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TVR was an independent manufacturer of sports cars in the town of Blackpool, in Lancashire, England. The company manufactured lightweight sports cars with powerful engines and was the third-largest specialised sports car manufacturer in the world, offering a diverse range of coupés and convertibles, most using an in-house straight-6 cylinder engine design, others an in-house V8. TVR sports cars are composed of tubular steel frames, cloaked in aggressive body designs. TVR may refer to: TVR, a British sports car company. ...
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This article is about the town in England. ...
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...
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Nikolai Smolenski (born 1980) is a Russian banker, president of international private bank Investbanka AD Skopje in Macedonia. ...
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This article is about the town in England. ...
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...
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The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ...
The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...
TVR's two arms were TVR Engineering, which manufactured sports cars and grand tourers, and TVR Power, their powertrain division.
Company History TVR was founded in 1947 by Trevor Wilkinson, under the name of Trevcar Motors. In 1954, Wilkinson changed the name of the company to TVR by removing two vowels and a consonant from his first name. The first car was built in 1949. In 1953 the concept of glass-reinforced plastic bodywork over a tubular steel backbone chassis was born, and has continued to this day. Many of the early cars were sold in kit form to avoid a British tax on assembled cars but in the 1970s the tax loophole was closed and the kit-form option was removed. It has been suggested that Fiber-reinforced plastic be merged into this article or section. ...
In the late 1950s, TVRs were powered by 4-cylinder engines from Coventry Climax, BMC or Ford, the performance models having Shorrock superchargers. As with many other British sports cars, engine sizes remained under two litres, and all produced less than 100 bhp (75 kW). Most TVRs were sold in the domestic (British) market, although small numbers were exported. Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer. ...
In the 1960s, American motor dealer Jack Griffith decided to put a 4.7 litre V8 from an AC Cobra he owned into a TVR Grantura, in much the same way that V8s were first transplanted into AC Cobras. (It is in honour of Jack Griffith that the TVR Griffith was named).
Towards the end of the 1960s, TVR returned to Ford for a 2994 cc V6 Zodiac engine for the new Tuscan racer. This produced 128 bhp (95 kW), giving a 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) time of 8.3 seconds, which was good performance for the time. “Ford†redirects here. ...
The 1970s saw a number of engines used in TVRs (particularly the 'M Series'), mainly Triumph 2500s, Ford Essex V6 and Ford 1600 Crossflows.
In the 1980s, under the ownership of Peter Wheeler, TVR moved away from naturally-aspirated and turbocharged V6s back to large V8s, namely the Rover V8 (to which Rover bought the intellectual property rights from Buick). Capacity grew from 3.5 to 4.5 litres.
In the 1990s, TVR Power modified a number of Rover V8s, but subsequently developed an in-house engine design. The AJP8 engine, a lightweight alloy V8, was developed by engineering consultant Al Melling along with John Ravenscroft and Peter Wheeler (hence the AJP initials), a notable achievement for a small maker. The new engine was originally destined for the Griffith and Chimaera models, but development took longer than expected and it finally became available in the Cerbera and Tuscan race cars. Al Melling is a prolific car engine designer. ...
Owner Peter Wheeler subsequently directed the design of a straight-six derivative of the AJP8 that would be cheaper to produce and maintain than the eight. This engine, designed by John Ravenscroft, became known as the "Speed 6", and powers current TVRs.
2004: Smolensky In July 2004, 24-year-old Nikolay Smolensky bought the company from chemical industry consultant and TVR enthusiast Peter Wheeler, for about £15 million. Despite his Russian nationality, Smolensky said he intended TVR to remain a British company. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nikolay Smolensky (Russian: ), born 11 June 1980, is a Russian banker, president of international private bank Investbanka AD Skopje in the Republic of Macedonia. ...
In April 2006, responding to falling demand and with production rumoured to have dropped from 12 cars a week to 3 or 4, TVR laid off some of its 300 staff. At the same time, the firm announced plans to move to updated facilities in the Squires Gate district of Blackpool, citing impending expiry of the lease of the current factory in late 2006, where owner Peter Wheeler was said to be planning to build a housing estate. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Squires Gate is a district of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In October 2006 Smolenski announced[1] that body production and final assembly for TVR would move to Turin, Italy[2], with only engine production remaining in the UK. In protest at this and to show support for the workers, a large number of TVR owners paraded through central London on 26 November 2006. Dubbed London Thunder, it was also an attempt at the official world record for the biggest one-marque convoy on record. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
By December 2006, it emerged that Smolensky had split TVR into a number of different companies[3]: Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
- Brand and intellectual property rights had been transferred to a core Smolenski company
- TVR Motors - held the licence to the brands and intellectual property in the UK, as well as sales and marketing of the brand
- TVR Power - the parts and spares business had been sold to a management buyout
- Blackpool Automotive - the factory and manufacturing assets
On 13 December Smolensky and production director Mike Penny resigned as a director of Blackpool Automotive, being replaced by Smolensky UK personal assistant Roger Billinghurst and 25 year old Austrian Angelco Stamenkov. By 24 December, Blackpool Automotive was in Administration. Administrators are now seeking legal clarification on the ownership of certain assets, including the brand and intellectual property, to see what assets the company has and who should pay the redundancy notices of the remaining 200 workers[4]. is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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On 22 February 2007 it was revealed that Smolenski is once again the owner of the company after being the highest bidder. [5] is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
On 28 February 2007 less than one week after reacquiring TVR, he has reportedly announced plans to sell the company to Adam Burdette and Jean Michel Santacreu, who intend to export TVRs to the United States market. [6] is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
On 08 October 2007 it was found that Smolensky was still in control of the company and was hoping to restart production, with a target of 2,000 units to be sold in 2008. [7] October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Company Ownership The history of the company can be divided into four eras, based on ownership: - 1947–1965: founder Trevor Wilkinson, who left in 1962
- 1965–1981: owner Martin Lilley
- 1981–2004: owner Peter Wheeler
- 2004–present: owner Nikolai Smolenski
Peter Wheeler (born 1945) is a chemical engineer from Yorkshire, UK, who owned the Blackpool-based TVR sports car company for 23 years. ...
Nikolai Smolenski (born 1980) is a Russian banker, president of international private bank Investbanka AD Skopje in Macedonia. ...
Model list 1 - Not technically a TVR model, but used TVR chassis/body.
2 - Never went into production.
3 - Built exclusively for racing.
Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
The first model in a long and distinguished line made its debut in 1958, the TVR Grantura. ...
Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
BMC B-Series engine from an MG A The BMC B-Series was a straight-4 automobile engine family created as a larger alternative to the companys A-Series. ...
The first model in a long and distinguished line made its debut in 1958, the TVR Grantura. ...
Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
BMC B-Series engine from an MG A The BMC B-Series was a straight-4 automobile engine family created as a larger alternative to the companys A-Series. ...
The first model in a long and distinguished line made its debut in 1958, the TVR Grantura. ...
Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
BMC B-Series engine from an MG A The BMC B-Series was a straight-4 automobile engine family created as a larger alternative to the companys A-Series. ...
The first model in a long and distinguished line made its debut in 1958, the TVR Grantura. ...
Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
BMC B-Series engine from an MG A The BMC B-Series was a straight-4 automobile engine family created as a larger alternative to the companys A-Series. ...
The first model in a long and distinguished line made its debut in 1958, the TVR Grantura. ...
BMC B-Series engine from an MG A The BMC B-Series was a straight-4 automobile engine family created as a larger alternative to the companys A-Series. ...
The TVR Griffith 200: In the US, the make is Griffith and the model is series 200, in the UK the make was is TVR and the model is Griffith. ...
The Windsor engine is a 90-degree small-block V8 from Ford Motor Company. ...
The TVR Griffith Series 400 was a 2 door coupe sports car produced by Griffith Automobile Corporation between 1964 and 1967. ...
The Windsor engine is a 90-degree small-block V8 from Ford Motor Company. ...
The first model in a long and distinguished line made its debut in 1958, the TVR Grantura. ...
BMC B-Series engine from an MG A The BMC B-Series was a straight-4 automobile engine family created as a larger alternative to the companys A-Series. ...
The Windsor engine is a 90-degree small-block V8 from Ford Motor Company. ...
A performance-tuned Essex V6. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
BMC B-Series engine from an MG A The BMC B-Series was a straight-4 automobile engine family created as a larger alternative to the companys A-Series. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
The Triumph Spitfire was a small British two-seat sports car, introduced in 1962. ...
The Triumph TR6 (1969–76) was a British sports car and the best-seller of the TR range built by Triumph when production ended in July 1976. ...
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. ...
The Triumph TR6 (1969–76) was a British sports car and the best-seller of the TR range built by Triumph when production ended in July 1976. ...
A performance-tuned Essex V6. ...
A performance-tuned Essex V6. ...
A performance-tuned Essex V6. ...
A performance-tuned Essex V6. ...
The TVR 3000S is an open, hand-built sports car designed and produced by TVR in Blackpool, England in 1978 and 1979. ...
A performance-tuned Essex V6. ...
The TVR 3000S is an open, hand-built sports car designed and produced by TVR in Blackpool, England in 1978 and 1979. ...
A performance-tuned Essex V6. ...
The Ford Pinto engine is the unofficial but ubiquitous nickname for a 4 cylinder internal combustion engine built by the Ford Motor Company in Europe. ...
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Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
The TVR 350SE was a sports car designed and built by TVR starting in 1990 and ending in 1991. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
A Mica Blue V8S The TVR S Series was announced at the 1986 NEC motor show. ...
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A Mica Blue V8S The TVR S Series was announced at the 1986 NEC motor show. ...
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A Mica Blue V8S The TVR S Series was announced at the 1986 NEC motor show. ...
Left side of a 2. ...
A Mica Blue V8S The TVR S Series was announced at the 1986 NEC motor show. ...
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A Mica Blue V8S The TVR S Series was announced at the 1986 NEC motor show. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
1998 TVR Griffith 500 The TVR Griffith, later models being referred to as the Griffith 500, was a sports car designed and built by TVR starting in 1991 and ending in 2002. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
A TVR Chimaera sports car The TVR Chimaera is a two-seater convertible sports car manufactured by TVR between 1992 and 2001. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
The TVR Cerbera is a sports car manufactured by TVR between 1996 and 2003. ...
The TVR Speed Six (also known as the AJP-6) is the name of a normally aspirated straight-6 engine manufactured by TVR by its TVR Power subsidiary in Coventry, England and used in several of their cars including the TVR Tuscan, TVR Cerbera, TVR Tamora and TVR Sagaris. ...
The TVR Tamora is a 2-seater sports car built from 2002 by British firm TVR, filling the gap left by the companys Chimaera and Griffith models. ...
The TVR Speed Six (also known as the AJP-6) is the name of a normally aspirated straight-6 engine manufactured by TVR by its TVR Power subsidiary in Coventry, England and used in several of their cars including the TVR Tuscan, TVR Cerbera, TVR Tamora and TVR Sagaris. ...
The TVR Speed Six (also known as the AJP-6) is the name of a normally aspirated straight-6 engine manufactured by TVR by its TVR Power subsidiary in Coventry, England and used in several of their cars including the TVR Tuscan, TVR Cerbera, TVR Tamora and TVR Sagaris. ...
A TVR Tuscan sports car The TVR Tuscan is a sports car manufactured by TVR. Specifications Engine Five different inline six engine options were offered to customers. ...
The TVR Speed Six (also known as the AJP-6) is the name of a normally aspirated straight-6 engine manufactured by TVR by its TVR Power subsidiary in Coventry, England and used in several of their cars including the TVR Tuscan, TVR Cerbera, TVR Tamora and TVR Sagaris. ...
The TVR Speed Six (also known as the AJP-6) is the name of a normally aspirated straight-6 engine manufactured by TVR by its TVR Power subsidiary in Coventry, England and used in several of their cars including the TVR Tuscan, TVR Cerbera, TVR Tamora and TVR Sagaris. ...
The TVR Sagaris is a Sports car that was designed and is currently being built by the TVR in their factory in Great Britian. ...
The TVR Speed Six (also known as the AJP-6) is the name of a normally aspirated straight-6 engine manufactured by TVR by its TVR Power subsidiary in Coventry, England and used in several of their cars including the TVR Tuscan, TVR Cerbera, TVR Tamora and TVR Sagaris. ...
The TVR Cerbera Speed 12, originally known as the Project 7/12 was a high performance concept car designed by TVR in 1997. ...
The TVR Speed Twelve engine is the name of a V12 engine manufactured by TVR for use in the TVR Speed 12 race car, and later the TVR Cerbera Speed Twelve road car, neither of which ever went into production. ...
The TVR Speed 12 first appeared at the 1997 British motorshow. ...
The TVR Tuscan Challenge is a one-make series dedicated to the second incarnation of the TVR Tuscan sports car (developed specifically for the series), and takes place throughout the United Kingdom. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
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| TVR 350i 1986 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (896x423, 58 KB) Summary TVR 350i convertible from the 1986 sales brochure. ...
| TVR Chimaera Download high resolution version (892x653, 286 KB)This photograph was taken by Tim Rogers on Friday 6 May 2005 in Bisley, United Kingdom. ...
A TVR Chimaera sports car The TVR Chimaera is a two-seater convertible sports car manufactured by TVR between 1992 and 2001. ...
| TVR Cerbera ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1198, 604 KB) TVR Cerbera, seen at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. ...
The TVR Cerbera is a sports car manufactured by TVR between 1996 and 2003. ...
| TVR Sagaris, one of the many TVR cars manufactured in Blackpool Image File history File links TVR_Sagaris_in_Monte_Carlo. ...
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The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. ...
| TVR No.2 - Oldest surviving TVR. Located at the Yorkshire Motor Museum Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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The TVR Tuscan Challenge is a one-make series dedicated to the second incarnation of the TVR Tuscan sports car (developed specifically for the series), and takes place throughout the United Kingdom. ...
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References - ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6062084.stm
- ^ http://www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars/other/bertone/10/tvr/2210.html
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2769-2534377,00.html
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2769-2534344,00.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/6388109.stm
- ^ http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/224329/
- ^ http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/TVR-Sagaris/228517/
External links - Official TVR website
- The TVR Car Club
- TVR Car Club North America
- TVR Griffith Owners Register, History, Mods and Maintenance, Gallery, Alt Parts,Resources, Links
- TVR pictures, costs, service schedules and specifications.
- TVR history
- TVR Chimaera maintenance, modification, ownership and buyer's guide.
- End of era for cult UK carmaker
- TVR News, Discussion, Sales, Video
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