More smoke and mirrors???????

More smoke and mirrors???????

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7 TVR

2,589 posts

170 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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infinity said:
Why doesn't somebody from here just also starts an "official" "TVR-Cars"-FB page? (for example with the minus in between) And if we then all like it so we are in the 10.000 likes within a month? And then we just wait whose lawyer will sue us.
Dries you have far to much time on your hands wink
How's the Griff hunt going??

V8 GRF

7,294 posts

212 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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DonkeyApple said:
V8 GRF said:
Which all nicely fits in with the trademark applications that Owen and I posted links to on page 6.

Maybe we should go into business as PIs hehe
You'll need a red car and a lot more hair on that head of yours. wink
I've got the moustache though.... hehe

V8 GRF

7,294 posts

212 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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RetroWheels said:
Not sure where this whole saga is heading, but this Juliani Automobili (Speed 12 meets road Cerbera) design looks rather good.

http://www.julianiautomobili.com/index.asp

There's so much wrong with that it's difficult to know where to start. eek

DonkeyApple

56,401 posts

171 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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V8 GRF said:
DonkeyApple said:
V8 GRF said:
Which all nicely fits in with the trademark applications that Owen and I posted links to on page 6.

Maybe we should go into business as PIs hehe
You'll need a red car and a lot more hair on that head of yours. wink
I've got the moustache though.... hehe
And it goes without saying, as a Griff owner, the medallion and chest wig.

You could be in business. biggrin

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Obiwonkeyblokey

5,400 posts

242 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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V8 GRF

7,294 posts

212 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/GIANLUCA-GREGIS-GAR...

Lots of pictures of the development of that ATS on there.

It looks like they have the skills to develop and build 'new' TVRs it's just seems they forgot to ask the owner of TVR if it was OK.


Gazzab

21,137 posts

284 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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But he has met Nick. Unless I misunderstand...nick popped in whilst diving a stripey Tuscan in Italy ? I saw the pIcs recently. Weren't they on th fb page?

Jasper Gilder

2,166 posts

275 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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RetroWheels said:
Not sure where this whole saga is heading, but this Juliani Automobili (Speed 12 meets road Cerbera) design looks rather good.





http://www.julianiautomobili.com/index.asp


Getting the doors to open cleanly with that swage line will be fun!

V8 GRF

7,294 posts

212 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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Gazzab said:
But he has met Nick. Unless I misunderstand...nick popped in whilst diving a stripey Tuscan in Italy ? I saw the pIcs recently. Weren't they on th fb page?
Didn't see the pics, but then I've met NS as well and I don't remember him giving me permission to build TVRs...... wink

johnalford2

137 posts

147 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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is it possible for him to make 'copies' as such of tvr models without NS's approval under tvr engineering?
like they do with ac cobra?

RetroWheels

3,384 posts

273 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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Jasper Gilder said:
RetroWheels said:
Not sure where this whole saga is heading, but this Juliani Automobili (Speed 12 meets road Cerbera) design looks rather good.





http://www.julianiautomobili.com/index.asp


Getting the doors to open cleanly with that swage line will be fun!
Let's not let reality get in the way of a good fantasy smile

Englishman

2,228 posts

212 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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Fantasy????

I put my order in 10 minutes ago. eek

900T-R

20,404 posts

259 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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Ah, it´s all a smokescreen folks.

While our friends at TVR Cars Official Page were busy pissing everyone off, I went to India to blag some supercharged Jaguar V8 engines off a Mr. Rahan Tata. It was a bit of a challenging meeting at first, but a few hours in he said I could have a look in one of JLRs warehouses and take whatever would fit in the back of my Mini Cooper as long as I would not ever darken his hallway again. And, whatever I would do, he added, don´t for a second dare to disrupt the Evoque production line. He didn´t seem to care if an XJ or XFR or two would be without the V8 engines destined for them. ´They´re just in the portfolio to please the sideways fraction of the local car hacks. We only ever sell diesels, anyway.´

I found someone who can weld chassis (or so he says) and one of the Blackpool a/d Rijn fellows was kind enough to lend me his Sagaris for taking moulds from. Well actually he didn´t, but he was already rather drunk at 21.00 on New Years Eve with no signs of slowing down his intake so I reckon I´ll be OK having his car for a couple more days. If he´s reading, I promise the scratches on his paintwork will polish out.

Anyway, I know you Brits like to joke about us Dutch and our liberal attitude towards the consumption of certain substances so I thought I´d take the wind out of your collective sails on that one, and you don´t tend to get much further than the Amsterdam red light district whenever you´re here, anyway. So expect a formal invitation to join us on the official launch of the Sagaris SC500 Lightweight (I, er, we took the stereo out as it kept interfering with the wash/wipe operation) some time in 2013 at the Sky High coffeeshop (where I, erm, we, might have spent time mulling over the inception of this exciting new chapter in the history of TVR).

Remember you´ve read it first here.

Edited by 900T-R on Wednesday 2nd January 19:29

madbadger

11,589 posts

246 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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Mr Tata officially retired at the end of last week.

glow worm

5,974 posts

229 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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900T-R said:
laugh

DonkeyApple

56,401 posts

171 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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900T-R said:
Ah, it´s all a smokescreen folks.

While our friends at TVR Cars Official Page were busy pissing everyone off, I went to India to blag some supercharged Jaguar V8 engines off a Mr. Rahan Tata. It was a bit of a challenging meeting at first, but a few hours in he said I could have a look in one of JLRs warehouses and take whatever would fit in the back of my Mini Cooper as long as I would not ever darken his hallway again. And, whatever I would do, he added, don´t for a second dare to disrupt the Evoque production line. He didn´t seem to care if an XJ or XFR or two would be without the V8 engines destined for them. ´They´re just in the portfolio to please the sideways fraction of the local car hacks. We only ever sell diesels, anyway.´

I found someone who can weld chassis (or so he says) and one of the Blackpool a/d Rijn fellows was kind enough to lend me his Sagaris for taking moulds from. Well actually he didn´t, but he was already rather drunk at 21.00 on New Years Eve with no signs of slowing down his intake so I reckon I´ll be OK having his car for a couple more days. If he´s reading, I promise the scratches on his paintwork will polish out.

Anyway, I know you Brits like to joke about us Dutch and our liberal attitude towards the consumption of certain substances so I thought I´d take the wind out of your collective sails on that one, and you don´t tend to get much further than the Amsterdam red light district whenever you´re here, anyway. So expect a formal invitation to join us on the official launch of the Sagaris SC500 Lightweight (I, er, we took the stereo out as it kept interfering with the wash/wipe operation) some time in 2013 at the Sky High coffeeshop (where I, erm, we, might have spent time mulling over the inception of this exciting new chapter in the history of TVR).

Remember you´ve read it first here.

Edited by 900T-R on Wednesday 2nd January 19:29
And sadly, this is by far the most business plan to date. biggrin

Don1

15,974 posts

210 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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I see Phil James was also bumped off the thread - he was asking if he could have his US Sagaris in Gulf spec with fries... hehe

Join the other FB group Phil.

bosscerbera

8,188 posts

245 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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Don1 said:
I see Phil James was also bumped off the thread - he was asking if he could have his US Sagaris in Gulf spec with fries... hehe

Join the other FB group Phil.
It was the pickle that tipped him over the edge.

ali_kat

32,003 posts

223 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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Gianluca Gregis recommended TVR Cars to TVR Car Fans early December.

infinity

638 posts

286 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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7 TVR said:
Dries you have far to much time on your hands wink
How's the Griff hunt going??
Got one! Already dismantling it for a respray and retrim.