At the Goodwood Revival, TVR Chairman Les Edgar told me that the red
show car on display, its first complete Griffith prototype, is fully
functional, and that he would've loved to take it around the Goodwood
Circuit, if only the rules would allow. But of course, it being the
Revival, only cars made until 1966 could enter the holy asphalt.
Yet, we didn't need to wait long for some confirmation that this thing
runs. After leaving Lord March's playground, Edgar took the car back to
Gordon Murray Design, only to give us a hint of what that Cosworth-tuned
Ford 5.0-liter V8 sounds like through a very short sidepipe at idle. He
also made sure to demonstrate that a rear-wheel drive car with 500
horsepower and a dry weight of 2755 lb can be hairy on cold tires.
So far, typical TVR stuff. Except for the fact that the Griffith
actually has traction control. And that's not there to "take away its
soul." It's there to keep you alive on a cold British morning. Win-win
in my book.
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