Just Got A Griff

[billy no brakes]

Hi All

As the title says just got a Griff, gone half with my son as I have already got a Cerb, put deposit down and should be picking the Griff up last week in June as going to Le Mans and waiting for some funds to clear.

Billy No Brakes

[ESDavey]

What a great Dad, all I got was a knackered Marina Van from my old man (least it was wheels though !)

[Hoover.]

ESDavey said:

What a great Dad, all I got was a knackered Marina Van from my old man (least it was wheels though !)

I didn't even get that, I got a loan of my dad to buy an Ital (updated Marina)....... must be a natural progression

[billy no brakes]

Hoover. said:

I didn't even get that, I got a loan of my dad to buy an Ital (updated Marina)....... must be a natural progression

And I have paid for him to come to the le Man Classic in it

[7 TVR]

Top man

[MPoxon]

billy no brakes said:

And I have paid for him to come to the le Man Classic in it

Super Dad!

Any pics of this Griff then?

[billy no brakes]

MPoxon said:

Super Dad!

Any pics of this Griff then?

There you go, early 500 but it suits me and it will be perfect time I have finished with it. Just spent £4500 on Cerbera ( had her 13 years) getting her back to how she should be, and work was done by Andy at APM he is very good, plus had a 3/4 respray cost £800 and they done a good job for that just a couple of little things that they need to put right.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3662955.htm

And his wife and Grandson as well, just purchased a child seat for the Cerb so the little fella can come with his grandad, so it will be a sedate drive to Le Mans as I always do,

[ncs]

Well done Gary, hope to see you soon.

Nick

[billy no brakes]

ncs said:

Well done Gary, hope to see you soon.

Nick

Will hopefully see you if the weather ever gets better, will come along to a meet with my son and the Griff / Cerb once all work done that I want to the Griff

[billy no brakes]

ncs said:

Well done Gary, hope to see you soon.

Nick

By the way I have named the Griff see below thread on Chim section


Yes I,am so upset would have been happy with Chim, but I must admit do like the look of the front end of the Griff rear of Griff is as I call them "Fat Arsed" and the Chim has better rear end lines same as my Cerbera, so I will name the Griff I have just got as "Fat Arse" in a lovable way

[MPoxon]

billy no brakes said:

There you go, early 500 but it suits me and it will be perfect time I have finished with it. Just spent £4500 on Cerbera ( had her 13 years) getting her back to how she should be, and work was done by Andy at APM he is very good, plus had a 3/4 respray cost £800 and they done a good job for that just a couple of little things that they need to put right.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3662955.htm

And his wife and Grandson as well, just purchased a child seat for the Cerb so the little fella can come with his grandad, so it will be a sedate drive to Le Mans as I always do,

I think you may have got a bargain there, full chassis restoration, new suspension and an engine rebuild, sounds like all you need to do is add fuel. Oh and blue ones are the fastest

Good work on the Cerb, I would love a Cerb to complement my Griff.

[Ballistic Banana]

God help us, Billy no brakes need new brakes lol

[billy no brakes]

MPoxon said:

I think you may have got a bargain there, full chassis restoration, new suspension and an engine rebuild, sounds like all you need to do is add fuel. Oh and blue ones are the fastest

Good work on the Cerb, I would love a Cerb to complement my Griff.

Griff, needs a little TLC as been in a garage for a year and it had a 12000 mile service and the guy only done 1000 miles, drove it and the brakes are S--te so going to change them straight away looked on here and WMS look like a good upgrade, Griff going straight to APK for once over before I hit the road,

P.S. I did noy pay £10500 for it due to work that is needed to bring it up to how it should be and would be happy to spend £3000 on her so she will be just so.

Photo of Cerb all shiny




I think its going to be great to have the choice of these classic cars to drive, one I can have the wind in my hair and the other when its overcast, as I,am a wimp and don,t like getting cold,

Oh and I have no patience with getting roof put away as I had a chim before Cerb so getting one of those fold away ones.

[billy no brakes]

Ballistic Banana said:

God help us, Billy no brakes need new brakes lol

What you doing on here poking your nose in on TVR Griff section, get back to the pipe smoking, slipper wearing pimms o,clock brigade

[LordGrover]

Wind in yer hair? Are you lost? This is the Griff section.

[billy no brakes]

LordGrover said:

Wind in yer hair? Are you lost? This is the Griff section.

don,t you get wind in ya hair driving griff with roof off then ? No not lost why should l be ? Yes l know this is the griff section what makes you think l do not know ?

[cavebloke]

billy no brakes said:

P.S. I did noy pay £10500 for it due to work that is needed to bring it up to how it should be and would be happy to spend £3000 on her so she will be just so.

The price on that car fell like a rock! I test drove it around a year ago when the seller wanted £13k for it. It was being sold by Dulford on behalf of the owner at that time.

[billy no brakes]

cavebloke said:

The price on that car fell like a rock! I test drove it around a year ago when the seller wanted £13k for it. It was being sold by Dulford on behalf of the owner at that time.

how much did it fall by ?

[happyaslarry]

Congratulations on the purchase.

Is it just me that thinks that is ludicrously cheap for a 500? Or was there really that much work needed to bring it upto spec?

I'm constantly led to believe that Griffs are an appreciating classic.

I've had a chassis restoration and engine rebuild on my '94 500 and would not sell it for less that 14k... That's if I were selling of course.

Laurence

[angry jock]

billy no brakes said:

LordGrover said:

Wind in yer hair? Are you lost? This is the Griff section.

don,t you get wind in ya hair driving griff with roof off then ? No not lost why should l be ? Yes l know this is the griff section what makes you think l do not know ?

I think that the Datsun driving one was insinuating that us lot are a bit folically challenged
Welcome to the club. That is a really nice Griff you have got at a great price!