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1863.1 | TVR yum-yum | SUBURB::GROOMN | Upsize, Rightsize, Downsize, Capsize | Thu Aug 13 1992 14:27 | 1 |
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1863.2 | TVR MAY BE | LARVAE::DYDERSKI_K | | Thu Aug 13 1992 15:23 | 6 |
| THE CAR YOU MAY BE REFFERING TO IS A TVR GRIFFITH WHICH WOULD MAKE THE
KIND OF NOISE THAT YOU ARE REFERING TO.
WHICH I BELIEVE IS A 4.3 V8 ENGINE TOP OF 161 0-60 4.7 BUT NOT RATED
BUY SOME TVR GARAGES.
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1863.3 | Better Move | YUPPY::ELLAWAY | Martin Ellaway@hhl | Thu Aug 13 1992 16:52 | 5 |
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You better move , that exhaust note can tear the side off a house.....
Martin
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1863.4 | Git yer rag-tops down | GUCCI::BBELL | | Thu Aug 20 1992 00:12 | 6 |
| The base note, .0, said "blacksoft top". If that means it had a
soft top that was black, it probably wasn't a Griffith. Or was
there such a little beast in the UK? We only saw hard tops in the
U.S.
bob
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1863.5 | A new one. | NEWOA::SAXBY | Born again reincarnationist | Thu Aug 20 1992 12:40 | 6 |
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This is the NEW Griffith - 4.3 (and a 4.0 litre, I'm told) Rover V8
power - Faster than most Porsche and Ferrari models and as well built
as a Porsche (or so A&M claimed in their road test).
Mark
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1863.6 | And they sound wonderful | ESBS01::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Thu Aug 20 1992 14:04 | 23 |
1863.7 | Perchance? | DUBSWS::KANE_BF | The clot thickens. | Thu Aug 20 1992 14:23 | 4 |
| How about a Ginnetta(sp) G33 ?. That would corroborate the
"gorgeous alloys" view expressed by this topic's author.
myk.
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1863.8 | ex | GUCCI::BBELL | | Fri Aug 28 1992 01:55 | 7 |
| A NEW Griffith??? A NEW Griffith?? Man oh man, I wish we could sell
our DOT (Department of Transportation) to the CIS or someone. I didn't
even know there was a new Griffith. Doesn't matter 'cause the DOT
makes it impossible/impractical for neat stuff like that to get into
the States. Next I suppose BMW will make a sports car again.
bob
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1863.9 | | NEWOA::SAXBY | Frontal Lobotomies-R-Us | Fri Aug 28 1992 12:40 | 8 |
1863.10 | You mean BMW *has* made a sports car? | GUCCI::BBELL | | Wed Sep 02 1992 02:14 | 20 |
| Yeah, I was aware of the Z1 when I made the supposition.
Just complaining 'cause we don't get Z1's and a few other autos that
are probably made more desirable by the prohibition. Having lived in
Germany for a few years, I was exposed to some neat stuff. The
Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency
are used to prevent the "Grey Market" importation of cars that have
not met their specifications. It costs hundreds of thousands to
qualify a car.
Is the new Griffith based on the TVR chassis as the old one was? The
original one was advertised in the States as the "World's Fastest
Production Car".
The Viper is some consolation, though.
Anyone over there seen the new RX7? I really like it a lot except
there is not a ragtop yet.
bob
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1863.11 | A beautiful design!!! | RUTILE::BISHOP | What the HELL are you talking about man! | Wed Sep 02 1992 11:32 | 3 |
| Yea, saw one (a new RX7) in Geneva last night. Wow! Personally, if i
had the cash i'd be driving one right one... i guess i'd better stick
to driving the other-halfs uno before i get in trouble again! ;-(
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1863.12 | Z1 | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Wed Sep 02 1992 14:48 | 5
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