Friday 17th November 2006

TVR owners plan London rally

Aiming to keep TVR British

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Take your TVR to the city

If you're a TVR owner, reserve next Sunday 26 November for a protest in London over TVR's proposed move abroad.

The iconically British maker of rumbling sports cars is set to move production to Italy, and the TVR Car Club, whose 12,000-odd members see this as a way of showing the strength of feeling among not just the cars' owners but also those in the company, its dealer network and anyone who cares about British engineering.

According to the organisers, there two key objectives for the rally and to help maintain and further raise the profile of the factory closure, and associated job losses, and to hold the largest ever gathering of TVRs.

The day will include:

• Several convoys from around the country to London.
• Transport for factory workers, and families from Blackpool to London.
• Meet in Central London at mid-day, meeting point to be confirmed.
• Departing at roughly 13:00 a convoy through London, a route map will be provided at the meeting point.
• Petition presentation - along the lines of "Keep TVR British".

At approximately 15:00, the rally will regroup for a convoy to a hostelry for refreshments, before departing for home.

• The forum discussion and further details are here

[24sol67]

Cheers All

Last car [S2 Elise] had black soft top - easy to keep / look clean.

This car [111R] has matching red top and shows dirt much quicker - Lotus say warm water etc - but what better solutions [excuse the pun] have you come up with.

Cheers Ken

[griffter]

I've got burgundy on my Griff. I just wash it with the car shampoo I use for the rest of the bodywork, rinse it before it dries, and coat it with Thompsons once a year. Maybe the Thompsons stops the dirt getting ingrained.

[V8 Devil]

I've just used the Renovo canvas cleaner which brought my hood up a treat.