1998/R TVR CHIMAERA 520 5.2 V8 - FORMULA RED w/ GREY LEATHER in Linthwaite, West Yorkshire for sale

+++ A TRULY OUTSTANDING AND UNIQUE TVR CHIMAERA +++ 5.2 V8 ENGINE BY V8 DEVELOPMENTS AND MUCH MORE +++ http://youtu.be/a0qgW37IzvQ THIS CAR WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPLIED BY TVR MAIN DEALER 'HORSELESS CARRIAGES OF HARROGATE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY OWNED BY MR I.G. AN EXPERIENCED TVR ENGINEER STILL TRADING TODAY. MR I.G. CONVERTED THE 500 TO THE CURRENT 520 SET UP IN 2000 AT WHICH POINT THE ORIGINAL ENGINE HAD COVERED 40K MILES. V8 DEVELOPMENTS OF LINCOLNSHIRE UNDERTOOK THE ENGINE SWAP REPLACING THE ORIGINAL UNIT WITH A NEW 5.2 V8 CROSS BOLTED POWERHOUSE INCLUDING FORGED PISTONS, STEEL RODS, CROSS DRILLED CRANK, STEALTH PERFORMANCE CAM AND MUCH MORE. IN ADDITION THE CAR HAS HIGH PERFORMANCE AP RACING METALLIC CLUTCH, 335.32 GROOVED AND VENTED DISCS, ALLY BELLS, WILWOOD SUPERLITE 6 POT CALIPERS, WILWOOD POLY D PADS AND BRAIDED HOSES, NTX COIL-OVER DAMPERS WITH BEARINGS AND NTX COIL SPRINGS, FULL STAINLESS PERFORMANCE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND SO MUCH MORE. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR IS OBVIOUSLY SUBSTANTIALLY ENHANCED FROM A STANDARD CHIMAERA 500 BUT UNDOCUMENTED TO DATE - ESTIMATES ARE 70-100 BHP INCREASE ON THE STANDARD 500 WITH APPROX 370 FT/LB OF TORQUE. I WOULD CONFIDENTLY ESTIMATE A 0-60 WELL BELOW 4 SECS AND A TOP SPEED AROUND 180 MPH. THE CAR WAS SERVICED BY TVR OR TVR SPECIALIST UP TO 2003 ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 27/2/1998 1082 MILES MINOR SERVICE 6/5/1998 6095 MILES MAJOR SERVICE 28/7/1998 12216 MILES MINOR SERVICE 19/10/1998 17588 MILES MAJOR SERVICE 1/2/1999 23543 MILES MINOR SERVICE 26/08/1999 29532 MILES MAJOR SERVICE 13/02/2000 33850 MILES MINOR SERVICE 29/06/2000 36971 MILES MAJOR SERVICE 5/11/2000 40522 MILES MINOR SERVICE 14/4/2001 42661 MILES MAJOR SERVICE 22/06/2001 44135 MILES OIL & FILTER 21/10/2001 45130 MILES MINOR SERVICE 25/05/2002 46756 MILES MINOR SERVICE 3/11/2002 47100 MILES MAJOR SERVICE 11/3/2003 47605 MILES MINOR SERVICE IN 2003 THE CAR WAS SOLD TO MY CUSTOMER, MR M.B. WHO HAS OWNED IT EVER SINCE. IN THOSE 12 YEARS THE CAR HAS COVERED A TOTAL OF 4,000 MILES. THROUGHOUT THIS TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN DRY STORED IN AN INFLATABLE COCOON, AND REMAINS STORED THIS WAY IN OUR PREMISES TODAY. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN THE DAMP OR WET SINCE 2003. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY MR I.G. THE FORMER KEEPER AT HIS INDEPENDENT TVR SPECIALIST GARAGE ANNUALLY SINCE 2003 WITH NO EXPENSE SPARED. THIS CHIMAERA IS IN TRULY STUNNING CONDITION THROUGHOUT AND IS ARGUABLY THE BEST AVAILABLE TODAY. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN RACED OR USED ON TRACK DAYS BUT HAS BEEN PART OF A LARGER COLLECTION OF SPORTS AND CLASSICS OWNED BY MY CUSTOMER AND IS ONLY FOR SALE TODAY IN ORDER TO MAKE SPACE FOR OTHER EXOTICA. I BUY CLASSIC CARS FOR THIS CUSTOMER ON A FREQUENT BASIS AND HIS STANDARDS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH - THIS TVR IS NO EXCEPTION TO THAT RULE. THIS CAR IS SIMPLY FAULTLESS. A VIDEO OF THE CAR CAN BE SEEN AT http://youtu.be/a0qgW37IzvQ Vehicle Independently Inspected; Full Service History; Alarm; Leather Seats; Cassette Player; AM/FM Stereo; Power-assisted Steering (PAS); Tuning; Alloy Wheels; V5 Registration Document; Catalytic Converter; Safety Belt Pretensioners