in different colours than suggested and to try and be so definite about a TVR development car is impossible. They all stemmed from the same thing which was a Cerbera based project I believe.

Edited by V8 GRF on Friday 14th September 09:04

[Terminator]

The original Speed 12 was different to the Cerbera Speed 12, i.e, not Cerbera-based. In fact, it was originaly called project 7/12. The first time I saw it, it was white and the last time, at the factory, was purple.

http://www.pistonheads.com/tvr/speed12.htm

[Nickthebassist]

It crossed my mind that it may have been the original Speed 12.....but my dad's comment that it had 2 side exit exhausts on the side he saw makes it sound like the Cerb Speed 12.....he also said it looked like some kind of monsterous Cerbera. I just wish I'd been there.....

[Terminator]

When was this, Nick?

[SimonKD]

I think the purple Motorshow car was just a mock up. I seem to remember this being discussed on another thread, shame though how she ended up.



Regards
Simon.

[Gaffer]

V8 GRF said:

Gaffer said:

Nope, Silver and Red are the only 2 colours on it.

Claire

Wrong!! I remember an article in a magazine entitled 'Something Evil Cometh' and the car was a Speed 12 Cerb based car in a purplish colour but that was at least 10 years ago!

LOL - Not wrong - like people have said there has been the Cerbera Speed 12 W112 which was red and silver.

The white project sp12 that is on the JC vid and the purple mockup that was on the motorshow stand.

there are also the racing cerb sp 12's

W112, was PW's own car and he used to drive to work in it.

Claire

[gemini]

The speed 12 was white and there was a purple one - I remember seeing the body work for the purple one behind Gorners workshop

But in answer to original question My monies on a Viper or similar

Great video clip of the white speed 12 on youtube - clarkson narrates

[JonRB]

V8 GRF said:

Wrong!! I remember an article in a magazine entitled 'Something Evil Cometh' and the car was a Speed 12 Cerb based car in a purplish colour but that was at least 10 years ago!

I just love it when Internet cocktards start posts with "Wrong!!" and then try to make out that they are a source of knowledge because they read something in a magazine once.

Especially when the person who they are "correcting" is as close to the factory as Claire is and has actual real first-hand knowledge.

(Hi Claire )

[Terminator]

JonRB said:

Especially when the person who they are "correcting" is as close to the factory as Claire is and has actual real first-hand knowledge.

(Hi Claire )

Sssshhhh. She ticked the 'no publicity' box...

[JonRB]

Terminator said:

Sssshhhh. She ticked the 'no publicity' box...

Her current profile suggests otherwise.

Which is ironic given her sabbatical from PH a year or two ago.

[Royton Blue]

Obviously not W112 BHG but it is a purple-ish CP12.