TVR

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TVR is also the acronym for Televiziunea Română, the government-funded television network of Romania.

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TVR is a manufacturer of sports cars, located in Blackpool in Lancashire, England. TVR is unique in having survived not just as a marque, but as a thriving independent manufacturer.

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History

TVR was founded in 1947 by Trevor Wilkinson, who used three consonants of his first name for the company 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, which is 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 this option was phased out and only complete cars sold as that loophole was closed.

TVR is the third largest specialized sports car manufacturer in the world. A diverse range of coupés and convertibles are offered, most using an inhouse straight-6 cylinder engine design, others an inhouse V8. These cars are built from sturdy tubular steel frames, cloaked in aggressive body designs.

The life of TVR can be divided into four eras, based on ownership:

In July 2004, 24 year old Russian, Nikolai Smolenski, bought 100% of the company from its owner Peter Wheeler, for about £15 million. Despite Smolenski's Russian origin, he reportedly intends for TVR to remain a British company and continue the tradition of building lightweight high-performance cars that started more than thirty years before he was born.

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Model list

Model Production Years Engine Displacement
Trevor Wilkinson Era
Jomar11957-1959Coventry Climax
Ford Kent
1098 cc
1172 cc
TVR Grantura I1958-1960Coventry Climax
Ford Kent
BMC B-Series		1098 cc
1172 cc
1588 cc
TVR Grantura II1960-1961Coventry Climax
Ford Kent
BMC B-Series		1098 cc
1172 cc
1588 cc
TVR Grantura IIa1961-1962Coventry Climax
Ford Kent
BMC B-Series		1098 cc
1172 cc
1588 cc
TVR Grantura III1962-1964Coventry Climax
Ford Kent
BMC B-Series		1098 cc
1172 cc
1588 cc
TVR Grantura 1800S1964-1966BMC B-Series1798 cc
Griffith 20011963-1964Ford Windsor V84727 cc
Griffith 40011964-1967Ford Windsor V84727 cc
Martin Lilley Era</center>
TVR Grantura IV 1800S1966-1967BMC B-Series1798 cc
TVR Tuscan1967-1970Ford Windsor V84727 cc
TVR Tuscan V61969-1971Ford Essex V62994 cc
TVR Vixen S11967-1968Ford Kent
BMC B-Series		1599 cc
1798 cc
TVR Vixen S21968-1969Ford Kent1599 cc
TVR Vixen S31970-1972Ford Kent1599 cc
TVR Vixen S41972-1972Ford Kent1599 cc
TVR Vixen 13001971-1972Triumph I41296 cc
TVR Vixen 25001971-1972Triumph I62498 cc
TVR 1600M1972-1973
1975-1977		Ford Kent I41599 cc
TVR 2500M1972-1977Triumph I62498 cc
TVR 3000M1972-1979Ford Essex V62994 cc
TVR 3000M Turbo1975-1979Ford Essex V62994 cc
TVR Taimar1976-1979Ford Essex V62994 cc
TVR Taimar Turbo1976-1979Ford Essex V62994 cc
TVR 3000S1978-1979Ford Essex V62994 cc
TVR 3000S Turbo1978-1979Ford Essex V62994 cc
TVR Tasmin 2001979-1984Ford Pinto I41993 cc
TVR Tasmin 2801980-1984Ford Cologne V62792 cc
<center>Peter Wheeler Era</center>
TVR 280i1984-1987Ford Cologne V62792 cc
TVR 350i1983-1985TVR/Rover V83528 cc
TVR 350SX1985-1989TVR/Rover V8
+ Sprintex Supercharger		3528 cc
TVR 350SE1990-1991TVR/Rover V83947 cc
TVR 390SE1984-1988TVR/Rover V83905 cc
TVR 400SE1988-1991TVR/Rover V83948 cc
TVR 400SX1989TVR/Rover V8
+ Sprintex Supercharger		3948 cc
TVR 420SE1986-1987TVR/Rover V84228 cc
TVR 420SEAC1986-1988TVR/Rover V84228 cc
TVR 450SE1989-1990TVR/Rover V84441 cc
TVR 450SEAC1988-1989TVR/Rover V84441 cc
TVR S11986-1988Ford Cologne V62792 cc
TVR S21989-1990Ford Cologne V62933 cc
TVR S3(C)1991-1992Ford Cologne V62933 cc
TVR S4C1993-1993Ford Cologne V62933 cc
TVR V8S1991-1993TVR/Rover V83948 cc
TVR Griffith1992-2002TVR/Rover V83948 cc
4280 cc
4988 cc
TVR Chimaera1992-2001TVR/Rover V83948 cc
4280 cc
4495 cc
4988 cc
TVR Cerbera1996-2003Speed Eight4185 cc
4475 cc
Speed Six3996 cc
TVR TamoraSpeed Six3605 cc
TVR T350 (Targa & Coupe)Speed Six3605 cc
TVR TuscanSpeed Six3996 cc
TVR TyphonSpeed Six3996 cc
<center>Nikolai Smolenski Era</center>
TVR Sagaris2004-dateSpeed Six3996 cc

<center>Speciality/Racing Cars</center>
TVR Cerbera Speed 122N/ASpeed Twelve7730 cc
TVR Speed 123
TVR Tuscan Racer3Speed Eight4500 cc

1 - Not technically a TVR model, but used TVR chassis/body.
2 - Never went into production.
3 - Built exclusively for racing.

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