TVR Chimaera Mkll 450 £21, 500 as stated
Registered March 2001
After nearly 19 years of ownership of this Chimaera 450, it's time to pass my beloved "TIV" on to it's fourth owner to enjoy as much as we have!
Current mileage at February 2024 – 43, 500 (3, 000 since 2019)
4. 5 litre V8 right hand drive with 5 speed manual gearbox
Bodywork finished in Tahiti Blue with a blue roof and with Magnolia/ Blue half leather hide interior
Leven "Alloy Kit" accessories, including stainless steel race style pedals
Original Sony CD/ Radio
2 sets of keys & working immobiliser fobs
Excellent condition original walnut dashboard
Power assisted steering
Original TVR owner handbook, plus "The TVR Griffith and Chimaera" workshop manual by Steve Heath
Owned by me since August 2005
Three previous owners
2006 - "Hot Start Mod" kit fitted
June 2012 - New complete blue carpets & inner door trims fitted
July 2014 - Full body re-spray
July 2014 - New full body elasticated dust cover plus new boot storage roof cover
June 2017 - New battery - not constant but regularly trickle charged
April 2019 - New rear tyres
March 2020 - New front tyres
2021 - fitted radiator cooling fan override switch
2023 - New blue seat belts
2023 - water pump gasket replaced
Annually MOT'd & serviced, current MOT expires May 2024.
Full ownership history documentation i. e. invoices, MOT's, Servicing, Parts etc
As a TVR car club member for nearly 34 years and lovingly cared for since my purchase in 2005, she's always been garaged and rarely taken out in bad weather(rain) and never taken out on salty roads. During my ownership, some servicing has been performed by TVR specialists but as a keen DIY mechanic for a large part of my life, I've serviced her myself.
She's not been “tampered with” (no mods) and I've endeavoured to maintain her to an original factory specification so as to retain originality for future proofing her value. Never run on a track just simply used for recreational motoring, mainly in and around the Cotswolds. Mileage covered in recent years has been much lower partly due to us having moved in 2022 to an area very different to The Cotswolds and we don't seem to have the same enthusiasm to get ourselves out for a drive.
This is a very regrettable sale but we feel now is the time for us and for her to go to a new home where she can "get out more" and continue to be enjoyed and given TLC.
