Description
TVR made much of the fact that at the 1990 NEC Motor Show an order was taken every 8 minutes for their new Griffith . It's a testament to both John Ravenscroft and Peter Wheeler who penned the design that it still looks as fresh and modern today as it did when first launched 30 years ago.
The proven recipe of shoehorning a large capacity V8 into a TVR began some 30 years earlier when Jack Griffith chose to replace his Grantura's 4 cylinder lump with a Ford 4. 7 V8 - in doing so he not only lent his name to the now iconic model but also formulated a design principle that TVR have followed ever since. So much so, that the same dynamic ingredients have been employed by Gordon Murray and TVR engineers in the latest and third generation of the Griffith.
This particular example is the super rare optioned and original pre-cat 4. 3 litre, finished in Monza red with a Biscuit full factory hide interior.... expensive at the time, but after 28 years looks perfectly mellowed now. These early 4. 3 pre-cat engined cars are without doubt some of the rarest and most sought after examples of the Griffith. Hugely entertaining and engaging to drive courtesy of the free revving engine and light throttle response which are combined with an exhaust that was never to be improved upon due to catalytic converters being necessary the following year in 1993.
History wise, this particular Griffith has been owned by a family of avid TVR enthusiasts with over 35 years of continuous marque ownership, both on the road and track with current involvement in historic TVR motor sport.
Comprehensively maintained by the right specialists, this Griffith wants for nothing and pleasingly remains very original in both specification with body complete with the original nose cone and no apparent repairs or damage. Certainly a car for the purist and one we absolutely endorse as being the best example driven for some considerable time.
It would be a pleasure to answer any additional questions you may have and please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss in further detail.
