TVR Speed 12 - Stig's choice.

[Green is good]

Was just thumbing through a magazine called V-Zine from shell that I get through their reward card scheme.There is an article about the new Ferrari 599XX which costs £1.3M. Then noticed another article called The perfect 10 which asks various people what top ten cars they would buy with £1.3M. First person is the Stig from Top Gear and top of his list is the TVR Speed 12! Didn't know he had such good taste, but could he buy one? This is his list, what would be on your list if you had £1.3M to spend?

1. TVR Speed 12
2. Ariel Atom Supercharged
3. Koenigsegg CCXR
4. Renault Clio V6 Mk1
5. Toyota Aygo crazy concept car
6. Peugeot 206 T16 Group B
7. Caterham R500
8. Nissan GTR
9. Noble M600
10. Lotus Exige Supercharged

Good choice mostly (Toyota ?)here is my choice (no specific order).

1. TVR Sagaris
2. TVR T350
3. TVR Chimaera
4. TVR Cerbera
5. TVR Tuscan 2
6. TVR Griffith
7. Ford GT
8. Noble M600
9. Jaguar XKR
10.TVR Tamora

With the money left over I could build a huge garage to keep them all in!

[ajp70]

I don't know about spending £1.3m but, ....mmm,

1. my own Cerb
2. agree, ariel atom s/c
3. QT Wildcat R300
4. Lamborghini Espada (Quirky, always liked it)
5. Morgan Aeromax
6. Subaru outlander/outback? (not sure what it's called, estate thingy)
7. Lamborghini LP 670 SV
8. Riley RME
9. Porsche GT3 997 (sorry, obvious, but I think is has to be there)
10. Cindy Crawford (I'd drive her everywhere)

This is more of a list of what I would like in my garage but I think also cars I would love to drive, so, it counts.

[rusgb]

Easy:

1. Ferrari F40
2. GT40 (original)
3. Jaguar XK 180
4. TVR Speed 12
5. Jaguar XJR 15
6. Aston Martin Vantage 'Le Mans'
7. Jaguar XJ220
8. TVR Tuscan 2
9. TVR Chimaera 500
10. TVR Cerbera 4.5

Rus
p.s. Do I win the cars if I get the answer right?

[ajp70]

rusgb said:

Easy:

1. Ferrari F40
2. GT40 (original)
3. Jaguar XK 180
4. TVR Speed 12
5. Jaguar XJR 15
6. Aston Martin Vantage 'Le Mans'
7. Jaguar XJ220
8. TVR Tuscan 2
9. TVR Chimaera 500
10. TVR Cerbera 4.5

Rus
p.s. Do I win the cars if I get the answer right?

Maybe. 1:43 scale if you're lucky. HeHe.

[stimshady]

1. My T350c (with everything i want done to it, done!)
2. Ferrari 458 Italia (not a burnt one)
3. Shelby GT500 (Eleanor, not the new ones).
4. Aston Martin DB5
5. Aston Martin DB-S
6. Lambo Gallardo Superleggera or Murciélago
7. Cobra (DAX replica - but i'd like to build it)
8. Pagani Zonda F
9. Range Rover Autobiography (Overfinch'ed)
10. Bentley Continental GTC (not a white one)

...i think i have gone over budget...

Edited by stimshady on Thursday 23 September 13:04

[jr6yam]

1 My Chimeara (restored by me)
2 Ferrari 288 GTO
3 TVR Tuscan S
4 Jensen CV8
5 TVR speed 12
6 Dodge challenger (from the 1970's in purple!)
7 Rover P6 3500 S
8 Caterham 7 (any one would do)
9 Iso Grifo
10 Lancia Stratos

Really tough choosing only 10!

John

[rusgb]

Ah, I didn't really pick-up on the £1.3m spending limit...

Ok probably the Aston Martin Vantage 'Le Mans' and 9 TVR's...

[Bluebottle]

1. My Griff (with a working engine oh wait, I pick it up this afternoon )
2. TVR Speed 12
3. TVR Sagaris LSxx
4. Alvis TC21/100 (Grey Lady)
5. Spyker CC8
6. Maseratti Quattroporte (little bit more style & class than your average German barge)
7. Mustang 67' 350GT fastback (bullet)
8. Cobra Daytona
9. Ultima GTR
10. Nisson GTR

If I was allowed a few more then ;
Morgan Aeromax
Rover P5B with my Griff engine (hot rodding UK style )
Porsche GT3RSR (Just to see what all the hype is about )
Mosler....

Bugger!...If I claim to have a multiple personality disorder, can i have two lists?

[DonkeyApple]

Green is good said:

Was just thumbing through a magazine called V-Zine from shell that I get through their reward card scheme.There is an article about the new Ferrari 599XX which costs £1.3M. Then noticed another article called The perfect 10 which asks various people what top ten cars they would buy with £1.3M. First person is the Stig from Top Gear and top of his list is the TVR Speed 12! Didn't know he had such good taste, but could he buy one? This is his list, what would be on your list if you had £1.3M to spend?

1. TVR Speed 12
2. Ariel Atom Supercharged
3. Koenigsegg CCXR
4. Renault Clio V6 Mk1
5. Toyota Aygo crazy concept car
6. Peugeot 206 T16 Group B
7. Caterham R500
8. Nissan GTR
9. Noble M600
10. Lotus Exige Supercharged

Good choice mostly (Toyota ?)here is my choice (no specific order).

1. TVR Sagaris
2. TVR T350
3. TVR Chimaera
4. TVR Cerbera
5. TVR Tuscan 2
6. TVR Griffith
7. Ford GT
8. Noble M600
9. Jaguar XKR
10.TVR Tamora

With the money left over I could build a huge garage to keep them all in!

Sadly, the man is on a business mission and all media output will have come from his manager and PR staff. This means that this list will have been created to meet an agenda and that is to get the British public firmly on side to maximise sales prospects.

Sorry chaps.

[C15]

1. Retrimming and Respraying my Griff..
2. Lotus Cortina MkII
3. TVR 5000M in PW Spec :-)
4. Bowler Nemesis Road Version
5. Jaguar XK120
6. Bentley Arnage T
7. Lamborghini Countach 5000QV
8. TVR Sagaris S/C

That would leave me with enough change to think a little more :-)

[TVRMARKUB]

[redacted]

[Hotwheels.]

1 TVR Speed 12
2 Ferrari F40
3 Alfa 8c Competizione
4 Koenigsegg CCXR Black Carbon
5 Zenvo ST1
6 Shelby GT500 (Original)
7 Ferrari 288 GTO
8 Maserati Granturismo S
9 Aerial Atom V8
10 Ford RS200
11 Caparo T1
12 Rolls Royce Phantom
13 Rolls Royce Phantom drophead
14 Aston One-77
15 McLaren F1 LM
16 Range Rover V8 s/c Autobiography.

Sorry, but my favourite number is 16, and perhaps a soupcon over budget too. Nice list though hey!

[C15]

[redacted]

[Green is good]

Well, what an interesting choice of cars, some very unusual ones too. Take the point about the Stig publicity machine, but a TVR Speed 12? Not many PR men would have even heard of one.

In the meantime I will have to put up with the Chimaera, tough isn't it.

[TVRMARKUB]

[redacted]

[mikeinsheffield]

1. Ferrari 288GTO (had a poster of one on my wall when I was a kid)
2. Mustang Fastback al la Bullet - fastback in dark green (saw one at Le Mans at Great British Welcome )
3. Lambo Murcielago (in orange or lime green)
4. Lambo Miura (baby blue or lime green)
5. Lancia Stratos
6. Jaguar XKR75 in black (the new limited edition model - this would be my everyday car)
7. TVR Typhoon (not many other people would have one!)
8. Ford GT40 (original, in Gulf colours)
9. BlackiePaul's LS silver Sagaris!
10. Jaguar E type mark 1 (or perhaps the Eagle re-engineered one....)

and on two wheels:

1. MV Augusta 1000
2. Ducati 996 Foggy rep
3. Yamaha R7
4. The new Norton Commando - British iron re-engineered
5. Suzuki GSXR1000 K5 in black
6. Spondon framed GSXR1100
7. Harley Davidson for those lazy days just pootling about (sad - but if I could have 10 bikes there'd be a place for one...)
8. Kawasaki Z900 in dark green with gold pinstripes on tank
9. Honda NC30
10. Bimota SB6

[Hotwheels.]

mikeinsheffield said:

1. Ferrari 288GTO (had a poster of one on my wall when I was a kid)
2. Mustang Fastback al la Bullet - fastback in dark green (saw one at Le Mans at Great British Welcome )
3. Lambo Murcielago (in orange or lime green)
4. Lambo Miura (baby blue or lime green)
5. Lancia Stratos
6. Jaguar XKR75 in black (the new limited edition model - this would be my everyday car)
7. TVR Typhoon (not many other people would have one!)
8. Ford GT40 (original, in Gulf colours)
9. BlackiePaul's LS silver Sagaris!
10. Jaguar E type mark 1 (or perhaps the Eagle re-engineered one....)

and on two wheels:

1. MV Augusta 1000
2. Ducati 996 Foggy rep
3. Yamaha R7
4. The new Norton Commando - British iron re-engineered
5. Suzuki GSXR1000 K5 in black
6. Spondon framed GSXR1100
7. Harley Davidson for those lazy days just pootling about (sad - but if I could have 10 bikes there'd be a place for one...)
8. Kawasaki Z900 in dark green with gold pinstripes on tank
9. Honda NC30
10. Bimota SB6

Wot no Desmosidici?

[mikeinsheffield]

Think that I could be pursuaded to drop the NC30 for one.....

... also been thinking about how an Aston Martin DBS could make a nice runabout