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SOLVED - What car #525 - 1983 Griffin
« on: December 05, 2008, 08:27:47 AM »
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Re: What car #525
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2008, 08:33:09 AM »
British kit-car?

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Re: What car #525
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2008, 08:38:45 AM »
That's the GDXM (later known as the Griffin) - based on a Morris Minor no less!

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Re: What car #525
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2008, 08:41:23 AM »
That's the GDXM (later known as the Griffin) - based on a Morris Minor no less!

I have just a rear picture of it.. That's why it was to identify it!  ;)

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Re: What car #525
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2008, 07:00:40 PM »
The days when one could safely post obscure British kit cars in the Expert section and get away with it for a while are now long gone, it seems ;)

This is a Griffin, not a GDXM. But your guess is right anyway.
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Re: SOLVED - What car #525 - 1983 Griffin
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2008, 05:51:52 PM »
I had it lined up to go in at some stage...  ;)

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Re: SOLVED - What car #525 - 1983 Griffin
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2008, 06:48:46 PM »
I know the feeling :)
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Re: SOLVED - What car #525 - 1983 Griffin
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2008, 03:22:04 PM »
I just would like to ask whether the picture of the puzzle was taken from an online source (somehow I don't think so) and maybe any more pictures (if available) could be posted here?

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Re: SOLVED - What car #525 - 1983 Griffin
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2008, 06:52:11 PM »
No, it was from a book, and it's the only picture there. Sorry!
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Re: SOLVED - What car #525 - 1983 Griffin
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2008, 11:47:06 PM »
No, it was from a book, and it's the only picture there. Sorry!

Thanks for the answer  ;)

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Re: SOLVED - What car #525 - 1983 Griffin
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2008, 06:44:12 PM »
My apologies - I was a bit too quick with that answer. There are no more pictures than the two already posted in this thread - but there's a lot of additional information (dated 1983):

OUTLINE
Although its origins date bake to 1975 it started life ats the GD-XM, the Griffin looks as modern (and perhaps more so) than any current kit car. In fact, its superb lines and versatile sports estate styling make it an exceptionally desirable package indeed, especially when one takes into account the current trend towards practicality. Also important are the superb quality and finish of the car's glassfibre bodyshell.

NUTS AND BOLTS
Available to fit on the chassis of either a Morris 1000 van or a VW Beetle, the Griffin kit is sold in three stages. At £1300 plus VAT, starting point is the basic bodyshell fitted only with headlights, doors and windscreen. Next, at £1650 plus VAT, comes the fully trimmed and carpeted bodyshell with all lights and windows fitted, and lastly £1950 plus VAT will secure the ultimate kit complete with further items like tilt-forward/reclining rally seats, steering wheel, alloy road wheels and Avon tyres. In all cases, the bodyshell is finished in a self-coloured gel, includes an integral dashboard, and is fitted with hinges and doors. In the case of the VW-based item only, integral trunking is included for the heater system. The advantages between the two different base vehicles are evenly mixed, neither chassis requiring anything other than detail modification.

OPTIONS
Well, really the only options lie between the two base vehicles. The VW bodyshell has 3 inches extra headroom and 10½ inches extra length, while the Morris version offers more scope for performance via the installation of the Spridget engine. Or even the Rover 3.5-litre V8!

For further details:
Griffin Design (KCG), 48 Balena Close, Creekmoor Trading Estate, Poole, Dorset. Tel: 0202 694754.
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Re: SOLVED - What car #525 - 1983 Griffin
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2008, 05:00:58 PM »
Another picture from the treasure chest:
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Re: SOLVED - What car #525 - 1983 Griffin
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2013, 09:00:00 AM »
A brochure from when it still was the XM: