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Re: Racing TVR's

To: ibennett <ibennett@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Racing TVR's
From: Bill Sanford <tvrdude@netzero.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 18:50:55 -0800
Yeah I know something, I didn't know what I had when I sold it to you!
:)
Take good care of it.
 Bill

ibennett wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I have a Griff 200 (# 017) which has been inspected by Mike Mooney and Bill
> Seitz (both worked for Jack Griffith).  Mike was a test driver, Bill was a
> machinist.  They have both inspected my car (as well as Fred McKenny) and
> confirmed it to be 1 of 3 "lightweight" racers.  Bill and Mike pointed out
> several factory (Long Island) modifications done for racing.  This included
> a roll bar and special brake line shielding welded to the original chassis.
> He said it was a good chance that Donahue had raced the car.  Though it is
> an early serial number it was not  first titled until 1966...Mike said this
> is because the car was a factory "mule" in which new ideas were sometime
> tested and so the car was kept around and not sold until towards the "end".
> The car is awaiting a full restoration.  I am going to get the chassis
> rolling before I start, hopefully this summer. I still need many parts
> though I do have a new chassis to start with.  I don't know if anyone has
> any more documentation on this car.  Also I don't know that much about the 3
> "lightweight racers" but from what I heard these were 3 cars with
> significantly lighter bodies from TVR, Ltd.  Can anyone help??
> 
> Irv

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