In August 2003, TVR placed an ad for a Speed 12 with the registration W112 BHG ... car it could around the remaining road car prototype chassis and sell it to an enthusiast personally vetted ...

Only seven T400R racing chassis were put into production from ... Based on the manufacturer-stated specifications, the TVR Cerbera Speed 12 was able to run from zero to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds.

Peter Wheeler, owner of TVR until 2004, took the car home only to return it saying it wasn't drivable on the street due to its powerful engine and development of the Speed 12 was canceled soon after.

TVR recently sent out an update to the 300+ deposit holders for the new car, which included details of the 'no-cost' carbon fibre chassis option. Les Edgar continued: "The response has been fantastic.