TVR Griffith returns


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Special K

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Interesting. It reminds me of the 289 powered Sunbeam Tiger.


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MTV8

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Not a really fan of the headlights or front end, but the rest of the car looks great. Glad they did not take the easy way out by going with a GM engine.
 

vyprgt2

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So exciting for those of us who are fans of TVR.

The new Griffith 500 sounds like it could be great - smaller and lighter than a Cayman with 500- plus Ford horses (massaged by Cosworth). I just hope they will be imported into the US in a couple model years

Would go well with other vintage Ford powered cars like Pantera, Mangusta, Tiger and original Griffith 400- I know I would be interested in getting one
 
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Glad they did not take the easy way out by going with a GM engine.

+1

If the headlights lost that downward triangle shape, it would help a lot.
 

vyprgt2

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Not a really fan of the headlights or front end, but the rest of the car looks great. Glad they did not take the easy way out by going with a GM engine.


Definitely - the 1960s Griffiths were Ford powered.

Interesting fact- Jack Griffith (for whom the Griffiths were named) was a Ford dealer.
 
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Sinovac

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With all due respect to my good friends across the pond, I wouldn't buy a TVR unless it came with a lifetime warranty and a spare car.
 

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Lucas, the prince of Darkness still lives?
 

texas mongrel

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Can't beat the designer's resume Gordon Murray.

I went round the factory in Blackpool back when I was thinking of a Griffith 500 in the 90s. The wiring harnesses were being made by a gang of little old ladies who were wrapping wires around nails in a sheet of pkywood and then hand-taping them together. I decided to buy something else...
 

ROCK

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Jul 10, 2006
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Miami
Finally, a full size Miata !