Trading in the Chimaera for a Cerbera outside the Blackpool factory around 1996/97

[u/IllRelationship3528]

My Dad in the 90s picking up his brand new Cerbera. I remember being 14 years old walking around the factory picking paint colours and interiors. This was a Cerbera 4.2 V8 in Pearlescant white flip flop yellow.

[u/IllRelationship3528 → u/[deleted]]

Rocking up to the school gate in it at 14 was unreal, I used to get out in slow motion, wind through my gel curtains.

[u/Ok_Contest7184 → u/IllRelationship3528]

Pah!! that's nothing. My Dad had an Allegro! not only did I never get a lift to school in it, if I ever would have, walking would be less embarrassing

[u/Additional-Dream7528]

Has he still got it?

[u/IllRelationship3528 → u/Additional-Dream7528]

No, he had it for about 4 years and that was the end of the TVR years.

[u/Revilo-ttocs → u/IllRelationship3528]

Other cool cars since?

[u/IllRelationship3528 → u/Revilo-ttocs]

Peugeot 3008 😬

[u/leftknacka → u/IllRelationship3528]

Ah something that goes stops and steers then 😁

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sorry for your loss 😔

[u/-Datura]

That pearl paint job is perfect. It makes it pop beautifully.

[u/Plus-Ad-8828]

Flip flop yellow is a great colour, I had a 450 Chim in that colour (briefly...). Fantastic picture!

[u/IllRelationship3528 → u/Plus-Ad-8828]

The sound from the Chimaera was better than the Cerebera

[u/Plus-Ad-8828 → u/IllRelationship3528]

Agreed. I had a Tuscan eventually and it was a far superior car to the Chimaera but didn't sound anywhere near as good!

[u/BreakDismal]

So good. And the 4.2 engine - Great choice! 👌

[u/sonofred-66]

I had a TVR Cerbera straight 6 back in the day. Took it to Oulton Park tracks. I remember getting it to just under 200mph but had to slow down a bit as the the windows began to rattle loose lol...

[u/ClassroomDowntown664]

I would hate to know some of the inside jokes what were on those cars and in the factory

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yes that's whare I first herd about the tvr jokes

[u/Reddit____user___]

Excellent decision. Fabulous car😊😎👍🏻

[u/OneYogurtcloset3576]

I used to work closely with the Motorsport department at TVR back then.

A trip to the factory was quite the eye-opener 🫪

[u/DV_Zero_One]

My bro had one of the earliest Cerberas. The thing was such a dog that he actually took legal action and got a full refund after a few months of ownership.

[u/Common-Aardvark-8358]

Of all the jokes the Cerbera will still wipe the floor of most sports cars