New classic car dealer at the old TVR London showroom

[TVR1]

Well, it's been blacked out for a few days and finally opened. Landmark Cars in the old showroom. Quite a bizarre feeling driving around Hogarth roundabout this evening. Anyway, some very tasty looking classics in there already, at quick glance, GT40, Miura, Elite, and a few more. I can take a few pics and post them up later if any one wants?...... Now just to find my old remotes/ keys for the building

Edited by TVR1 on Tuesday 13th March 19:41

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

I take it you used to work there?

I loved that old showroom, and whenever I go over Hogarth, always look down at it and remember the old days of shiny, interesting cars. It was the only thing that lifted one's spirits on a boring drive into London apart from Coy's place in Richmond...

Had no idea it was opening up again with such fab classics - now I'm interested!!!

I live 70 miles away further South, won't be going past anytime soon, so yes PLEASE take some pics and post them up?

Ta!

[TVR1]

Here we go, a bit of car porn for you. Very, very tasty......

















Hope you like....the GT40 appears to be a GT5o after all but never mind...and its a bit shaky as the alarm went off. I guess they changed the code.

Edited by TVR1 on Wednesday 14th March 22:30

[Ozzie Osmond]

They're going to struggle to cover the overheads with that lot IMO. Most particularly they'll get eaten alive by customer warranty complaints while trying to handle so many different old specialist cars.

[Fire99]

Ozzie Osmond said:

They're going to struggle to cover the overheads with that lot IMO. Most particularly they'll get eaten alive by customer warranty complaints while trying to handle so many different old specialist cars.

Clearly not going for the 'Glass Half Full' approach on this one then?

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Jesus H. Christ.

That's some seeeerious car porn, right there.

I like the Ford GT pic actually - makes it look like it's going fast even when it's parked!

Thanks so much for taking those pics

[Disco You]

Either of the Astons for,me. Yummy.

Or both, come to think of it... I'll go for both...

[TVR1]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

Jesus H. Christ.

That's some seeeerious car porn, right there.

I like the Ford GT pic actually - makes it look like it's going fast even when it's parked!

Thanks so much for taking those pics

It was my pleasure, I can assure you!

The lambo is my particular, 'I would do ANYTHING to own that' car. Pure and simple perfection in my eyes.

And 10 years later? Enzo (meh) Ferrari copied it. But IMO lost the purity of the lines of the original 4 seater. I also have a lusting for an Espada.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

TVR1 said:

It was my pleasure, I can assure you!

The lambo is my particular, 'I would do ANYTHING to own that' car. Pure and simple perfection in my eyes.

And 10 years later? Enzo (meh) Ferrari copied it. But IMO lost the purity of the lines of the original 4 seater. I also have a lusting for an Espada.

With you there. I did a Petrolhead type tour of Italy a few years back, and one of the factories we visited was Lambo at Sant Agata.

I was loving looking round all the older classic Lambos. But the one that would win my heart is still the Muira.

In those pictures you took though, as another poster above, I would have a very hard job turning down one of the Astons...

[TVR1]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

TVR1 said:

It was my pleasure, I can assure you!

The lambo is my particular, 'I would do ANYTHING to own that' car. Pure and simple perfection in my eyes.

And 10 years later? Enzo (meh) Ferrari copied it. But IMO lost the purity of the lines of the original 4 seater. I also have a lusting for an Espada.

With you there. I did a Petrolhead type tour of Italy a few years back, and one of the factories we visited was Lambo at Sant Agata.

I was loving looking round all the older classic Lambos. But the one that would win my heart is still the Muira.

In those pictures you took though, as another poster above, I would have a very hard job turning down one of the Astons...

Miura is indeed fantastic but still strikes me as perhaps a younger girl that hasn't quite got to know herself or love, hence the eyes wide open,expectant, ready to go stance. The Isolera by contrast, has the eyes shut, slightly more relaxed but satisfied look!

a bit of factory footaaage care of YouTube;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vKbLD6_C8k&fea...

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

TVR1 said:

Miura is indeed fantastic but still strikes me as perhaps a younger girl that hasn't quite got to know herself or love, hence the eyes wide open,expectant, ready to go stance. The Isolera by contrast, has the eyes shut, slightly more relaxed but satisfied look!

a bit of factory footaaage care of YouTube;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vKbLD6_C8k&fea...

Ha, good car similie there!

Great bit of footage, cheers. The factory's sure changed a lot from then to when I was there 5 years ago that's for sure...

[billzeebub]

That showroom is sensational. I love those 70s/80s Astons increasingly as time goes by, maybe it's a subconscious thing (because with the way prices have gone I know I will never be able to afford a 60s Aston!?)

[Robatr0n]

I did wonder why it was blacked out.

Thanks for posting this up! I live about 15 minutes from there so may pay it a visit in the not too distant future.

[soad]

Decent looking place. Nice stock too.
Drooling over ford racer and that cool bike.

[TVR1]

The Isolera appears to have gone.....to be replaced by something very very deeply tasty.

If it is an original one of the 'few' in RHD and not a coupe chopper, very much want....