For many, the cream of the TVR crop was the no-nonsense Griffith, manufactured from 1991 to 2002.

Borrowing elements from its Tuscan racer and V8S siblings once finalised, the new model's polyester-coated tubular spaceframe featured all round independent coil-over wishbone suspension and four-wheel disc brakes.

It was propelled by derivatives of the ubiquitous Rover V8 engine ranging in size from 4.0 to 5.0-litres, mated to a five-speed Rover or Tremec manual gearbox.

Suspension was independent all round by double wishbones and coil springs.

Braking was by 10-inch ventilated discs at each corner.

The model launched with a 4.0-litre unit producing 240hp, but TVR quickly upped the ante, with a 250hp example produced for a short period before larger engine capacity models launched.

Remarkably, this well-presented, early 250bhp Griffith has been in single ownership almost from new.

First registered in December, 1992, the original owner was Mr.

Booth of Booths supermarkets.

It was ...