Factory photos
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I seem to remember they were both called OZ Saturns. The Cerbera ones were replaced by the ones with the center cap.
(could be wrong, but my neighbour at the time (1999/2000?) had the Cerb style on his Renault 5-Turbo, and I'm sure when I looked into them they had been replaced with the center cap style
Geek Alert... 
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(could be wrong, but my neighbour at the time (1999/2000?) had the Cerb style on his Renault 5-Turbo, and I'm sure when I looked into them they had been replaced with the center cap style
Geek Alert... )
What a great read and a walk down memory lane.
I'll forever feel blessed that I got to experience a factory tour, have my Tuscan branded with the famous Newman face and drive her for 6,000 glorious miles.
I thought I'd lost a lot of photos but apparently my dad has some on a random hard drive so I'll post them here if he finds them.
I'll forever feel blessed that I got to experience a factory tour, have my Tuscan branded with the famous Newman face and drive her for 6,000 glorious miles.
I thought I'd lost a lot of photos but apparently my dad has some on a random hard drive so I'll post them here if he finds them.
I didn't buy a new one so didn't visit the factory by default. Unfortunately I then made the mistake of assuming the factory was always going to be there and kept putting off a visit to the next year, to the next year ...
Then the Russians did what they still do best, destroy anything they get their hands on or invade and the rest is history.
Nothing anyone links or says will convince me that there will ever be another TVR (other than the single red one), sadly I believe it really is game over this time - shame.
Then the Russians did what they still do best, destroy anything they get their hands on or invade and the rest is history.
Nothing anyone links or says will convince me that there will ever be another TVR (other than the single red one), sadly I believe it really is game over this time - shame.
Have a load of photos of my Tuscan during its build, great little piece of history for my car.
My dad did development work for TVR in the 70's and 80's - in school holidays I used to go up to Blackpool and the research building in Bamber Bridge where Oliver Winterbottom was based much of the time - instead of having to sit in the car outside like I did when he visited other clients, TVR always allowed me in and just ton wander around the factory - I was 10-16 years old at the time he visited there and can vividly remember the walls plastered with Page 3 girls, foul language and the smell of resin
My dad did development work for TVR in the 70's and 80's - in school holidays I used to go up to Blackpool and the research building in Bamber Bridge where Oliver Winterbottom was based much of the time - instead of having to sit in the car outside like I did when he visited other clients, TVR always allowed me in and just ton wander around the factory - I was 10-16 years old at the time he visited there and can vividly remember the walls plastered with Page 3 girls, foul language and the smell of resin
I do enjoy seeing these cars being created.
And the long hair. I always found it amazing they built them in old buildings, I wonder who got all those two post lifts and where they are now as that part of the factory looks remarkably organised and semi modern looking! A Tvr ramp should be worth dollor surely,,,,,, Honestly we will lose it all in the end if someone doesn’t take care
Having put fire wall matting in my own Tvr whilst doing a body off I find myself somehow connected to the chap sat inside the engine bay applying it to the Tuscan shell. I quite enjoyed doing that so he had a cushy job there that day
He might be doing wiring for all I know.
Really cool to see how they worked on them.
Great memories for many people I imagine.
Who can identify the item in the long haired handsome guys hand?
And the bloke in the engine bay is wearing trainers,,, he must be a sparkie then as H&S seems non existent
And the long hair. I always found it amazing they built them in old buildings, I wonder who got all those two post lifts and where they are now as that part of the factory looks remarkably organised and semi modern looking! A Tvr ramp should be worth dollor surely,,,,,, Honestly we will lose it all in the end if someone doesn’t take care
Having put fire wall matting in my own Tvr whilst doing a body off I find myself somehow connected to the chap sat inside the engine bay applying it to the Tuscan shell. I quite enjoyed doing that so he had a cushy job there that day
He might be doing wiring for all I know. Really cool to see how they worked on them.
Great memories for many people I imagine.
Who can identify the item in the long haired handsome guys hand?
And the bloke in the engine bay is wearing trainers,,, he must be a sparkie then as H&S seems non existent
Edited by Classic Chim on Monday 28th February 23:57
But what % of owners would ruin their car/kill themselves if they had a lift. Most jobs that need a lift need a qualified, experienced mechanic to go with it.
The person on here who took 2 weeks and 3 pages of messages on here to change his faulty fuel gauge sender is a prime example. A job that a garage would have sorted out in a few minutes.
The person on here who took 2 weeks and 3 pages of messages on here to change his faulty fuel gauge sender is a prime example. A job that a garage would have sorted out in a few minutes.
LucyP said:
But what % of owners would ruin their car/kill themselves if they had a lift. Most jobs that need a lift need a qualified, experienced mechanic to go with it.
The person on here who took 2 weeks and 3 pages of messages on here to change his faulty fuel gauge sender is a prime example. A job that a garage would have sorted out in a few minutes.
What’s it to you what other owners do? He fixed his car and learnt a thing or two. What’s not to like? The person on here who took 2 weeks and 3 pages of messages on here to change his faulty fuel gauge sender is a prime example. A job that a garage would have sorted out in a few minutes.
As for garages fixing it in 5 mins. 80% of domestic garages and there mechanics go decidedly quiet and instantly look out their depth the moment you take a Tvr to them.
Tvr garages are often miles away and the few that are any good are always busy with lots of big jobs so though it might only take 5 mins it might take 3 weeks before they can physically get on the car.
The whole idea of these pages was to allow Tvr owners to share info and often repair their car without having to take it to garages for every little niggle.
There would be very few Tvr working if we had to rely on a few service centres dotted around the country. Often just dropping your car off and then getting trains or indeed someone else to pick you up is an expensive business, oh and then again when you collect your car!
I’d imagine that sender repair has cost considerably less than going through all that.
You seem to have a problem with someone who took it upon themselves to fix there fuel gauge issue with the help of others on here.
Maybe that’s why these pages are now ghost pages because even when a new owner is keen to repair a part himself someone with nothing to say decides that requires criticism.
Very strange use of this forum to be upset he fixed his car and weeks later keep referring to it as a mistake.
It would be better to enjoy this thread and it’s nostalgic pictures
Classic Chim said:
Who can identify the item in the long haired handsome guys hand?
And the bloke in the engine bay is wearing trainers,,, he must be a sparkie then as H&S seems non existent
A small black box with a red light? It is the self-destruct unit for the Speed Six, set to go off one week after the warranty ends.And the bloke in the engine bay is wearing trainers,,, he must be a sparkie then as H&S seems non existent
Edited by Classic Chim on Monday 28th February 23:57
Gareth9702 said:
A small black box with a red light? It is the self-destruct unit for the Speed Six, set to go off one week after the warranty ends.
I thought that’s what it was.
To be fair my old mate had a number of new Tvr during the late 90’s and only one blew up. His first Tuscan, Tvr replaced engine, he sold it back to them and bought another new Tuscan a year later. His speed 6 Cerbera ran well and I think he did about 20,000 miles which is why he got a Tuscan in the first place. All sold before warranty ran out
It did effect him though and he wouldn’t go near another Tvr for at least a decade.
He’s now got a Chimaera forsale so he never actually fell out of love with them.
Classic Chim said:
What’s it to you what other owners do? He fixed his car and learnt a thing or two. What’s not to like?
As for garages fixing it in 5 mins. 80% of domestic garages and there mechanics go decidedly quiet and instantly look out their depth the moment you take a Tvr to them.
Tvr garages are often miles away and the few that are any good are always busy with lots of big jobs so though it might only take 5 mins it might take 3 weeks before they can physically get on the car.
The whole idea of these pages was to allow Tvr owners to share info and often repair their car without having to take it to garages for every little niggle.
There would be very few Tvr working if we had to rely on a few service centres dotted around the country. Often just dropping your car off and then getting trains or indeed someone else to pick you up is an expensive business, oh and then again when you collect your car!
I’d imagine that sender repair has cost considerably less than going through all that.
You seem to have a problem with someone who took it upon themselves to fix there fuel gauge issue with the help of others on here.
Maybe that’s why these pages are now ghost pages because even when a new owner is keen to repair a part himself someone with nothing to say decides that requires criticism.
Very strange use of this forum to be upset he fixed his car and weeks later keep referring to it as a mistake.
It would be better to enjoy this thread and it’s nostalgic pictures
Couldn't agree more, the reality of a small niggle very well explained. As for garages fixing it in 5 mins. 80% of domestic garages and there mechanics go decidedly quiet and instantly look out their depth the moment you take a Tvr to them.
Tvr garages are often miles away and the few that are any good are always busy with lots of big jobs so though it might only take 5 mins it might take 3 weeks before they can physically get on the car.
The whole idea of these pages was to allow Tvr owners to share info and often repair their car without having to take it to garages for every little niggle.
There would be very few Tvr working if we had to rely on a few service centres dotted around the country. Often just dropping your car off and then getting trains or indeed someone else to pick you up is an expensive business, oh and then again when you collect your car!
I’d imagine that sender repair has cost considerably less than going through all that.
You seem to have a problem with someone who took it upon themselves to fix there fuel gauge issue with the help of others on here.
Maybe that’s why these pages are now ghost pages because even when a new owner is keen to repair a part himself someone with nothing to say decides that requires criticism.
Very strange use of this forum to be upset he fixed his car and weeks later keep referring to it as a mistake.
It would be better to enjoy this thread and it’s nostalgic pictures
Shame some are so negative and insulting all the time
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