Showroom - Oselli Classic and Sports Cars

1997 TVR Chimera 500 500

£18,950

Engine Size	4997
Mileage	57000
Transmission	Manual five speed
Service History	lots of service history
Doors	2
Colour	Burgundy metallic
Interior	grey

Previously sold by us and maintaained by Oselli for the last 17 years this is a rare 500 spec high performace car.

Out of about 6000 cars built just 500 were the 500 spec

The high performance 500 can be easily identified by its Purple engine rocker covers, and 'Griffith' style wheels.

It was claimed the 4998cc alloy V8 produced 340BHP at 5500 rpm and 320 lbs/ft of torque.

0 to 60 was a mere 4.1 seconds with a top speed of 175 mph.

Check out the exhaust note in the video

Supplied fully serviced and 12 months MOT

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I replaced my rocker cover with the one from Oselli. Order placed with Claire's advice, it was delivered to me with moderate shipping costs. With its glued cork seal, it enhances the engine of my MGA. I am completely satisfied with my purchase.

Some lovely feedback from one of our satisfied customers...Hi David, Just to let you know the car is working much better than before. Overdrive was sluggish and now engages almost instantly, car is starting very easily, also it seems to be running better overall. Looks like the new wiring looms made a lot of difference. Stereo is amazing and the windows work well. Thanks a lot for the well done job. 0

Hi David, Had a night run with the car last evening and oh my god I can read the gauges and see the road. What a difference! You and your team did a great job. Wish I had more time to learn about cars with you. 0

Hi David and Claire Just a quick note to confirm that everything arrived safely and in excellent condition. Thank you so much for a really great experience in purchasing this awesome engine. I can’t wait to get it installed. I have everything to get my install done and will be jumping on it in two months (April). I’ll go over the paperwork and my install plan in the next couple of weeks and if I have any questions I’ll reach out to you. Thanks again Steve K - California Bay

I had the engine out on its first event last weekend. Caledonian rally one day in Kielder forests, second day in the Scottish borders. Only 3 1300 entered so we were amalgamated with 1600. We got a strong result 3rd in class 32nd overall from 75 starters, 1st 1300. I didn't go much above 5000 as still only managed to get about 500 miles on it.

Hi David, Just to tell you that the engine has safely arrived. Thank you for the good job! Best regards, 0

Hi David, I just wanted to say how pleased I am with the work carried out on my MG. I can already feel the difference in performance with just the basic tune, & it's nice not to look at that marked up windscreen. I was also impressed with the condition & cleanliness of the car when it came back. Once again, many thanks Ian 0

David, Just to let you know that since you fitted the 1950 Fast Road Stage 2 engine my roadster has been utterly transformed. The throttle response is brilliant and coupled with that uprated front roll bar the cornering is much more assured. Normally I put her away at this time of year but no i'm having too much fun right now. Thank you for all the advice and the whole process from start to finish was faultless. Best Regards 0

David Great to meet you yesterday, and thanks for the tour (much appreciated) Dropped the engine with the workshop – and booked a few days of work to fit it Again – thanks, and great service 😊 0

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