Trident Clipper V8

[Duell]

Trident Clipper V8 Prototype by Fissore


Wikipedia info about Trident

[Duell]

Trident Clipper V8 Coupe

[csl177]

Duell, the photos you've posted are of one of the prototypes... it made the show rounds a few years ago and I saw it at Pebble Beach, and the Cavallino in Palm Beach a year later. These are striking in person, but were expensive when new and only about 130 were built. A short history:

1967 Trident Clipper V8 s/n H3/271/676GT
Powered by a 289 cid high performance Ford V8, the Trident Clipper was the result of a convoluted and colorful series of events that would eventually lead to the construction of a handful of these interesting cars. The Trident was originally to built on a TVR Grantura Mark III chassis, bodied by Fissore, and was intended to be a more coherently styled car to `clean up` their model line, but after they encountered serious financial troubles and strikes, the project eventually was taken on by a TVR dealer, who chose to have the body reengineered to work with an Austin-Healey 3000 chassis. It was widened and the suspension modified to take the V8, and the fiberglass body. In an interesting side-note, during the construction of the prototype, Fissore employed Italian hardware, electrics, and wiring harness, instead of the English components specified by the contract and supplied to Fissore with the drawings. Lawyers were retained and the eventual result was the return of production to the United Kingdom after much name-calling. The car itself provided remarkable performance, with a claimed 0-60 time of about five seconds, a top speed of 150mph, and 14.3 seconds for the quarter mile.

They aren't large photos, but if you'd like more go to the sales page for the car shown above: 1967 Trident Clipper V8 Prototype by Fissore

Here's another that sold on eBay in July 2010 for just $15,100. A genuine bargain. Rare Fissore Coupe: 1967 Trident Clipper V8 For Sale

[henk4]

676 came to Monaco for the recent RM sale.

While estimated at 50-60k Euro it went for 42. (No reserve)