What is this?
1 point for you!
Ronart w152
Not that...
They were known for another car.
Pros?
Felber ?
Not Felber.
Made in UK ?
Yes!
Brooke ?
Not Brooke.
Built in the eighties ?
Yes!
Kougar ?
Not Kougar.
Was the other car they're known for of the same style (open two seater with cycle wings) or something different ?
Something different.
Could this be the work of designer Bob Eggington, who built the ASD Minim and Hobo in the 1980s?
TVR Special by DK Engineering.
Who else if not you?
I believe this pic cames from one of your brochures!
Point for you.
Is there anything more about it?
No, unfortunately this item is not in my collection. I have another item from this manufacturer. D.K.Engineering TR83/1 (UK ,early 80's)
"The TR83 is produced using Ferrari 250GT mechanical components and is styled to resemble the original Ferrari Testa Rossa prototype chassis 0666."
That was the other car I was referring to. :thumbsup:
This TVR Special was for sale in 1988.
I do not have more.
I just showed another project from this company. I also do not know much about this company.
Quote from: Bizzarrini Rossa on April 14, 2015, 04:13:27 PM
I just showed another project from this company. I also do not know much about this company.
They are well-known in the UK, run by the Cottingham family. They specialise in Ferrari restoration and maintenance. I think the name TVR may be incorrect in some way - I can't believe it had anything to do with TVR. It's far more likely that it was a Ferrari-powered special that was called, like their other car, TR-something.
Ok. Documents ,please.
and more.
Quote from: Bizzarrini Rossa on April 15, 2015, 01:23:14 AM
Ok. Documents ,please.
I stand corrected. I find it quite unusual that it was named in that way at a time when the TVR was still being produced. If we assume that this puzzle car was also made in the late 70s or early 80s, TVR would have been owned by Martin Lilley or Peter Wheeler, both of whom were TVR fanatics. I can't imagine that they would allow this to happen, or that the Cottinghams would have ignored the marque.
Maybe it was TVR powered? Seems a bit odd for a Ferrari specialist.
TVR's first engine was the Al Melling-designed AJP8 which appeared in 1996, although the Rover V8 used in the Griffith since 1991 and in the earlier V8S models had "TVR Power" written on the rocker covers, as they were breathed on by TVR Power in Coventry.
It's more likely the car sits on a TVR chassis.
nicanary ,I think that this question can answer Mr. Cottingham, or a fan of the company's history.
Carnut ,Griffith was back in the 2000's as a Wildcat ,from Al Melling International flyer.
Yes but unfortunately it came to nothing.
Pity.