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Briefly there are two Types of Speed 12
The original Speed 12
This was based on a multi tubular spaceframe chassis. I believe there was one racecar(maybe 2)and several show cars. The original styling model was destroyed and the whereabouts of the race car(s) and the other showcar(s) is vague. The white car in the Jeremy Clarkson video was one of these cars.
Speed 12 Cerbera
This is W112 BHG. This is the only car that has a running TVR SPeed12 engine and is likely to remain so. This is based on a folded alloy tub and is owned by Graham Abbott. TVR built enough parts for 5 cars and the fifth tub was never assembled.
Graham also owns many of the parts of the other (3) tubs made up and is building a more 'user friendly' version based around an AMV12.
The only parts common to this car and a road going Cerb is the screen.
The original Speed 12
This was based on a multi tubular spaceframe chassis. I believe there was one racecar(maybe 2)and several show cars. The original styling model was destroyed and the whereabouts of the race car(s) and the other showcar(s) is vague. The white car in the Jeremy Clarkson video was one of these cars.
Speed 12 Cerbera
This is W112 BHG. This is the only car that has a running TVR SPeed12 engine and is likely to remain so. This is based on a folded alloy tub and is owned by Graham Abbott. TVR built enough parts for 5 cars and the fifth tub was never assembled.
Graham also owns many of the parts of the other (3) tubs made up and is building a more 'user friendly' version based around an AMV12.
The only parts common to this car and a road going Cerb is the screen.
Edited by V8 GRF on Sunday 22 January 14:51
Here's the white one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjihcuJOa8s&fea...
V8 GRF said:
Briefly there are two Types of Speed 12
The original Speed 12
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That picture, where is it from? I seem to recall I saw that very car at earls court motorshow when I must have been... Well very young. Dunno 80s at a guess. Looks very familiar in that colour and wot not. The original Speed 12
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Edited by mini me on Sunday 22 January 18:03
RedSpike66 said:
V8 GRF said:
Briefly there are two Types of Speed 12
The original Speed 12
Without a shadow of a doubt, the original Speed12 is simply beautiful, stunning and awesome.The original Speed 12
Properly brutal and as the article in Autocar said 'Something wicked this way comes' as it was photographed in amongst a collection of bare Chimaera shells just like it had eaten all the flesh off them .....
Sure looks like it's eaten a load of cars in that pic
I would sell my granny, and anything else of value, for that !!
TVR desginers simply ahead of their time... and the performance of the thing.. well what can you say ?
Such a pity the right investment, and other things such as good customer perception, wasn't there for TVR to survive, although the Speed12 wouldn't have made a comeback I don't think
Edited by RedSpike66 on Monday 23 January 15:41
Edited by RedSpike66 on Monday 23 January 15:42
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