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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