1998 TVR Chimaera 500 finished in the classic hue of metallic blue starmist over magnolia hide with blue wool carpets piped magnolia. A low ownership car with the most fantastic service history from new, and a car we are delighted to offer as we know it very well from our days at Bespoke Performance.

History and Provenance is so important when buying a performance car and we could literally write chapter and verse about the history file which accompanies this car, but for simplicity’s sake we have listed a few of the highlights below.

• 09/ 1998 Original sales Invoice from HR Owen showing factory specification and total cost of £38467. 00
• 10/ 1998 1st Service @ 1235 miles by HR Owen
• 06/ 1999 2nd Service @ 5936 miles by HR Owen
• 04/ 2000 3rd Service @ 11876 miles by HR Owen
• 04/ 2001 4th Service @ 17122 miles by HR Owen
• 09/ 2002 5th Service @ 19892 miles by HR Owen
• 04/ 2003 6th Service @ 23283 miles by HR Owen
• 02/ 2004 7th Service @ 25364 miles by The TVR Centre
• 05/ 2005 8th Service @ 27532 miles by The TVR Centre
• 04/ 2006 9th Service @ 29471 miles by The TVR Centre
• 06/ 2007 10th Service @ 31168 miles by The TVR Centre
• 04/ 2009 11th Service @ 32443 miles by The TVR Centre
• 04/ 2009 Replacement Chassis & Full Respray by Bespoke Performance
• 04/ 2010 12th Service @34090 miles by Leven Technology TVR Specialists
• 02/ 2011 13th Service @ 35792 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 05/ 2012 14th Service @ 37771 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 07/ 2013 15th Service @ 42622 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 06/ 2014 16th Service @ 47011 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 04/ 2015 16th Service @ 51543 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 02/ 2016 New Meta Alarm by HF Solutions
• 06/ 2016 17th Service @ 56535 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 06/ 2017 18th Service @ 58158 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 04/ 2018 19th Service @ 59209 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 06/ 2019 20th Service @ 61343 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 06/ 2020 21st Service @ 62455 miles by Bespoke Performance
• 06/ 2021 22nd Service @ 63500 miles by Castle TVR
• 06/ 2023 23rd Service @ 65210 miles by Codicote Motors Limited
• 02/ 2024 24th Service @ 65539 miles Franklins Sports & Classics

We have just carried out a major service and fully cleaned the chassis and once complete we applied two generous coats of Lanoguard rust protection whist paying particular attention to the outriggers using a fine application lance which allows us to cover the top of the outriggers thoroughly as these are particularly susceptible to corrosion.

For those of you that delight in paperwork this car will not disappoint and we suggest putting aside a good couple of hours to peruse the cars history. We will of course supply a comfortable chair and cups of tea whilst you do so.

This Chimaera drives exactly as a properly maintained Chimaera 500 should, with bags of grunt and a fantastic sound track from the legendary 5. 0 V8.

In summary, one of the best colour combinations, superb service history, fully serviced and prepared, new MOT at point of sale and drives spot on. A great classic British sports car and fantastic value for money.