Early TVR Pictures

Early TVR Pictures

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GTRene

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223 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Kraftfahrer said:
My good old TVR M V8 is back on the road again – with new roof (without the ugly and shape disturbing sunroof), new rear end section (with Aston Martin DBS lamps instead of huge TR 6 units), new glued-in heated windscreen .. and the necessary paint job of course


What a lovely and great looking car you made of it, also the details in the interior,
although that radio looks a bit out of place.
I believe there are great looking modern radios which have a classic (retro) design but modern stuff in it,
would look also good in your TVR I guess.

GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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MPG-120L =2500M 1972












Kraftfahrer

105 posts

124 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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GTRene said:
What a lovely and great looking car you made of it, also the details in the interior,
although that radio looks a bit out of place.
I believe there are great looking modern radios which have a classic (retro) design but modern stuff in it,
would look also good in your TVR I guess.
Hi GTRene, thanks for your comment. I see your point with the radio, but not for me. The new radio is very useful. When I get in the car, my smartphone connects via Bluetooth, there is nothing inside what´s moving, no CD-player, no cassette-player, no mechanics that can fail, just a slot for a SD-card and an input connector for a 3.5mm stereo jack. But the main point is that it is very short inside the dashboard – just 6 cm deep or so. And it is a good old German quality brand "Blaupunkt". The price was only EUR 69,– – that also speaks for this model (Sydney). All these reasons let me forget that it does not fit proper to the cars age. Before I changed the radio I used a "Grundig" with cassette player from the 80ies. Okay, it was more period specific, but actually does not look better. And the radios you mentioned with retro-look and a lot of chrome parts are often cheap quality and and very poor inside. And inspite of that expensive. Nothing for me – I do hate chrome and retro-looking things. Cheers A.




280i

160 posts

151 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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My 71 has its original radio. I am not sure I have ever turned it on. I would rather listen to the sweet sound of the straight 6.

GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Kraftfahrer said:
Hi GTRene, thanks for your comment. I see your point with the radio, but not for me. The new radio is very useful. When I get in the car, my smartphone connects via Bluetooth, there is nothing inside what´s moving, no CD-player, no cassette-player, no mechanics that can fail, just a slot for a SD-card and an input connector for a 3.5mm stereo jack. But the main point is that it is very short inside the dashboard – just 6 cm deep or so. And it is a good old German quality brand "Blaupunkt". The price was only EUR 69,– – that also speaks for this model (Sydney). All these reasons let me forget that it does not fit proper to the cars age. Before I changed the radio I used a "Grundig" with cassette player from the 80ies. Okay, it was more period specific, but actually does not look better. And the radios you mentioned with retro-look and a lot of chrome parts are often cheap quality and and very poor inside. And inspite of that expensive. Nothing for me – I do hate chrome and retro-looking things. Cheers A.
I see, understandable, don't like the bling chrome either, then this what you have sounds better, also looks better (more 'clean') then that other model you've had before.

And as one says, the engine works mostly as a fine 'radio' to listen too, especially with that V8 :-)

Kraftfahrer

105 posts

124 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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GTRene said:
I see, understandable, don't like the bling chrome either, then this what you have sounds better, also looks better (more 'clean') then that other model you've had before.

And as one says, the engine works mostly as a fine 'radio' to listen too, especially with that V8 :-)
Thats right, you normally do not need a radio in a car like this. Not for enjoying music and good sound. That comes from the engine. But sometimes you won't miss it for traffic news or phone conveniences while driving.

The Surveyor

7,576 posts

236 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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The difficulty with radios and classics is that you usually have a great gaping hole in the dash to fill, so you have to put something in whether you intend to use it or not.

I bought a cheap, plastic/chrome unit for my classic as any modern unit just wouldn't have looked right. Its actually pretty good, CD Player, AUX sockets, Bluetooth phone and streaming as well as being a decent radio. Sits in quite well too:-





I have a dusty 1970's Radiomobile unit for the 3000M project when I finally get cracking on that... one day!

DavidY

4,458 posts

283 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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On an M series car, it's not uncommon to have a period unit in the dash, and a more modern unit mounted in the glovebox (modifying the glovebox for depth).

GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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you can buy radio's that are half the dept :-)

1/2 DIN radios are they called I believe?

I once bought such, come's in very handy when your car dash is not that deep.

or is it named different? short chasis?

anyway I mean such>>





Edited by GTRene on Friday 29th April 17:39

GTRene

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Friday 29th April 2016
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3000M cosworth 1974




















Andrew Gray

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Friday 29th April 2016
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Nice Period sound and can be linked to I pad although Classic FM with a period crackle suits me

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anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 30th April 2016
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Philips Turnolock - correct OE as an option and only 75mm deep so doesn't foul the heater ducts that are 75.1mm back from the fascia! ChromeLondon offer them with conversion to MP3 etc so radio and 'Sounds of 1970' by lead to iPhone. They can also be converted to Bluetooth for remote linking.


Andrew Gray

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Saturday 30th April 2016
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Some Early TVR Pictures from todays Racing at Brands Hatch

Driver William Penrose Grantura MK3












Driver Robb Cull Grantura Mk3








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Edited by Andrew Gray on Saturday 30th April 21:36

Andrew Gray

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GTRene

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Monday 2nd May 2016
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390687 =2500M 1973
















GTRene

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Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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CX-757-HS 1600M 1975






GTRene

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Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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GUN885 = GRANTURA 1800S 1965












GTRene

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Wednesday 4th May 2016
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GBV-940S = Taimar 1979












GTRene

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Wednesday 4th May 2016
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Grantura mk2a 1961 race car












GTRene

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Thursday 5th May 2016
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OWC-4K = Vixen 2500 1971













Edited by GTRene on Thursday 5th May 20:25