General "shapes".
Discussion
I was thinking about my journey into TVR and I got to wondering what attracted me to it. Well, apart from the exclusivity, the power and the noise, the barn door obvious quality is the gorgeous looks.
I first loved the look of the Griffith, and when the Tuscan appeared, it was love at first sight again. IMO the mkII was a good progression for the marque.
Then I noticed that they all followed a similar body shape. As do the Cerbera and Chimeara. Come to think of it, the Sagaris looks different again, more like the Tamora.
Ignoring the older Wedge (and maybe the S which is closer to the Chimeara in style?) I've kind of thought that TVR's split into a few distinct styles:
A: ?S/Chimeara/Cerbera - blunt nose which follows around the cockpit and rear along the same sight lines
B: Griffith/Tuscan/Typhon - more a "shark-like" appearance imo, or torpedoish from the side
C: Tamora/T350/Sagaris - different shape yet again. The bonnet kind of plunges down with these and the rears are 'shorter'
Now, seeing as I loved the Griffith and then the Tuscan (and also think the Typhon is luuurvely - pity they didn't make enough of these), I reckon I'm definitely a B sorta guy. That's not to say the A and C styles aren't nice, they're great, it's just that B tends to "float my boat" a bit more.
So do you all agree with this? If you've bought multiple Tivver's, have you gone for a particular body style or didn't it matter?
It makes me wonder what TVR would've done next with new models they would've invented (I personally think they would've persevered with the Typhon and also the Sagaris).
Whaddyareckon?
I first loved the look of the Griffith, and when the Tuscan appeared, it was love at first sight again. IMO the mkII was a good progression for the marque.
Then I noticed that they all followed a similar body shape. As do the Cerbera and Chimeara. Come to think of it, the Sagaris looks different again, more like the Tamora.
Ignoring the older Wedge (and maybe the S which is closer to the Chimeara in style?) I've kind of thought that TVR's split into a few distinct styles:
A: ?S/Chimeara/Cerbera - blunt nose which follows around the cockpit and rear along the same sight lines
B: Griffith/Tuscan/Typhon - more a "shark-like" appearance imo, or torpedoish from the side
C: Tamora/T350/Sagaris - different shape yet again. The bonnet kind of plunges down with these and the rears are 'shorter'
Now, seeing as I loved the Griffith and then the Tuscan (and also think the Typhon is luuurvely - pity they didn't make enough of these), I reckon I'm definitely a B sorta guy. That's not to say the A and C styles aren't nice, they're great, it's just that B tends to "float my boat" a bit more.
So do you all agree with this? If you've bought multiple Tivver's, have you gone for a particular body style or didn't it matter?
It makes me wonder what TVR would've done next with new models they would've invented (I personally think they would've persevered with the Typhon and also the Sagaris).
Whaddyareckon?
Gafferlicious said:
I was thinking about my journey into TVR and I got to wondering what attracted me to it. Well, apart from the exclusivity, the power and the noise, the barn door obvious quality is the gorgeous looks.
I first loved the look of the Griffith, and when the Tuscan appeared, it was love at first sight again. IMO the mkII was a good progression for the marque.
Then I noticed that they all followed a similar body shape. As do the Cerbera and Chimeara. Come to think of it, the Sagaris looks different again, more like the Tamora.
Ignoring the older Wedge (and maybe the S which is closer to the Chimeara in style?) I've kind of thought that TVR's split into a few distinct styles:
A: ?S/Chimeara/Cerbera - blunt nose which follows around the cockpit and rear along the same sight lines
B: Griffith/Tuscan/Typhon - more a "shark-like" appearance imo, or torpedoish from the side
C: Tamora/T350/Sagaris - different shape yet again. The bonnet kind of plunges down with these and the rears are 'shorter'
Now, seeing as I loved the Griffith and then the Tuscan (and also think the Typhon is luuurvely - pity they didn't make enough of these), I reckon I'm definitely a B sorta guy. That's not to say the A and C styles aren't nice, they're great, it's just that B tends to "float my boat" a bit more.
So do you all agree with this? If you've bought multiple Tivver's, have you gone for a particular body style or didn't it matter?
It makes me wonder what TVR would've done next with new models they would've invented (I personally think they would've persevered with the Typhon and also the Sagaris).
Whaddyareckon?
I'd have any one of A B or C with exception....the Griffith, it's the only TVR that doesn't really do it for me, although that's not to say I don't like it...it's still a darn site nicer than a lot of other cars out there, but it would be the last of the modern TVRs i'd buy.I first loved the look of the Griffith, and when the Tuscan appeared, it was love at first sight again. IMO the mkII was a good progression for the marque.
Then I noticed that they all followed a similar body shape. As do the Cerbera and Chimeara. Come to think of it, the Sagaris looks different again, more like the Tamora.
Ignoring the older Wedge (and maybe the S which is closer to the Chimeara in style?) I've kind of thought that TVR's split into a few distinct styles:
A: ?S/Chimeara/Cerbera - blunt nose which follows around the cockpit and rear along the same sight lines
B: Griffith/Tuscan/Typhon - more a "shark-like" appearance imo, or torpedoish from the side
C: Tamora/T350/Sagaris - different shape yet again. The bonnet kind of plunges down with these and the rears are 'shorter'
Now, seeing as I loved the Griffith and then the Tuscan (and also think the Typhon is luuurvely - pity they didn't make enough of these), I reckon I'm definitely a B sorta guy. That's not to say the A and C styles aren't nice, they're great, it's just that B tends to "float my boat" a bit more.
So do you all agree with this? If you've bought multiple Tivver's, have you gone for a particular body style or didn't it matter?
It makes me wonder what TVR would've done next with new models they would've invented (I personally think they would've persevered with the Typhon and also the Sagaris).
Whaddyareckon?
I'd have to be an A guy, the Chimaera and Cerbera shapes are just one of the best designs ever (IMO). I love the Tuscan MKI too, a beautiful car. I can't quite see the link between the Griff and the Tuscan personally, and for me, the Griff never did it, to my eye it just seems wrong, but each to their own.
.Mark said:
I'd have to be an A guy, the Chimaera and Cerbera shapes are just one of the best designs ever (IMO). I love the Tuscan MKI too, a beautiful car. I can't quite see the link between the Griff and the Tuscan personally, and for me, the Griff never did it, to my eye it just seems wrong, but each to their own.
Have to agree and it's refreshing to see people actually going against the apparent majority and stating they don't like the shape of the Griff. It's a car thats just never done it for me and I've always struggled to see the fuss over it.The original Griff on the other hand is lovely!
Proper ClassicI think if you follow from the door round to the front lights and around the bonnet, the Griffith has always followed lines more similar to the Tuscan than the other models. Or, put it another way, to my eye the Tuscan is an evolution of the Griffith......whereas the Sagaris looks completely different.
The Speed 12, for instance, looks like a Banzai Cerbera on steroids and quite unrelated to the Tuscan in shape...
The Speed 12, for instance, looks like a Banzai Cerbera on steroids and quite unrelated to the Tuscan in shape...
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