Trying to Resurrect TVR!
Trying to Resurrect TVR!
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ShiDevil

Original Poster:

2,293 posts

200 months

Monday 23rd July 2012
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Adam Martin and I have designed a new type of TVR, well we plonked a wind turbine in a Cerbera. We are struggling to get it moving, but It might be a goer, given Smolensky is now into Wind Turbines smile No more issues with TVR engines, as it's powered by da wind smile


alex_gray255

6,337 posts

231 months

Monday 23rd July 2012
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The only problem I see with that development would be the low bridges, but other than that you're good to go!

crazyidea

109 posts

168 months

Monday 23rd July 2012
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I would like to re-post my initial design sketch from a week or so back, please all feel free to modify/upgrade it The only way we will get TVR back into wind powered production is if we do the ground work first!! Best solution so far was a V8 for mobility and wind turbine to run the electrics.


Bigadz

393 posts

174 months

Monday 23rd July 2012
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You see the turbine may look a but big but it offsets the carbon footprint of the v8, it's basically a hybrid. Yes the top speed is now 80mph less and the roof needed some work but it's a small compromise. I will be putting this to smolenski in a wax crayon drawing for his understanding. A 'T' model for telescopic will follow.

crazyidea

109 posts

168 months

Monday 23rd July 2012
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I like it, a Hybrid!!! Maybe the T version could be used when parked up to fully charge the battery and then lowered for transportation to the next site. Do you think that the roof re-design could be minimised by attaching the turbine to the chassis? Always found he prefered pencil to crayon as he can then just rub out what he doesn't like that day.

ninetynine

537 posts

268 months

Tuesday 24th July 2012
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a comment i overheard this weekend ( oh yeh them tvrs dont make them any more hear they are going to make wind turbines)to which the reply was ( yeh i know but they will have to have spikes sticking out of them )