what's a chimaera look like?

[Lolo256]

I was wandering what you think is the closest design to the chimaera on the auto industry? Except a cerbera

for me, on the front end:

- Alfa? an old spider with more shape like a giulia tz2?

- Ac Cobra?

- A fury kitcar?

- A MGB?

-Jaguar XKSS?

- Porsche 959? (i dont know why but this one get on top of the list even if it is less curvy!)

For the rear:

I cant find anything close there! I think it's pretty unique and from what i can see "love it or hate it"

The only thing that come in my mind are lates 1940 or 1950 cars like the Pontiac chieftain or some Buicks from the same period!
Some boattail are inspiring me too (Studebaker etc).

Do you have some better ideas?

[Lolo256]

Monkeylegend said:

Both front and rear it just crying out to be a Griff, but alas it will have to remain the runt of the family.

I'm afraid i'm not ok with your pov... except the famous TVR door gap for me they have really not a lot in common; i'll need to change every car in this list if i had to do it for the griff (I would put type E on top of this list but also 250gto and a few more ferraris from this era).

I still think the griff is very beautifull but in a really different way...

[Lolo256]

With all my respects, I dont think the chimaera is the runt of any familly. TVR had produce some really stter car before her on every point possible (I dont want to name any because beauty is in the eyes of the owners!).

It still share a frame and an engine with the car you seems to love and own (so lucky you are, but it still twice more expensive; i'm too cartesian too think about cosmetics then).

...

[Lolo256]

Monkeylegend said:

Only joking. When I had my Griff we referred to the other one as the Chimp whilst they took the micky out of us going golfing and having medallions and chest wigs.

It is a Cerbera soft top basically looks wise and not much else has had the styling of the Peter Wheeler era TVR's. They were and still are all a thing of beauty.

Sorry my sens of humour is a bit rusty, and i see i missed some private jokes too

[Lolo256]

Loved the miata comment, i have one and my neighboor first tough i painted my miata in blue during the night. For the z4 i'm ok the rear have a bit in common with the chim.

[Lolo256]

Mk1 grill with mk3 headlight and mk1 smoked rear headlight is the what i wanted to change when i bought the chim!!! Nice!!!

TheRainMaker said:

Personally, I think the Chimaera is one of the best looking TVR's.

A classic design which will only age better the older it gets.

TVR Chimaera 500 by The Rain Maker, on Flickr

TVR Chimaera 500 by The Rain Maker, on Flickr