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chassyman

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103 posts

158 months

Friday 22nd November 2013
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this car belongs to arnfried weiss of germany. we go back a long way through the european fia scene and this car to me looks the buisness. i hope you agree.best regards keith

GTRene

16,523 posts

224 months

Friday 22nd November 2013
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mmm I like, what is it a Griffith 200 or grantura?

prideaux

4,969 posts

149 months

Friday 22nd November 2013
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chassyman said:
this car belongs to arnfried weiss of germany. we go back a long way through the european fia scene and this car to me looks the buisness. i hope you agree.best regards keith
Keith I disagree
It looks FANTASTIC Thanks for sharing the nicest I have seen in ages put beside Jons Griffith and it would be very hard to choose on the looks front the single wiper is a real cool look
A

Edited by prideaux on Friday 22 November 22:49

RetroWheels

3,384 posts

271 months

Friday 22nd November 2013
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That ticks all the boxes smokin.





Slow M

2,736 posts

206 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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Keith,

He has great taste. His M is one of the nicest anywhere.

Are the knock-on spinners brushed bronze, or anodized Alu?

Best,
B.

Grantura MKI

817 posts

158 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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Knock ons are brass out of the box...centres punched out.
Cheers,
D.

phillpot

17,115 posts

183 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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That does look good!

I do like painted wires rather than the "over bling" chrome look and the brass spinners are a nice touch.

vixen1700

22,893 posts

270 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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That is exceedingly cool, love those painted wires and brass spinners. cool

Kraftfahrer

105 posts

125 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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chassyman said:
this car belongs to arnfried weiss of germany. we go back a long way through the european fia scene and this car to me looks the buisness. i hope you agree.best regards keith
Hello, I am new on this forum since yesterday and not very familiar in responding comments and all the forum specialities until now. I am very pleased about the positive comments, thank you very much! And thank you Keith for your idea to post the photo. Here is another one showing the cars 50th "birthday" celebration some weeks ago. First registration in England was 1st of november in 1963. After more than ten years of restoration it was my serious target for this year to get the car on the street and registered – by the way that was the cars first registration in Germany. Before I bought this TVR Grantura Mk3 in may 2003 it was a racer with F.I.A. papers and a short racing history in Germany. I would like to use it not longer for serious racing, but for occasional track days and interesting events. Best regards, A.

Kraftfahrer

105 posts

125 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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Okay ... learning by doing .. the photo:

prideaux

4,969 posts

149 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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Kraftfahrer said:
Okay ... learning by doing .. the photo:
Arnfried
That car is an inspiration to us all the look you have created is so different but beautiful you can tell your a creative consultant expect copies to appear one day wink
Not sure if others have spotted it but I take it the number plate is positioned so it directs air into the cooling system?
A

Edited by prideaux on Saturday 23 November 19:38

S1Vixen

82 posts

149 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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Arnfried,

That is a delight and a thing of beauty.

Kraftfahrer

105 posts

125 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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prideaux said:
Arnfried
That car is an inspiration to us all the look you have created is so different but beautiful you can tell your a creative consultant expect copies to appear one day wink
Not sure if others have spotted it but I take it the number plate is positioned so it directs air into the cooling system?
A

Edited by prideaux on Saturday 23 November 19:38
Thanks a lot prideaux! I am pleased to read that. Copies are welcome wink
I do hate this big german number plates, it´s even not possible to open the bonnet proper. In Germany we are not allowed to use sticking plates because they do not reflect the light. I have another solution. I store the big one with a stamp (which makes it valid) in the car in order to show it in a police control and will fix a small one like the Italians are using.
Regards A.

prideaux

4,969 posts

149 months

Saturday 23rd November 2013
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Kraftfahrer said:
Thanks a lot prideaux! I am pleased to read that. Copies are welcome wink
I do hate this big german number plates, it´s even not possible to open the bonnet proper. In Germany we are not allowed to use sticking plates because they do not reflect the light. I have another solution. I store the big one with a stamp (which makes it valid) in the car in order to show it in a police control and will fix a small one like the Italians are using.
Regards A.
Good idea I thought you had angled it that way to direct air up to the radiator hehe
I know what you mean the first thing I did to the Vixen when I brought it back from Germany was to remove the stupid number plate I think the exhaust had more clearance than the plate had.
Andrew

VinceFox

20,566 posts

172 months

Sunday 24th November 2013
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Beautiful.

heightswitch

6,318 posts

250 months

Sunday 24th November 2013
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Kraftfahrer said:
Okay ... learning by doing .. the photo:
Arnfried.
I loved your Blue 200. was one of the nicest Griffs ever to have raced.

Neil.

GTRene

16,523 posts

224 months

Sunday 24th November 2013
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I thought the plate was mounted that way to be a bit usefull acting as a spoiler biggrin

status

251 posts

217 months

Sunday 24th November 2013
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Kraftfahrer said:
chassyman said:
this car belongs to arnfried weiss of germany. we go back a long way through the european fia scene and this car to me looks the buisness. i hope you agree.best regards keith
Hello, I am new on this forum since yesterday and not very familiar in responding comments and all the forum specialities until now. I am very pleased about the positive comments, thank you very much! And thank you Keith for your idea to post the photo. Here is another one showing the cars 50th "birthday" celebration some weeks ago. First registration in England was 1st of november in 1963. After more than ten years of restoration it was my serious target for this year to get the car on the street and registered – by the way that was the cars first registration in Germany. Before I bought this TVR Grantura Mk3 in may 2003 it was a racer with F.I.A. papers and a short racing history in Germany. I would like to use it not longer for serious racing, but for occasional track days and interesting events. Best regards, A.
Welcome to PH, you have a very inspiring car cool

V8 GRF

7,294 posts

210 months

Sunday 24th November 2013
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chassyman said:
this car belongs to arnfried weiss of germany. we go back a long way through the european fia scene and this car to me looks the buisness. i hope you agree.best regards keith
Now that is nice biggrin

Kraftfahrer

105 posts

125 months

Sunday 24th November 2013
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heightswitch said:
Arnfried.
I loved your Blue 200. was one of the nicest Griffs ever to have raced.

Neil.
Thank you Neil, yes it was a fabulous car and I have a lot of good memories in these days. Your cars appearance is quite similar if you see it from an front angle. A real beauty as well.
For all who don´t know about the mentioned "Blue 200" I post a photo from an F.I.A. event at Zandvoort in 1999. The 3 Griffith of our team are waiting for scruteneering. The person on the left hand side is Chris Schirle, the "big Boss" of the team, and in the middle you will find Sir Stirling Moss with a friend who joined our team for this event driving Jos Kosters green Griffith 400. The dark red one was Serge van Havres very successful Griffith 400. It was an unforgettable weekend. Regards A.