TVR, the same people that made the Griffith, a 289 Ford powered, fiberglass bodied, tubular framed "screamer" to the lucky few that could scrape $3995. together in the mid 1960's! I still have a few "Road and Track" magazines that I saved from that time period advertising the Griffith. They were considered the "poor man's Cobra", and just as fast! At twelve years old, it sure had this kid drooling! When I lived in Mansfield, CT in the early 1980's, there was a person who had two TVR's, both hardtops, parked outside on his front lawn on RT 44 very near the Coventry-Mansfield line about 20 feet from the road. They didn't move for almost two years, because of a lack of parts availability, I'm guessing. I drove by them almost every day in my '70 E-Type. I drove by a few years after I moved and they were gone. The Turner sports car for sale on RT 6 in Andover, CT. is another story. It had a hand made "for sale" sign and lasted less than a day on that person's front lawn after it was yanked out of long term storage and turned into a very short term lawn ornament! I mean, who wouldn't buy a Turner for $450.? Eastern Connecticut still had lots of "barn finds" for those that wanted to look for them, like the 1931 Harley Davidson VL I yanked out of a barn, stock, original and unrestored, around the same time period. Thanks for posting this video, you always bring back the best of memories!
Good stories. I was driving on Route 44 heading to Coventry over the weekend and spotted a Ford Mustang II in a driveway. Wanted to pull in and ask if it was for sale,
TVR, the same people that made the Griffith, a 289 Ford powered, fiberglass bodied, tubular framed "screamer" to the lucky few that could scrape $3995. together in the mid 1960's! I still have a few "Road and Track" magazines that I saved from that time period advertising the Griffith. They were considered the "poor man's Cobra", and just as fast! At twelve years old, it sure had this kid drooling! When I lived in Mansfield, CT in the early 1980's, there was a person who had two TVR's, both hardtops, parked outside on his front lawn on RT 44 very near the Coventry-Mansfield line about 20 feet from the road. They didn't move for almost two years, because of a lack of parts availability, I'm guessing. I drove by them almost every day in my '70 E-Type. I drove by a few years after I moved and they were gone. The Turner sports car for sale on RT 6 in Andover, CT. is another story. It had a hand made "for sale" sign and lasted less than a day on that person's front lawn after it was yanked out of long term storage and turned into a very short term lawn ornament! I mean, who wouldn't buy a Turner for $450.? Eastern Connecticut still had lots of "barn finds" for those that wanted to look for them, like the 1931 Harley Davidson VL I yanked out of a barn, stock, original and unrestored, around the same time period. Thanks for posting this video, you always bring back the best of memories!
Good stories. I was driving on Route 44 heading to Coventry over the weekend and spotted a Ford Mustang II in a driveway. Wanted to pull in and ask if it was for sale,
The 450 seac was a monster!
400 or 420 would suffice though, a lot more power than the V6
I worked on one of these when I was an auto mechanic. Parts were very hard to get. Not a super quality car nor a smooth running one and it rode rough
It's certainly not for everyone but credit must be given to TVR for trying to be different.
In highschool, i drove my girlfriends dads Tasmine TVR to prom....The car was hot....but not as hot as the girlfriend
Nice girlfriend!
Get a 350i instead of a TR8
Seemed to have sufficient pickup when I drove it, but I'll bow to your opinion.