Other Makes Griffith (1966)
for sale
Price: US $1,000.00
Price: US $1,000.00
1966 TVR
Griffith Series 200 with its original Ford 289ci 271hp V8 and a top loader 4
speed transmission. Only about 200 were built and very few with the 271hp
engine. The Griffith is a 1, 400 lb. sport car with a tube chassis, fiber glass
body, independent suspension and a Ford V8! Extremely fast and very rare. The
car has been stored indoors for almost 40 years and needs a complete
restoration.
The
Griffith was the creation of Jack Griffith, a Ford dealer on the east coast who
was campaigning a 289 Cobra in SCCA road racing when he got the idea to put the
Cobra 289 V8 in a TVR Grantura MKIII. A British sports car weighing in at 1, 450
lbs. and with 271hp it made for a Cobra Killer on the track. Thus the Griffith
was born and Jack worked a deal with Ford to provide the engines and TVR to
import Grantura’s with modified chassis and no engines or transmissions to his
shop in Syosset, N.Y. where he installed the 289 Ford V8 and 4 speed
transmissions.
Please check out www.riggsboysracing.com/1966 TVR Griffith.htm for more pictures and information
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The car is for sale locally and I reserve the right to end the auction early.
update: 2015-10-05
Used |
“They called it the "COBRA KILLER" Ford V8 powered British sports car very rare!” |
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): | 27740CA | Make: | Other Makes |
Engine: | 289ci 271hp Ford V8 | Year: | 1966 |
Drive Type: | Wild! | Model: | Griffith |
Mileage: | 30,914 | Trim: | Series 200 |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |