Nice looking Chimaera at auction.

[TJC46]

As per the title, and at the lower end of the estimate this looks a really good buy for somebody.

Also really low mileage. ......................But on checking the MOT history the mileage goes up and down over a few years........?.....

Anyway here is a link.

https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-2...

Edited to add another one at auction.

http://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/tvr-chimaera-199...

Going off these 2 offerings, the recent "barn find in red" does not look too tempting.

Edited by TJC46 on Monday 13th January 18:32

[V8fan]

I brought up the first one on 7th Jan. It's an auction flip, sold at Bonhams in November for £6975:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

There's a blue one on ebay needs a bit of work, but it's a runner with an MoT for the same price as that red flipped one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/95-N-TVR-Chimaera-4-0-V...

That 450 at SWVA in Poole on 31st Jan looks a bit under-valued to me, but it may be poor underneath of course. The lattice alloys aren't to everybody's taste either.

Edited by V8fan on Monday 13th January 19:49

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

TJC46 said:

As per the title, and at the lower end of the estimate this looks a really good buy for somebody.

Also really low mileage. ......................But on checking the MOT history the mileage goes up and down over a few years........?.....

Anyway here is a link.

https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-2...

Looks like it's the the sticky odometer problem! 20,000 ferzactly for several years? (Albeit with some other random mileages chucked in

[glow worm]

The 2nd one looks good value (chassis dependent ?) … Best engine a 4.5 ( well 4.6 really ) … and it's Blue with OZ split rims … Not that I'm biased

For £9k … 64 k miles … Seems good value... just get it re-uphostered

[GinG15]

V8fan said:

I brought up the first one on 7th Jan. It's an auction flip, sold at Bonhams in November for £6975:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

There's a blue one on ebay needs a bit of work, but it's a runner with an MoT for the same price as that red flipped one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/95-N-TVR-Chimaera-4-0-V...

That 450 at SWVA in Poole on 31st Jan looks a bit under-valued to me, but it may be poor underneath of course. The lattice alloys aren't to everybody's taste either.

Edited by V8fan on Monday 13th January 19:49

the ebay one is ringing the bells:

Bodywork is in fair condition with marks, chips and minor scratches commensurate with age. In particular there is slight peel of the paint around the mirrors, the nose has some marks where it has touched and there is a small area of imperfection in the paint to the driver side rear corner. (see photos) -->(partial) repsray

Seats don’t have any rips but there is wear to the drivers seat and feint stains to the passenger seat, so they would benefit from some renovation treatment.

Dash wood veneer started to delaminate, so the metal backing plate has been temporarily painted silver. Therefore the dash needs either a new wood veneer or the increasingly popular option of a vinyl wrap. --> dash needs to come apart

Hood is generally in good condition, but the wing flaps that hold the roof down by the doors need re-stitching. --> hood has to come off

Suspension is mainly original and would benefit from an overhaul.--> suspension needs to be sorted

The outriggers are original so they will need replacing in the near future.---> maybe they need replacing immediately...who knows?

Slight leak from the sump gasket and rear diff.--> sump: easy fix. diff not

There are a number of minor jobs and cosmetic bits that would benefit from being done.--> THE typical tired and well used chimaera

8750,- plus a certain amount for sorting all above (4k if you need to pay somebody) = not worth the money.