How many Griff 500's are still on the road?

[pasco]

I just wonder how many of our superb car's are still alive?

Considering that there were only around 1730 made !!

It would be interesting to know !

Any Idea's folke's ?

Pasco

>> Edited by pasco on Thursday 12th January 21:29

[beano500]

There's 20 pages of Griffs under Members cars on PH! ......that's 300!

[pasco]

I just wonder how many have been wrote off cus; as we all know; they are not the most user friendly motor to drive.

[beano500]

pasco said:

... as we all know; they are not the most user friendly motor to drive.

No! I didn't know that!

[Phil Tudhope]

Just how many were actually made is also unknown it seems. Roger Shakelton's book quotes 1640 Griff 500's and 625 Griff 4x's.

I wonder if the DVLC have a search capability on make and model of car?

Phil T

[pasco]

Is that a Griff you are driving Beano ? you on the right page???

[dnb]

Beano500 got ours run in for us. But has a Tuscan now.

[pasco]

No accounting for taste then !! how is the six? been for a re-build recently??

[beano500]

[pasco]

Having a laugh mate honest!!

[beano500]

You're fine!


It may just be me, but I always have a at anyone who carries on the myth that they're a beast to drive. I have to say that the Tuscan sticks to the road a bit better, but neither this nor the Griff are particularly tough to drive. The Griff is quite easy because the bucketfuls of torque (I still love that Griff!) I used to find that I was limping into the office some days from the heavy clutch, mind!

Anyway, re above estimate, that's something close to Steve Heath's guestimate in the Bible, IIRC. He estimated that the build ration of golf carts to Griffs was about three to one, I think.

You might be surprised. Whilst a few have been written off (and at least one was torched a few years back ) but then several have been re-built too. In relation to other cars I bet there's a bigger proportion still driveable than plenty of other cars produced over the same time!

[pasco]

As far as i am concerend they are all hard to drive Beano.

The 1700 odd, as you say; i took from Shpub's bible.

As Phil say's wonder if DVLA would provide this info but it would be interesting to know that's all.

Pasco

[Phil Dicky]

Must say I find mine quite easy to drive...true it struggles a bit in stop start traffic...but other than that

[_deejay_]

I suppose it depends 'how' you drive them.

I was much more confident pushing the Cerbera down an A road than the Griff (and the t350 is easier still).
It's probably down to the torque available and the 'interesting' handling on standard shocks.

They certainly do require respect IMHO, and more concentration than newer TVR's, and just about everything else on the road.

Still love them though...

[FlipFlopGriff]

They reckon about 10% per year attrition which seems high to me.
You would need to know the numbers built by year to work it out. I would guess well over 1,000 still left but we can only get 100 at the Growl, and that includes pre cats. Come on folks make the effort.
FFG

[JR]

pasco said:

As Phil say's wonder if DVLA would provide this info but it would be interesting to know that's all.

Because of the way in which TVRs are registered the DVLA don't know.

[jeffsy]

FlipFlopGriff said:

...but we can only get 100 at the Growl, and that includes pre cats.. FFG

mmmm...100 Griffs

[500trev]

Have a look at - www.thegriffithpages.com - Simon has started an owners register to see how many there are left. If we all add our names im sure it wont take long to answer your question. Its quite a new site so only about 60 on there at present.

[puffsorted2]

Well whatever the number - Fernies have a beauty in stock at the moment, only 8500 miles!

Puff

[pasco]

How are they registered then JR?

You would have thought that they would have a huge data base that you could punch in Griff 500 - Aston DB7 etc and get a list of car's and owners.

If the car is road taxed i would have thought this info could be sorted.

Pasco