Want to buy a monster!?

Want to buy a monster!?

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RT/10Dave

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6,364 posts

215 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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TVR Speed 12... 880BHP!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/170946.htm
A steal at £160,000



Registered W112 BHG, this car was fitted with what are called the "mild" cams and conservative ECU mapping which reduced the power to a mere 880 bhp. It was tested by EVO Magazine in 2005, "even the seating position was crazy", the test driver said somewhat nervously, "It's like getting into a normal car and sitting on the floor - in the back." There is a procedure to starting this monster however. An immersion heater warms the engine oil from the mains. Twenty minutes later, press the black button to start the ignition and fuel pumps and again to turn the engine over. Tickle the throttle and BAM. A V12 fed with scaffolding off-cuts and rocket fuel. The four side-exit exhausts banging in turn. Low down torque is flexible though with enough to move off with just the lightest of touch on the throttle. To the un-initiated, forward motion will largely be sideways but the EVO test driver was clearly made of sterner stuff. With the engine on-cam, Northamptonshire was treated to TVR Heaven with Spitfire sound effects. But this is also registered for the road. The local MoT station, used to most things, had real problems when this bowled up. Mike Tyson is not a nice man. Would I let him look after my children? Would I take this on the road? Trees fizzing past at frightening velocity when you're sucking up 2 miles per gallon. And they are remarkably unyielding. I know, I'm a bad skier. W112 BHG has been meticulously restored by the Factory and then specific parts by a dedicated TVR enthusiast. Money has not been an object as; only recently, some £35,000 has been spent on a slightly modified rear end made purely in titanium. The engine has a bespoke "bucket head" design and been hand built from top to bottom. The whole car is now perfect and ready to go. It has also seen a healthy schedule of publicity, appearing in many UK magazines, prominent motor shows and not only Gran Turismo 4 the game but also as the pivotal car for the Sony launch. It is a one off, horribly dangerous and ugly/beautiful as hell. Torque of the Devil.



V1PER

6,630 posts

267 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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Busy then Dave........LOL!!!

RT/10Dave

Original Poster:

6,364 posts

215 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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Sorry... Mind you, you keep replying!

Vesuvius 996

35,829 posts

278 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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Is it for sale AGAIN?


ViperDave

5,571 posts

260 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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looks like they drove a viper through a giant hole punch machine followed by a matel plastic toy spare parts warehouse



Edited by ViperDave on Friday 12th October 14:32

ViperScot

10,087 posts

244 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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ViperDave said:
looks like they drove a viper through a giant hole punch machine followed by a matel plastic toy spare parts warehouse



Edited by ViperDave on Friday 12th October 14:32
How much is the styling stolen from a GTS?!

ViperDave

5,571 posts

260 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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ViperScot said:
ViperDave said:
looks like they drove a viper through a giant hole punch machine followed by a matel plastic toy spare parts warehouse



Edited by ViperDave on Friday 12th October 14:32
How much is the styling stolen from a GTS?!
to me it looks as if the bits they stole from the gts are the only bit they put any thought into. whats with the two exhausts each side that don't match each other, kind of like they wanted to put two in bit didn't really have the spare pipe to get the second one to the end of the sill. then there's the sill ventilation where they punched three holes then realised the wasn't room for two more but one left a big space. and I'm not even going to start on the rear bumper and the way it looks like the whole thing is mounted on a sled from the front corner as I'm starting to sound like tom now and there will be a TVR jihad in our forum soon.

ViperScot

10,087 posts

244 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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It is indeed an ugly SOB of a car...

zed sump

3,140 posts

244 months

Friday 12th October 2007
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It's got your 'windows' Dave biggrin