Trevor wilkinson 1923-2008
Trevor wilkinson 1923-2008
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ralph dodds

Original Poster:

148 posts

276 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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It is with great sadness that we must announce that our patron and founder of TVR, Trevor Wilkinson, passed away peacefully in hospital in Menorca this morning after a long illness. He was surrounded by friends. He was 85. His obituary can be found on the TVRCC website. We would like to pass on our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

oggs

8,815 posts

276 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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frown RIP TreVoR

FUBAR

17,065 posts

260 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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RiP frown and also thank you very much for the legacy thumbup

Edited by FUBAR on Friday 6th June 19:54

V8 GRF

7,298 posts

232 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Sad news, but he leaves a great legacy behind him.

My condolences to his family and friends

Thank-you Trever

David Hothersall

threespins

833 posts

284 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Sad news indeed.
G.

saranigel

77 posts

214 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Very Sad news.....

touching cloth

11,706 posts

261 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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RIP frown

Fat Boy Chim

584 posts

244 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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My thoughts are with his family...

Your Passion lives on

R.I.P.

Steve Willson

Jurgen Schmidt

831 posts

223 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Terrible news, my thoughts go to Trevor's family, a truly remarkable man

NCC

425 posts

306 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Terrible news. He leaves a great legacy behind, but this is a very, very sad day. frown

skippyf1

85 posts

265 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Trevor, Your legacy will live forever because of your expertise in producing an exceptional British road and race car.

A sad day.

Rest in peace.

Sharon




rev-erend

21,596 posts

306 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Aweful news.. RIP.

FarmyardPants

4,288 posts

240 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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That is sad news indeed. RIP Trevor, I drove one of your creations 700 miles today. Jaws dropped everywhere I went. It was unsurpassed on the Autobahn, and I feel like getting back in and doing it again. Your cars are amazing! smile

arebrec

3,545 posts

245 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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frown very sad news, my condolences to all the family

RIP TreVoR


combine

3,114 posts

251 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Great man , he has brought joy to very many people .

118

819 posts

252 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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A sad day, R.I.P. frown

trackcar

6,453 posts

248 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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This is heartbraking news frown

I've made a very rewarding life off the back of TVRs. I remember cycling as a young lad from my parents' home in Ripon through to Harrogate just to look in the showroom window. My dad bought two cars from Harrogate Horseless Carriages (not TVRs sadly although one of the cars was a lovely Triumph Stag, Triumphs being my other car pasion and TVR used a lot of Triumph bits in the 70s so a connection of sorts) and I remember lusting after the then current wedges smile I was fortunate enough to go on to work for HHC for 8 years before setting up on my own and have worked on virtually nothing but TVRs for the last 14 years and for one reason only : I absolutely love them!!

To hear of the passing of the founder TW is truly saddening, but I hope he's now revving his favourite TVR model forever. Thankyou TW for starting TVR, I cant imagine any other car giving me so much pleasure over the years thumbup

RIP great man

gopher

5,160 posts

281 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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RIP

I have never smiled, laughed or grinned as much as I have since I owned a TVR. I should have done it years ago.

Thanks Trevor, forever in your debt.

Paul

harryp

102 posts

229 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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RIP Trevor, thanks for the cars

dhf

1,103 posts

216 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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My condolences to Trevors family from the Emerald Isle.thank you for the pleasure of what you started,the flame still burns.......

Dermot