tvr press car!

[singh350i]

it turns out the wedge i bought from driven image is an ex tvr press car, i had a slight suspicion when i seen a for sale advert of a white tvr 350i in one of the sprint magazines circled in pen, no photo but the exact same description of the car and it stated ex tvr press car. i was browsing thru ebay one day and had a look at those 350i road tests for sale i clicked on it cause it was a white 350i and it turned out to be my car, i bought it straight away with a confirmation from the seller that it was my car in the road test. im over the moon with it.

pics to follow:
motor magazine 1986 road test





also an article in performance car 1987




there maybe articles on it but dont know as yet, will keep searching. enjoy!

[pwd95]

Nice one!

[Mike Brewer]

That is so cool.I have that write up in a road test book .Great looking car ...........Cheers Mike

[singh350i]

thanks mike it is a nice lookin motor its not until u take it out for a spin that u realise how much attention it attracts, it put a big smile on my face earlier today and it aint shy

[KelWedge]

Hi
Nice Car, I guess my car must have known your car in Blackpool !!!

Kelvin

[grahamw48]

Maybe you can put a higher def copy up so we can have a good read ?

Oh those happy hours I used to spend in my local library as a teenager, reading all their archived Motor and Autocar mags.

[Wedg1e]

grahamw48 said:

Maybe you can put a higher def copy up so we can have a good read ?

Want to borrow my specs, grandpa?

[combine]

What do those motoring journalists mean by ' is performance enough ' , there's no pleasing them !

[grahamw48]

Wedg1e said:

grahamw48 said:

Maybe you can put a higher def copy up so we can have a good read ?

Want to borrow my specs, grandpa?

Oy...you're the Grandpa not me.

Anyway, and I got a pain in the neck lying on my side trying to read it.

[TheDarkSide]

Nice research Raj - glad to hear the car's going well; it was mine between 2005 and 2008, and my first TVR

I think some other Wedgers will remember it too - I attended several events with it, including the first BBWF xmas get-together

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... Xmas Bash&mid=50788

and several Tunnel Runs in London - you can just make it out behind the Ford GT in the pic on Channel 4's website

http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/feature/16...

I hope you get as much fun from it as I did, feel free to get in touch if you'd like to know anything else about it!

DS

[singh350i]

wow thanx neil it just gets better, nice pic next to the ford gt, i bet it sounded awesome through the tunnels id love to do something like that someday. id have to keep in touch if i need to know more about the wedge. cheers

[c pryor]

I think Motor Sport magazine tested your car as well, I thought that number plate looked familiar.

[singh350i]

c pryor said:

I think Motor Sport magazine tested your car as well, I thought that number plate looked familiar.

thanx for that m8, do u know which month and year the car was in the mag?

[c pryor]

Motor Sport from March 1987.

[singh350i]

thanx for your help colin i will see if i can get hold of it on ebay.

[adam quantrill]

Is it just me or in those pics at the top does the driver's side rear wheel bearing look well knackered? Or if it's A frame, it might be a UJ...

I'm sure it's sorted by now of course ;^)

Incidentally my grey 350i has been in two classic car mags, one about 15 years ago (reprinted in sprint) and another about 3 years ago.

[broadside]

You'll find your car featured twice in TVR Performance Portfolio 1986 - 1994 book. From Motorbooks International ISBN 1 85520 2603.

1st article is as you have highlighted and the second is from Motorsport March 1987.

Good book as it covers most versions pf the Wedge as well as some other lesser models such as the Griffith and Chimaera (only kidding love 'em all :-)

Hope this helps

Nige'

[singh350i]

thanks nige, how can i get hold of one of these and how much?

[broadside]

Try Amazon or a book shop. With the ISBN number you'll have no probs getting it. My copy was around ten quid. I've had it for a while though. Good luck.

Nige'

[singh350i]

TheDarkSide said:

Nice research Raj - glad to hear the car's going well; it was mine between 2005 and 2008, and my first TVR

I think some other Wedgers will remember it too - I attended several events with it, including the first BBWF xmas get-together

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... Xmas Bash&mid=50788

and several Tunnel Runs in London - you can just make it out behind the Ford GT in the pic on Channel 4's website

http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/feature/16...

I hope you get as much fun from it as I did, feel free to get in touch if you'd like to know anything else about it!

DS

hi m8 found the wedge on pistonheads tv on the midnight tunnel run watch the vid 6.40secs in towards the end and u see it overtaking http://www.pistonheads.tv/clip695 enjoy!