TVR Griffiths 200/400 and their Chassis Numbers - Page 15

jellison · 5 May 2009, 13:33 (Ref:2455845)

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Originally Posted by terence bower

It largely depends on how its been secured at the Top of the chassis though John,if that has been done correctly,it should be plenty strong enough.Just hope the car hasn't got HTPs.[I doubt it will have them much longer]

Just taken a second look at those bolts,would have thought 10 mill to have been more appropriate rather than 8s

Bonkers in my book.

It was not a racer - a nicely presented early Grantura rear end 200 in black. Might be ok (maybe) for that. But if I had had it on a ramp and seen that when inspecting it I would have just - "Er thanks, but No Thanks!".

terence · 5 May 2009, 13:35 (Ref:2455848)

Didn't say I'd buy it though.

Dont like the look of the MIG weld's on those flanges for a start.

Heightswitch · 5 May 2009, 22:02 (Ref:2456127)

Oh lordy. some peoples idea of restoration!! Must be a newly imported american car.

While we are on the subject of diffs and chassis. is there a difference in the distance between the lower chassis rails directly under the diff on a Vixen as opposed to a griffith chassis or are all dims the same??

I have never gotten a difinitive answer or checked for myself.

N.

terence · 6 May 2009, 05:49 (Ref:2456242)

Same Chassis with different diff mount.

jellison · 6 May 2009, 07:25 (Ref:2456272)

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Originally Posted by Heightswitch

Oh lordy. some peoples idea of restoration!! Must be a newly imported american car.

N.

Neil, it was a US car for sale in the US. Nice road example bar the butchered chassis!

terence · 6 May 2009, 08:09 (Ref:2456295)

Nice looking car,the chassis could be relatively easily repaired as well.

Heightswitch · 6 May 2009, 15:18 (Ref:2456545)

Nah.
They don't look the same to me without Roundels

N

Slow M · 19 May 2009, 18:35 (Ref:2465284)

John, here's one
http://www.britishv8.org/Other/DanCurtis.htm
don't know about the serial #.

Have you considered contacting Joe Rauh for his compilation of serial numbers/owners?
http://www.griffithclub.com/

Best of luck,
Bernard.

terence · 19 May 2009, 19:44 (Ref:2465320)

Now thats what I'd call a proper FIA Racer!

DaveGT6 · 19 May 2009, 21:19 (Ref:2465383)

Black car looks great topside - amazing what lies underneath! Red car looks like a bunch of fun on the road.

jellison · 20 May 2009, 07:06 (Ref:2465509)

Forget FIA - way to Slow

Just finalised the spec of my engine

chap getting on with it now - should be Bonkers.

Getting another very important part of it this weekend (bit that stops you barrel rolling it down the track!).

Slow M · 22 May 2009, 16:35 (Ref:2467161)

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Originally Posted by John Turner

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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

I know it ain't a Griffiths 200/400 but what was that 5000 that Pete Wheeler raced with us last year in the Heritage ? I know it looked a "Bitsa"

Gordon, these cars do not seem to be well documented in TVR books but the 5000M driven by Peter Wheeler was one of 10 part built 3000Ms sent to Canada in 1970 and fitted with Ford V8 289 engines (nothing new there, then!). (Source - EVO 124).

Uh, NO!
ITSA BITSA!!!
It is not based on an M chassis.
If memory serves, it has an engine based on the Ford 350CI as opposed to the 302.
From what I've read, the body is wider than a standard M and is a one-off.
I think one of the guys that built it said something like "they're M doors though."

Nice car, whatever you want to call it.

B

**John Turner** · 23 May 2009, 07:01 (Ref:2467463)

Well that's the third different account that I've read about this car now!

Heightswitch · 23 May 2009, 20:31 (Ref:2467818)

All racing cars are Bitsas???

Can we all just not agree that it is a very nice car built to the regs for a particular racing series!

N.

jellison · 24 May 2009, 17:49 (Ref:2468355)

At Coys (Master at Brands today), looks like a Jomar (but thought there was only one? Maybe just the bonnet and is a Grantura.

Griffith came from this

How SMALL!!!

DaveGT6 · 24 May 2009, 20:36 (Ref:2468429)

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Originally Posted by jellison

At Coys (Master at Brands today), looks like a Jomar (but thought there was only one? Maybe just the bonnet and is a Grantura.

Griffith came from this

How SMALL!!!

Jon,

1962 Mk2a Grantura - had the Volkswagen Beetle derived torsion bar front and rear suspension and a subsequently significantly different tubular chassis to the Mk3 Grantura that the Griffith used - but fundamentally the same outward shape.

Did the carsell at auction and if so any idea what price?

jellison · 24 May 2009, 21:00 (Ref:2468442)

No idea - it was outside teh Auction entrance - auctions far from my stuff, just though it interesting - only there for the big banger stuff and getting some trick uprights.

Some amazing car in t he paddock - fav's Bizzarini and the M1a.

RRD · 29 May 2009, 15:11 (Ref:2471658)

Hello all. I am in the later stages of the gestation of 400-040. no, this one will not be "stock". my last 200 went that route, but not this one. the chassis has been completely strengthened and caged, t-bird rear uprights, ford 8.8 rear with thorsen and raxles halfshafts, steel floor pan, atl fuel cell, dry sumped alum block 364" efi engine, upgraded brakes, liftoff body, gt40 seats. it chassis dynos at 400 rwhp. will be using for street and open road racing events. yes, it still looks like a 400. installing gauges and finishing wiring, etc now. hope to complete paint and interior this summer. maybe... what's another year when it's been so many already?

**John Turner** · 29 May 2009, 19:38 (Ref:2471799)

Welcome RRD; please keep us posted on progress and maybe some pics?

Mike Bell · 29 May 2009, 19:49 (Ref:2471803)

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Originally Posted by DaveGT6

Re: Coys Grantura
Did the carsell at auction and if so any idea what price?

Yes, £14500 plus comm I believe. The car will be based up this neck of the woods, so look forward to having a good look under it at the VW susp!

DaveGT6 · 29 May 2009, 21:11 (Ref:2471841)

Seems like a reasonable price given what it will be eligible for - dependent upon how well put together it is of course. Considered one myself but couldn't come to terms with the Beetle suspension!

jellison · 30 May 2009, 13:14 (Ref:2472159)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RRD

Hello all. I am in the later stages of the gestation of 400-040. no, this one will not be "stock". my last 200 went that route, but not this one. the chassis has been completely strengthened and caged, t-bird rear uprights, ford 8.8 rear with thorsen and raxles halfshafts, steel floor pan, atl fuel cell, dry sumped alum block 364" efi engine, upgraded brakes, liftoff body, gt40 seats. it chassis dynos at 400 rwhp. will be using for street and open road racing events. yes, it still looks like a 400. installing gauges and finishing wiring, etc now. hope to complete paint and interior this summer. maybe... what's another year when it's been so many already?

Hi RRD - any pic's of the car in build?

Jelly
200-5-017

GBRM · 30 May 2009, 13:48 (Ref:2472179)

Stop giving people your telephone number Jelly!!

Can't remember if I sent this to you but thought it might interest people on this thread, my late father in MMT7C (one of their last races together) at the Tholt-y-Will hillclimb on 19th May 1967:-

Not sure how well it scans and reads when you zoom in but Dad was the quickest for most of the day and ended up 1st in class and 2nd FTD (an astonishing 2nd according to Autosport!!), not bad against the nimble single-seaters!!

jellison · 30 May 2009, 19:31 (Ref:2472274)

haha - those are the arches the fia have homologated for the Griff now (not the nicer gentle flares) - seem a pointless exercise to me to get all the top fia cars to change from one type to another when both will cover the 8" rims - but then this lot do like tinkering (the mods will cost stack and make next to no difference), well the closed lower bulge might.

3rd Kart member healing well (married now) have to get out in next month or so if doc says he is up to it

Slow M · 31 May 2009, 13:45 (Ref:2472694)

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Originally Posted by John Turner

Well that's the third different account that I've read about this car now!

Well, you know what they say...

...third try's a charm.

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