who built your car?

[wooly350i]

We all know the tvr lads signed their names etc on various parts of the body,but watching tv the other Sunday morning whilst the latest operative singing sensation Alfie Boe as being interviewed they started talking TVR which then grabbed my attention, Alfie worked at the factory on bodies I believe,so if his name his on ya car somewhere it may appreciate more than the rest of ours,just a snippet of info there.

Edited by wooly350i on Thursday 27th January 07:52

[mrzigazaga]

Dont say that mate..A while back i pulled out the boot panel and i noticed some black scribble..I thought it was written by someone who couldnt spell,It said..Alfibreow or Alfiebrow..I thought it was a miss spelling of all fibre or something...so i rubbed it off with some meths.....

[Jonny weggie]

Had to look up who Alfie Boe was, [playing in Les Miserables]. Need to check for scribbles underneath body work now.

jonny.

[mrzigazaga]

I was only joking which you probably know..Where would they sign it if it was signed?..Or is a matter of looking everywhere..

[Transmitter Man]

My builder would not want his name posted.

Welding was below crap, a one eyed cat could of done better.

Phil
420 SEAC

[400SE Dave]

mrzigazaga said:

I was only joking which you probably know..Where would they sign it if it was signed?..Or is a matter of looking everywhere..

from what I was told it is normally behind carpet somewhere, typically in the boot or on the panel where the roof folds into.

Edited by 400SE Dave on Wednesday 26th January 17:14

[benebob]

Whomever built mine couldn't write. I've yet to find anything but numbers on it.

[adam quantrill]

On the door panels is quite common too.

[KelWedge]

Mine was some chap called 'Silver Car' (PS it was then!)

[350zwelgje]

Only chassis end numbers and date it was built.
Until now, as I try to keep the wedge in one piece and drive it, only with pauses to fix things (clutch it is this time and hopefully sorted until March).

Rob

[JVaughan]

mine was put together by a guy called Brian.. or at least I think thats what the scrawl says on the door cards and the boot rear

[Wedg1e]

Mine has three signatures on the inside of the nose, about where the TVR badge is... you have to lie upside-down with one foot in your armpit and peer through a mis-drilled hole with the sun setting in the south-south-west but they're definitely there!

[jmorgan]

Don't know who built mine but he had a lot of six inch bolts to hand.

[wooly350i]

mrzigazaga said:

Dont say that mate..A while back i pulled out the boot panel and i noticed some black scribble..I thought it was written by someone who couldnt spell,It said..Alfibreow or Alfiebrow..I thought it was a miss spelling of all fibre or something...so i rubbed it off with some meths.....

Are you pulling our legs zig or is you straight up?
I choked on a jelly baby when I read that, he started work there about 1978 I think from what I read,could be the next Pavaroti,not sure about the spellllong there.

[mrzigazaga]

Of Course im only joking mate..I used white spirit.....Mysteriously though every time someone mentions something about TVR craftsmen signing the car somewhere my carpet peels back in the passenger footwell,I have stuck it with bubble gum,contact adhesive,double sided carpet tape,bondite,velcro,wonderweb,superglue and fixedent but it continues to peel down...Maybe its haunted and they are trying to tell me something,If theres no signature there im gonna nail gun the bd..

[dixiebabes]

Wait till the throttle pedal gets stuck under the top edge of the carpet scares the sh**e out of you.

Dix

[combine]

Transmitter Man said:

My builder would not want his name posted.

Welding was below crap, a one eyed cat could of done better.

Phil
420 SEAC

Phil , I don't know wether you are aware of this but Ferrari's also have dreadful wielding too , have read this a while back in an interesting article in Evo and have also heard first hand from an F40 owner , yes F40 those iconic cars we all love , general build quality was poor too and we are talking serious supercar money here !

[HOTTY]

I rebuilt my 350, can I sign it myself ?

[mrzigazaga]

If its in keeping with tradition..Scribbled somewhere where no-one will find it easily..should be ok..

[pistolar]

Mine wasnt built by Roberts