The TVR Griffith V8 engined sports car

This classic and very nice TVR was parked outside the entrance to the Royal Cape Yacht Club some years back,so it was not a members,as it would have been parked inside the car park otherwise.I took the time to have a good look at it and took these two pictures with my Canon FT film camera with a 1.5 50mm lens.The car has a notherhern suburbs registration,CY19900 which is Bellville.
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Though the Griffith was produced in a relatively small quantity, total production of the three series being 261, it would provide the hinge-pin for moving the TVR marque from that of a four-cylinder little British sport car to a very overpowered and superior competition vehicle, a reputation that has lasted into the racing records of the 21st century. Reference The Griffith Years by Mike Mooney, Griffith factory test driver

We are fortunate to get a fair cross section of interesting sports cars arrive on our shores,the TVR is one of my favorites,some history is below,thanks to Wikipedia.

TVR is an independent British manufacturer of sports cars and was until 2006 based in the English city of Blackpool, Lancashire but has since split up into several smaller subsidiaries and relocated elsewhere. The company manufactures lightweight sports cars with powerful engines and was the third-largest specialised sports car manufacturer in the world, offering a diverse range of coupés and convertibles. Most vehicles use an in-house straight-6 cylinder engine design; others an in-house V8. TVR sports cars are composed of tubular steel frames, cloaked in aggressive fibreglass body designs.

TVR's two arms are TVR Engineering, which manufactures sports cars and grand tourers, and TVR Power, their powertrain division. The company had a turbulent recent history and an uncertain future.
TVR Griffith 400
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The TVR Griffith Series 400 was a 2 door coupe sports car produced by Griffith Automobile Corporation between 1964 and 1967. It is the successor to the TVR Griffith 200, featuring improved cooling via a larger radiator with twin electric fans, and a redesigned rear with better visibility and Cortina Mark 1 tail lights.

Although the standard engine was more powerful than the Ford Windsor engine 200 bhp (149 kW; 203 PS) and 225 bhp (168 kW; 228 PS) engines that were fitted in the Series 200, although the 271 bhp (202 kW; 275 PS) "HiPo" engine was available in the Series 200 as an option, the 400 weighed a few more pounds than the 200 and the now-installed Salisbury independent differential gave it a higher gear ratio providing it with a higher top speed.