TVR Chimera 500 - Whats she worth?

[Chimera500]

Yep i fully understand the subjectiveness of this question people...

However i woul like to respectfully ask your thoughts on the value of my TVR Chimaera.

Briefly

Its a Chimaera 500 in dark blue with cream interior

Its had a fully body off chassis restoration by Richard Thorpe 2 years ago (£4k)

Its just had a full re-spray by a good body shop

Power Steering

50,000 miles

Full history

Up rated disks

Aluminium dashboard

Up rated shocks

In summary its the 500 in the right colour combination with low mileage and the benefit of chassis restoration and of course paint.

Just interested in your thoughts on value please...

I collect it tommorrow from the body shop and so it will be going for sale soon

Thanks in advance

Edited by Chimera500 on Thursday 12th June 13:40

[Markh]

Chimera500 said:

Yep i fully understand the subjectiveness of this question people...

However i woul like to respectfully ask your thoughts on the value of my TVR Chimera.

Briefly

Its a Chimera 500 in dark blue with cream interior

Its had a fully body off chassis restoration by Richard Thorpe 2 years ago (£4k)

Its just had a full re-spray by a good body shop

Power Steering

50,000 miles



Full history

Up rated disks

Aluminium dashboard

Up rated shocks

In summary its the 500 in the right colour combination with low mileage and the benefit of chassis restoration and of course paint.

Just interested in your thoughts on value please...

I collect it tommorrow from the body shop and so it will be going for sale soon

Thanks in advance

£12000 at a guess

[Markh]

Chimera500 said:

Yep i fully understand the subjectiveness of this question people...

However i woul like to respectfully ask your thoughts on the value of my TVR Chimera.

Briefly

Its a Chimera 500 in dark blue with cream interior

Its had a fully body off chassis restoration by Richard Thorpe 2 years ago (£4k)

Its just had a full re-spray by a good body shop

Power Steering

50,000 miles



Full history

Up rated disks

Aluminium dashboard

Up rated shocks

In summary its the 500 in the right colour combination with low mileage and the benefit of chassis restoration and of course paint.

Just interested in your thoughts on value please...

I collect it tommorrow from the body shop and so it will be going for sale soon

Thanks in advance

£12000 at a guess

[slippery]

What's a Chimera? What year is it? How long until the mods remove your post?

[Tinker15]

slippery said:

What's a Chimera? What year is it? How long until the mods remove your post?

[Chimera500]

Lol

Oops!

Chimaera !

[Chimera500]

Its a 98 on an R-plate

i was hoping it would be more like £15k

[QBee]

I think it probably is worth nearer £14-15k this time of year with the chassis and paint done. That's £8k worth of fettling of anybody's money, and mine must be worth more than £7k. Yes, I know all that work doesn't increase the value by hat it cost to do, but good ones make that sort of money. Won't be worth as much in the winter.

[phazed]

Sooo, by that token, £12K for a tidy genuine supa smooth driving 325BHP 4.6 with new hood, carpets, paint and MegaSquirt etc, etc?

[ChimpOnGas]

phazed said:

Sooo, by that token, £12K for a tidy genuine supa smooth driving 325BHP 4.6 with new hood, carpets, paint and MegaSquirt etc, etc?

Blatant advertising

Peter....You forgot to add "Never raced or rallied"...

Good luck with the sale BTW

[gacksen]

phazed said:

Sooo, by that token, £12K for a tidy genuine supa smooth driving 325BHP 4.6 with new hood, carpets, paint and MegaSquirt etc, etc?

where is the fancy dyno chart ?

[TOV!E]

slippery said:

What's a Chimera? What year is it? How long until the mods remove your post?

Poor bloke askes a question and all he gets back is what's a Chimera, you know full well what he means.

Anyway £13-14 grand

[phazed]

gacksen said:

where is the fancy dyno chart ?

Here you go;

[CHIMV8]

ChimpOnGas said:

phazed said:

Sooo, by that token, £12K for a tidy genuine supa smooth driving 325BHP 4.6 with new hood, carpets, paint and MegaSquirt etc, etc?

Blatant advertising

Peter....You forgot to add "Never raced or rallied"...

Good luck with the sale BTW

Only thing is you may have the same issue as Meatball,by trying to sell a green car>>>>

[SILICONEKID345HP]

CHIMV8 said:

Only thing is you may have the same issue as Meatball,by trying to sell a green car>>>>

Yes but Meatballs wheels devalued it by 5k

[gacksen]

nice one

whats modified on the engine ?

[slippery]

TOV!E said:

Poor bloke askes a question and all he gets back is what's a Chimera, you know full well what he means.

Anyway £13-14 grand

Sorry, I just get hacked off with following forum rules while others break them. I'd have loved to have posted ads on the forums for the numerous cars I've sold over the years, but I've used the classifieds like I'm supposed to.

[phazed]

gacksen said:

nice one

whats modified on the engine ?

4.6L cross bolted, top hatted and balanced engine.
V8 Developments gas flowed, big valve heads, stage 4.
V8D Ported and polished inlet manifold.
V8D Bored and blended trumpet base with shortened 47mm trumpets.
Tornado "copy" cam by Kent cams,
4.0 high comp pistons, 11:1, fly cut,
Lightened flywheel,
72mm plenum,
Vectra 250ml injectors,
No idler pulley,
Short serp belt,
Baffled sump,
De-cat manifolds,
De-cat Y piece,
Overhauled diff by John Read,
Overhauled T5 gearbox with 5th gear mod,
Megasquirt,
Ford Gen 1 coil packs,
Accell leads and socks,
Silicon smoothbore intake and K&N filter,
Silicon hoses,
JE altenator bracket.


She's not up for sale,..........yet

[phazed]

slippery said:

Sorry, I just get hacked off with following forum rules while others break them. I'd have loved to have posted ads on the forums for the numerous cars I've sold over the years, but I've used the classifieds like I'm supposed to.

Missed this earlier. I get your point Stuart.

It's just a touch of testing the water really.

Most people who are seriously looking will be cruising the classifieds more so then the forum, (that's reserved for when they break down ).

[MrSoundcraft]

Well mine's a shed and the insurance value it at 9K, so I would say its and easy 14-15. Have you seen the one advertised at £26K!