Griffith Styling Inspiration
Discussion
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I was thinking more about what other cars you see in the styling of the Griffith that might have been subconscious inspiration for the designers. Overall the design seems to recall a lot of elements found in le Mans cars of the 1960s.
In Ralph Dodd's book he suggests Damien McTaggart and Peter Wheeler had the Maserati Birdcage in mind when they styled the rear.
It's elements of the front I wonder about. There's a lot of Jaguar C/D/E-type about it generally and this only increased when the "mouth" was opened for the 500. But I can't think of another example of the pre-cat "letterbox" mouth under the plate. Is it an original design feature or are there examples from other manufacturers?
Cheers,
Simon
I was thinking more about what other cars you see in the styling of the Griffith that might have been subconscious inspiration for the designers. Overall the design seems to recall a lot of elements found in le Mans cars of the 1960s.
In Ralph Dodd's book he suggests Damien McTaggart and Peter Wheeler had the Maserati Birdcage in mind when they styled the rear.
It's elements of the front I wonder about. There's a lot of Jaguar C/D/E-type about it generally and this only increased when the "mouth" was opened for the 500. But I can't think of another example of the pre-cat "letterbox" mouth under the plate. Is it an original design feature or are there examples from other manufacturers?
Cheers,
Simon
I had a Griff for a while 
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