Series 200

SERIES 200 hybrid Manufactured to our exacting standards, in our own factory in Indonesia, the Series 200 starts with a sitka spruce top, nato body and jabon neck for balanced tone. A distinctive, see-through satin finish reveals the inherent beauty of our tonewoods. Beautiful and strong, the Raynor Aspen AP200 is a 2″ thick, thermally efficient residential steel garage door, featuring NeuFoam™ polyurethane insulation that fills 100% of the section’s interior. Combine this with all the decorative options available, and you have a best-in-class garage door that just can’t be beat.

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Series 200 Dog Crate

This car was sold as the Griffith Series 200 in the United States and as the TVR Griffith 200 in the United Kingdom, with some minor differences between them. It was a cross-Atlantic vehicle in the same spirit as the Shelby Cobra, with the chassis and body being made in the UK and the V8-based drivetrain then added in the USA.

The Griffith Series 200 – Built To Hunt Shelby Cobras

The model was named after its creator, Andrew “Jack” Griffith, as the story goes he met Carroll Shelby at a dinner and claimed he could he could build a car that could outperform an AC Cobra.

Hemmingway once said “you should always do sober what you said you’d do drunk, and that’ll teach you to keep your mouth shut”, much to Griffith’s credit he followed through on his claim and succeeded in building a faster car. That said, he did essentially copy Shelby’s homework by sourcing a pre-built car from England and fitting an American V8 – he even used the same engine.

The car Jack used as the starting point for his project was the TVR Grantura, this was a vehicle he was intimately familiar with as his automobile workshop had worked on the Grantura driven by Gerry Sagerman and Mark Donohue at the Sebring International Raceway in 1962.

The Grantura was the first production car built by TVR, it was sold in both complete and in kit form with a variety of engine and transmission choices over four major generations from Series I to Series IV. The Grantura had a fibreglass body and a tubular steel backbone chassis offering a very low curb weight and much lower cost of production than equipping a factory for stamping steel body panels or hiring craftspeople to shape aluminum.

It’s unlikely that the Grantura was ever intended to carry a V8, the engine bay was too small as it was designed for smaller capacity British inline-4 engines with sizes ranging from 1.1 to 1.8 litres. The car had been designed to be as small and light as possible, it tipped the scales at just 1,565 lbs (710 kgs) depending on model variant.

When Jack Griffith contacted TVR in 1964 and explained his plan to build a Shelby Cobra killer, they agreed it was an interesting idea, and they sent him a Grantura with no engine or transmission.

Griffith sourced a Ford 260 cu. in. (4.26 litre) V8 which was bolted to a top-loader 4-speed manual transmission, later production cars would receive the larger 289 cu. in. V8. Fitting the engine to the car was a significant undertaking, the chassis needed to be modified and even then it was a tight squeeze under the hood.

Once the new drivetrain was in place the Griffith Series 200 proved to be an exceedingly quick car, 0 to 60 mph could be dispatched in just 4.9 seconds. This was an astonishingly quick time for the mid-1960s and would still be considered respectable in a modern sports car.

Just under 200 examples of the Griffith Series 200 were made, the car was succeeded by the Griffith Series 400 and the Griffith Series 600 before the company shutdown. Today they’re much sought after for their prodigious performance and their quirky, unusual looks.

The 1965 Griffith Series 200 Shown Here

The Griffith Series 200 you see here is one of the original factory development prototypes, it was fitted with the 260 cu. in. V8 and was an essential test bed for the later production cars.

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A year after it was built the car was returned to Griffith Motors, it was re-powered by a 260 cu. in. V8 from one of the other prototypes, its second owner bought it in 1968 and kept it in excellent condition for over 50 years – a testament to how much he must have loved the car.

Most TVRs acquire a slowly growing list of sensible modifications throughout their lifetime and this car is no different, it’s now fitted with locking hood latches and a tinted rear window, it’s also had an Edelbrock Streetmaster intake added, upgraded radiator fans, an MSD ignition system, Cobra aluminum valve covers, a stronger Jaguar differential, and an aluminum fuel tank. The car is also accompanied by several crates of spares and parts accumulated over the years.

If you’d like to read more about this car or register to bid you can click here to visit the listing on RM Sotheby’s.

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Forms

212 Application Letter of Interest and CRS Quick Check
Community Certifications
- CC-213 Recertification Form—(FEMA Form 0-86-035A, pages 2-4) Refer to Section 213 of the Coordinator’s Manual. (⬇Download .pdf)
- 212 Community Certifications—(FEMA Form 0-86-035A, all pages) Refer to Section 212 of the Coordinator’s Manual. (⬇Download .pdf)
- 212 Community Certifications for Environmental and Historic Preservation—(FEMA Form 0-86-035B, all pages) Refer to Section 212 of the Coordinator’s Manual. (⬇Download .pdf)
  - CC-520EHP Acquisition and Relocation—(FEMA Form 0-86-035B, pages 2-4) Refer to Section 520 of the Coordinator’s Manual. (⬇Download .pdf)
  - CC-540EHP Drainage System Maintenance—(FEMA Form 0-86-035B, pages 5-15) Refer to Section 540 of the Coordinator’s Manual. (⬇Download .pdf)

Helpful Resources

The following guides, checklists and other materials, most of them referred to in the CRS Coordinator’s Manual, are optional aids to help communities with their CRS programs.

The Community CRS Coordinator—A one-page guide to help a community determine who to appoint to coordinate its local CRS efforts. Refer to Section 212 of the Coordinator’s Manual. (⬇Download .pdf)
Program Data Table—A stand-alone version, in two formats, of the table filled out by CRS communities with their annual recertification. (⬇Download .pdf ⬇Download .docx)
Illustrations reproduced from the Coordinator’s Manual.
- Figure 320-1, Sample log for map information service (⬇Download .docx)
- Figure 320-2, Sample map information record (⬇Download .docx)
- Figure 320-3, A handout on the Mandatory Purchase requirement (⬇Download .docx)
- Figure 340-2, Handout on the “Flood hazard—check before you buy” (⬇Download .docx)
- Figure 500-3 A sample outreach letter to owners of repetitive loss properties (⬇Download .docx)
Verification Checklist—A stand-alone version of pages 5-7 of FEMA Form 089-0-035A. Refer to Section 230 of the Coordinator’s Manual. (⬇Download .pdf)
Impact Adjustment Maps—An overview and step-by-step guide to producing a map to help analyze and pinpoint the impact of floodplain management techniques. Refer to Section 231 of the Coordinator’s Manual. (⬇Download .pdf)
Small Communities in the CRS—A six-page fact sheet to help small communities gauge, step-by-step, their ability to participate in the CRS, along with explanation of program benefits. Refer to Section 231 of the Coordinator’s Manual. (⬇Download .pdf)
Annual Recertification Schedule—A state-by-state schedule of due dates for community recertifications in the CRS.
CRS Community Self Assessment—A simple tool to help communities better understand the risks and benefits inherent in their floodplains and which CRS activities may most benefit them. Refer to Section 240 of the Coordinator’s Manual.
United States Army Corps of Engineers Sea-Level Change Curve Calculator—An online tool for determining projected sea levels at specific locales in the United States. (View on USACE website)

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State-based Credit Reports

Uniform Minimum Credit reports have been retired and replaced with State-based Credit reports. A State-based Credit report has been prepared for each state and can be downloaded below.

State-based Credit reports have two parts. The first part, “State-based Credit,” identifies CRS credits that are provided to all communities within the state. These credits are verified by ISO annually and do not require any further information or documentation from the community. The second part of the reports lists “Other Potential Credit” such as state-mandated or common state activities implemented and enforced at the community level (not by the state). Documentation for “Other Potential Credit” must be provided by the community or other agency and verified by the ISO/CRS Specialist. Remember, communities are eligible for credit for CRS activities that are implemented or required in the community by state, regional and county agencies.

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