TVR stand at London Motorshow this May!

15,090 posts

256 months

Saturday 23rd April 2016

DonkeyApple said:

2OOM said:

Byker28i said:

Oh god no, please no. Griffith owners are already unbearable biggrin

but think how many time they will have to say "no not the new one", "no not the old one, the one in the middle" biggrin

And there is only one chimaera no confusion there at all .. laugh

It's still a mistake though. By not using the Chimaera name they are automatically excluding 60% of the U.K. buying public, women and LGBT. biggrin

you can always win them around by just reminding them it's still a Chim in a different frock. hehe

DonkeyApple

48,965 posts

156 months

Saturday 23rd April 2016

HarryW said:

DonkeyApple said:

2OOM said:

Byker28i said:

Oh god no, please no. Griffith owners are already unbearable biggrin

but think how many time they will have to say "no not the new one", "no not the old one, the one in the middle" biggrin

And there is only one chimaera no confusion there at all .. laugh

It's still a mistake though. By not using the Chimaera name they are automatically excluding 60% of the U.K. buying public, women and LGBT. biggrin

you can always win them around by just reminding them it's still a Chim in a different frock. hehe

Or add a cup holder to the options list.

15,090 posts

256 months

Saturday 23rd April 2016

DonkeyApple said:

HarryW said:

DonkeyApple said:

2OOM said:

Byker28i said:

Oh god no, please no. Griffith owners are already unbearable biggrin

but think how many time they will have to say "no not the new one", "no not the old one, the one in the middle" biggrin

And there is only one chimaera no confusion there at all .. laugh

It's still a mistake though. By not using the Chimaera name they are automatically excluding 60% of the U.K. buying public, women and LGBT. biggrin

you can always win them around by just reminding them it's still a Chim in a different frock. hehe

Or add a cup holder to the options list.

Or make sure the new car can hold a set of golf clubs in the boot....

glenrobbo

32,515 posts

137 months

Saturday 23rd April 2016

HarryW said:

Great news, seeing as there's a 60's car there can we expect the scantily clad model too....

I don't remember the two models being scantily clad.
I think they were devoid of any cladding whatsoever! wink

DonkeyApple

48,965 posts

156 months

Saturday 23rd April 2016

HarryW said:

DonkeyApple said:

HarryW said:

DonkeyApple said:

2OOM said:

Byker28i said:

Oh god no, please no. Griffith owners are already unbearable biggrin

but think how many time they will have to say "no not the new one", "no not the old one, the one in the middle" biggrin

And there is only one chimaera no confusion there at all .. laugh

It's still a mistake though. By not using the Chimaera name they are automatically excluding 60% of the U.K. buying public, women and LGBT. biggrin

you can always win them around by just reminding them it's still a Chim in a different frock. hehe

Or add a cup holder to the options list.

Or make sure the new car can hold a set of golf clubs in the boot....

Problem solved. biggrin

Byker28i

49,373 posts

204 months

Sunday 24th April 2016

glenrobbo said:

I don't remember the two models being scantily clad.
I think they were devoid of any cladding whatsoever! wink

Susan Shaw and Helen Jones wasn't it?

Edited by Byker28i on Sunday 24th April 07:45

Bassfiend229hp

5,530 posts

237 months

Sunday 24th April 2016

HarryW said:

DonkeyApple said:

2OOM said:

Byker28i said:

Oh god no, please no. Griffith owners are already unbearable biggrin

but think how many time they will have to say "no not the new one", "no not the old one, the one in the middle" biggrin

And there is only one chimaera no confusion there at all .. laugh

It's still a mistake though. By not using the Chimaera name they are automatically excluding 60% of the U.K. buying public, women and LGBT. biggrin

you can always win them around by just reminding them it's still a Chim in a different frock. hehe

At least if they call the new car "Griffith" then by default it has to look good compared to its fat-arsed predecessor...

Phil

15,090 posts

256 months

Sunday 24th April 2016

Byker28i said:

glenrobbo said:

I don't remember the two models being scantily clad.
I think they were devoid of any cladding whatsoever! wink

Susan Shaw and Helen Jones wasn't it?

Edited by Byker28i on Sunday 24th April 07:45

Not that it is important, but should we be worried you seem to recall the names hehe

Byker28i

49,373 posts

204 months

Sunday 24th April 2016

HarryW said:

Byker28i said:

glenrobbo said:

I don't remember the two models being scantily clad.
I think they were devoid of any cladding whatsoever! wink

Susan Shaw and Helen Jones wasn't it?

Edited by Byker28i on Sunday 24th April 07:45

Not that it is important, but should we be worried you seem to recall the names hehe

Helen jones posed naked in 1970, and attracted a lot of publicity for Tvr, so I 1971 they went further with the two girls.
One of the newspapers covered it and it caused an uproar. I think Tvr were threatened with being banned from the show.

I looked into the use of hostesses at car shows for a possible assignment whilst studying photography.

15,090 posts

256 months

Sunday 24th April 2016

Byker28i said:

HarryW said:

Byker28i said:

glenrobbo said:

I don't remember the two models being scantily clad.
I think they were devoid of any cladding whatsoever! wink

Susan Shaw and Helen Jones wasn't it?

Edited by Byker28i on Sunday 24th April 07:45

Not that it is important, but should we be worried you seem to recall the names hehe

Fairy snuff....

marz92

1,673 posts

224 months

Sunday 24th April 2016

Byker28i said:

Oh god no, please no. Griffith owners are already unbearable biggrin

You know it makes sense!!!
Chuckle!!!

marz92

1,673 posts

224 months

Sunday 24th April 2016

Byker28i said:

Oh god no, please no. Griffith owners are already unbearable biggrin

You know it makes sense!!!
Chuckle!!!

BJWoods

5,015 posts

271 months

Monday 25th April 2016

marz92 said:

You know it makes sense!!!
Chuckle!!!

All car companies struggle with car names - what generation 911 are we on now. or Landrover Discovery..

Great names, with everything attached to them are really good marketing. And a TVR (road and race) heritage of the Cobra killing Griffith from the 60's is absolutely a good way to go for marketing the brand around the world.

they have plans for 4 cars I think..

can't wait for the third generation Tuscan..

Or 2nd Generation Cerbera..

Reserve Sagaris, for an utterly bonkers TVR supercar?

ChilliWhizz

11,596 posts

148 months

Tuesday 26th April 2016

I wonder what the new Chimaera will look like scratchchin

FairfieldSteve

2,715 posts

152 months

Tuesday 26th April 2016

ChilliWhizz said:

I wonder what the new Chimaera will look like scratchchin

A better version of the new Griffith biglaugh

V41LEY

2,808 posts

225 months

Wednesday 27th April 2016

is there any parking at the venue ?

DonkeyApple

48,965 posts

156 months

Wednesday 27th April 2016

V41LEY said:

is there any parking at the venue ?

I suspect the venue uses the parking in Battersea Park. So the answer is that there is hardly no parking.

Plus, I wouldn't waste my time driving there when London has the biggest park and ride set up on the planet.

15,090 posts

256 months

Friday 29th April 2016

Anyone received their free tickets from TVR yet, it's a week away!

15,090 posts

256 months

Friday 29th April 2016

DonkeyApple said:

V41LEY said:

is there any parking at the venue ?

London born and bred myself and hate going to London in a car nowadays.
My recommendation would be Jump on a train, Victoria station is just over a mile away. Obvious depends on where you are coming from!

TVR4US

163 posts

91 months