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Description
1998 TVR Chimaera 500
Ex-TVR promo car
boasting the rarer 5.0 V8 engine showing 77,354 miles backed up by 16
services stamps and considerable history file
First registered in
December 1998, this 5.0 V8 engine Chimaera 500 is more unusual than most as it
was formerly a TVR promotional car, and one of just c.700 built in 5.0
guise being used in some of their advertising and also making appearances at
shows. Finished in special order Crystal Verde with a green soft top and a
hand-stitched green leather interior, it has a subtly green-tinted dashboard and
instruments with green side-repeater indicators – these features apparently
being specially made for the car by the craftsmen at
Jaguar!
Having covered only 77,354 miles to date it comes
with an excellent service history comprising no fewer than 16 stamps in the
book up to 73,847 miles in 2010 when the book runs out of pages (the first 14 at
TVR Blackpool) plus many supporting invoices and was last serviced only a
handful of miles ago. The most recent MOT ran out in May this
year recording four minor advisories (check online, enter the reg at
check-mot.service.gov.uk) with a dozen old MOTs also on file. Equipped with the
desirable power steering option, it also comes with some Crystal Verde touch-up
paint, a spare pair of orange side repeaters, a Pioneer radio/CD and some TVR
promo cards featuring this very car.
Sounding thunderous as we
moved it around on site, it seems to have developed a slight misfire after
seeing little use recently. The
only real cosmetic blemish we noted
being a scuff on the left corner of the rear bumper, as pictured. Only
reluctantly for sale due to a change in circumstance, this rare and interesting
TVR is sure to put a massive grin on your face when you floor the loud
pedal!
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