J524 MHG Press car - feature in Classic Cars next month

[sprevett]

did the photoshoot for this so long ago I almost forgot about it....but apparently my resto of J524 is featured in the July issue, out at end of May. hopefully it will include some ace shots of a Griff in anger, the most memorable one has to be when the photographer asked me to take an S-bend 'on the limit' while he lay in the verge with his Instamatic poised at the ready....insane really, I missed him by about 2 feet! enjoy!

[The AJP Griff]

Great stuff Steve,will look forward to reading the article.

[sprevett]

don't know if this'll work, but here's a pic of Griff during the photoshoot with girlfriend admiring huge erection on the bootlid..

http://www1.snapfish.co.uk/slideshow/

[pete500]

Ahhh, say hello to vakre Helene from me!
Per

[sprevett]

Hei Per! Helene her - sitter og ser paa melodi grand prix - hva har skjedd med Norge i aar?? Skal dere til England i aar paa Griff Growl? Hyggelig aa heoere fra deg - hils saa mye til Gry Solveig!

[pete500]

Hei, så hyggelig! Har vært i konfirmasjon i Trondheim, kom akkurat hjem, fin dag! GP ja... tror faktisk Norge ble kuppet av de gamle jernteppestatene, de stemmer bare på hverandre. Hørte noen melodier i bilen på veg hjem, ikke alt var like bra Det hadde vært knakende morsomt med en tur til Growlen i år også, men vi bruker opp 2 uker på øyloffing i Hellas nå, deretter 2 uker i juli med bl.a Kongsberg Jazz og da er det lite igjen Men det blir i allefall neste år! Skal hilse så mye fra Gry Solveig, hun gleder seg til å få luft i håret igjen nå! Det kom nysnø her for 2 dager siden, så vi har ikke giddet å starte sesongen ennå... Klem

[Griffter]

I love your car - the colour combination and the upgrades it currently sports. I was admiring it at last year's Growl but you weren't around. I used your cars spec as inspiration when searching for a Griff of my own and choosing the body colour for a respray. Can't wait to see the article!

[antonyj]

Steve, does it have 18" rears and 16" fronts?

[sprevett]

thanks Ben - maybe see you at this year's Growl?

Yes Anthony, 18 rear, 16 front

[sprevett]

in your newsagents now as they say...nice 5 page article on page 80 with a small photo on the front cover to boot. Am really chuffed with the quality pics which I think I will be able to get on cd rom from Classic Cars now that it's published. for pedants out there, spot the deliberate mistake in the bottom pic on page 83... steve

[Torquemada]

Interesting article and great pics. Have yet to spot the deliberate mistake - gissa clue!

[The AJP Griff]

Torquemada said:

Interesting article and great pics. Have yet to spot the deliberate mistake - gissa clue!

Let the rest of us have a guess first!.I'll be getting my copy this evening

[Ballistic Banana]

In the words of Jamiroquai are you " Travelling without moving". If not, something on the Dash isnt working

Edited to Add Great article Steve, Hope you dont mind me posting this for all to see the Title



BB

Edited by Ballistic Banana on Wednesday 30th May 23:07

[AntonyJ]

Steve, well done on getting the car in the mag.
Looks great,there is definately something about a J at the beginning of a Griff plate.....

[RichB]

I shall look forward to reading that Steve...

[The AJP Griff]

sprevett said:

.......for pedants out there, spot the deliberate mistake in the bottom pic on page 83... steve

Great article Steve.Is the deliberate mistake that the speedo reads zero,even though you appear to be moving?

[SI 4.3]

Well done Steve for getting the Griff's back in the limelight (where they belong) and TVR for that matter

[sprevett]

Thanks all for kind words - no problem to add the article Simon, and the picture you have posted has a story behind it too..you may notice that whilst GF has a happy (delerious?) smile on her face I, on the other hand have a look of gritty determination. This was not just me trying to uphold the tradition of gritty British TVR drivers..rather me trying not to hit the photographer who was lying prostrate on the verge about 4m from the car as I powered thru the S-bend as fast as I dare! (his idea not mine!)
You can see that the front O/S wheel is aaalmost lifting off and yes there was much squealing of rubber!

Congrats to geeks who spotted delib error in other photo - yes no speed on speedo and no oil pressure on guage just proving that Griffs look cool even switched off!

steve

[Barreti]

Hey Steve, I've never seen that centre console switch layout before. Is it original or have you changed it. IMO it looks better than the 2 horizontal and 2 vertical in the other pre-cats I've seen - including my own.

[Jay Ayegees]

Barreti

It must have been changed - along with other items, such as instruments, etc. - the original road tests of that Griffith by Peter Tomalin, etc. show a normal layout with heater controls horizontal and window switches vertical.

It would be great to see it back to its roadtest era appearance and spec IMO.

Jay

PS Steve can you tell me what the paint and trim colour names and codes are - in the handbook or on your under-bonnet plate?

Edited by Jay Ayegees on Friday 1st June 16:09