Right Hand Drive 2500s

[Mr Tiger]

Thanks Tony,

Had any luck finding a 2500 so far?

Chris

Edited by Mr Tiger on Sunday 9th July 14:11

[TCTVR]

Chris

No luck so far ........... am still looking

TC

[DavidBarker]

oliverb205 said:

I forgot this one, MWE71K. My mate warren resprayed it black with grey sills, but he had sold it by the time I met him and I only saw it once or twice. This was taken in June 1986. I have seen a photo of it since, about 20 years ago and it had changed colour again, think it was red.

Oliver.

Hi Oliver, I just stumbled across this. I owned this car, 2500 MWE 71K. I drove it to that event (at Townley Hall, Burnley. 1986) where the photo was taken. I think I purchased it from your friend Warren. I reluctantly sold it in around March 1987 after a massive mountaineering accident and couldn't drive for a year.

[oliverb205]

Hi David,

Yes I remember you and the car well, and how sorry you were to have to sell it. I have a recollection of seeing a photo of it 15-20 years ago and it was red, but can't remember where or when I saw it. I haven't seen Warren for quite a number of years now, (I moved to Southampton almost 5 years ago) but believe he still has the blue/silver Taimar he replaced the 2500 with.

I still miss my orange Vixen which I sold in 1990, the Taimar was never as much fun but my 3000S turbo replica is fantastic!

Oliver.

[Mr Tiger]

This lovely yellow 2500 was at the Pre 80s event in 2017.



If anyone on here own the car or knows the owner please get in touch. It would be great to get some details

Many thanks to Oliver for the fabulous photo.

Chris

[Turbo TVR]

[hi Chris not to forget my Regal Red 2500 , the last One with the old chassis ... 2237/T reg. BI-AX 168 H
quote=Mr Tiger]I have often wondered how many right hand drive 2500s were made.

This is a list of what I've managed to find so far.


Blue previously Yellow OUP 18K
Blue 22 VXN triple Webers
Blue UKU 47K
Blue with white band DNJ 154K


Green GLK 407J
Green HUK 3K
Greenish CJH 40K


Orange KTF 779K


Red JYT 16K Undergoing restoration
Red NYW 892L Rover V8
Red ADN 429J
Red GTF 904K
Red HUV 5K / TVR 1J
Red LJC 618K
Red GLH 9J


Silver PRA 3K


White DVY 918K
White with Blue band YPY 7K


Yellow GGY 123J
Yellow LGF 12K


Unknown Colour
HUV 3K undergoing restoration in Scotland
ETE 953J Hot Car road test car
TOD 238J now a V8 in Switzerland


Unknown Reg
Yellow - Glass sunroof sold by AC Roney
Yellow originally Claret. - eBay Scotland Jan 2012


I'd be grateful if errors and omissions would be pointed out.


Many thanks,


Chris
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Edited by Turbo TVR on Saturday 21st July 06:09

[Turbo TVR]

Turbo TVR said:

[hi Chris not to forget my Regal Red 2500 , the last One with the old chassis ... 2237/T reg. BI-AX 168 H
quote=Mr Tiger]I have often wondered how many right hand drive 2500s were made.

This is a list of what I've managed to find so far.


Blue previously Yellow OUP 18K
Blue 22 VXN triple Webers
Blue UKU 47K
Blue with white band DNJ 154K


Green GLK 407J
Green HUK 3K
Greenish CJH 40K


Orange KTF 779K


Red JYT 16K Undergoing restoration
Red NYW 892L Rover V8
Red ADN 429J
Red GTF 904K
Red HUV 5K / TVR 1J
Red LJC 618K
Red GLH 9J


Silver PRA 3K


White DVY 918K
White with Blue band YPY 7K


Yellow GGY 123J
Yellow LGF 12K


Unknown Colour
HUV 3K undergoing restoration in Scotland
ETE 953J Hot Car road test car
TOD 238J now a V8 in Switzerland


Unknown Reg
Yellow - Glass sunroof sold by AC Roney
Yellow originally Claret. - eBay Scotland Jan 2012


I'd be grateful if errors and omissions would be pointed out.


Many thanks,


Chris

Edited by Turbo TVR on Saturday 21st July 06:09

[Turbo TVR]

And a following pic of the workspace 😅
Kind regards Axel

[Mr Tiger]

Hi Axel,

Your fabulous 2500 has not been forgotten. It's been on the list since April 2015 Thanks for posting the photos, your car looks stunning!

It's about time the list was updated though.


Black HUV 3K
Black HUU 484K

Blue OUP 18K
Blue with white band DNJ 154K
Blue 22 VXN
Blue UKU 47K
Blue JDT 344K
Blue? SEV 384K
Blue 71 TVR in New Zealand
Blue KS A 4311H German reg, previously KB HR 990 German Reg, previously OEV 479K UK reg
Blue GME 86J

Green ERF 209K
Green GLK 407J
Green HUK 3K in France
Green CJH 40K
Green DT 63175 Danish Reg, previously XBA 55K

Orange KTF 779K
Orange FOX 1G previously Red LYB 6K
Orange JLO 299K
Orange DRX 877K

Red NYW 892L
Red ADN 429J
Red GTF 904K in Germany
Red TVR 1J previously HUV 5K
Red LJC 618K
Red GLH 9J
Red TOD 238J
Red MWE 71K previously Black
Red SRB 372K
Red GT-VR 68H in Germany previuosly DL 92 32 in Netherlands, previuosly 9801 VT in UK
Red VS0739 in Germany previously GYY 604L
Red ZV 6709 in S Ireland previously GLK 408J

Silver PRA 3K
Silver GAB 239J
Silver JYT 16K previously Red, previously Yellow

White with Blue band YPY 7K
White with Red band NGJ 33K
White DVY 918K
White GME 86J

Yellow GGY 123J
Yellow BMA 1K
Yellow LGF 12K
Yellow unknown reg originally Claret. - eBay Scotland Jan 2012
Yellow ETE 953J
Yellow MEO 95K
Yellow UKW 366K
Yellow LP 1341 in New Zealand, previously BTJ 269E?
Yellow AH-81-55 in Netherlands
Yellow LYV 143K in Germany
Yellow NYW 895L
Yellow OWC 4K
Yellow NTJ 400K
Yellow AVH 259K

Unknown Colour
FRE 878K

If any omissions or errors are spotted, please let me know.

Thanks,

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

Time for a few updates:

The colour of FRE 878K was previously unknown. It is now known to have been blue.

This Netherlands based racer is now know to have been registered in the UK as HYC 749K. Details still exist on the DVLA site.




Finally, a 'new' one has appeared. The reg is RTW 790K. This is listed on the DVLA site as orange and is taxed and MOT'd. Does anyone know of the car or have any further details or photos please?

With thanks to whoever took the photo and to Marshall.

Chris

[GTRene]

with the Dutch plates AH-81-85

I got those other pictures.



















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[Mr Tiger]

Great photos Rene. Thanks for posting them.

Do you have any of RTW 790K by any chance?

Chris

[GTRene]

Mr Tiger said:

Great photos Rene. Thanks for posting them.

Do you have any of RTW 790K by any chance?

Chris

YW ,

sadly nothing with a recognizable plate like that.

[bazjude2998]

Hi Chris,not sure if my old car is on your radar.I bought the car off Simon Pilkinton in the early 80,s it was in the factory for repairs ( see my recent post on International Grantura Face Book page) deemed a uneconomical repair.It turned out a show stopper,complete with a full tan Taimar interior.Registation MHG 194P then VTL 11 chassis no 3371TM.I think it was originally Metallic Silver then Bronze and after my restoration Ford Aubergine.I came across the car on Pistonheads in a very sad state (that was probably 2010 to 2013 ) a garage in Scotland had it up for grabs.I believe Rene Christensen from France took on the restoration.I have been in touch with him but unfortunately have lost his contact details
Regards Baz

[plasticpig72]

Try TVR Club France or their forum which is open once you sign in and register
Alan

[Mr Tiger]

bazjude2998 said:

Hi Chris,not sure if my old car is on your radar.I bought the car off Simon Pilkinton in the early 80,s it was in the factory for repairs ( see my recent post on International Grantura Face Book page) deemed a uneconomical repair.It turned out a show stopper,complete with a full tan Taimar interior.Registation MHG 194P then VTL 11 chassis no 3371TM.I think it was originally Metallic Silver then Bronze and after my restoration Ford Aubergine.I came across the car on Pistonheads in a very sad state (that was probably 2010 to 2013 ) a garage in Scotland had it up for grabs.I believe Rene Christensen from France took on the restoration.I have been in touch with him but unfortunately have lost his contact details
Regards Baz

Hi Baz,

Thanks for the details. I'd originally intended to make a list of the right hand drive Vixen bodied 2500s. Some 2500M details have been posted though. There weren't many of these made and they are still of interest to me. If the original search ever comes to an end, perhaps I'll start on the Ms.

Sorry for any confusion.

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

Photos of this car were found somewhere on the web several years ago. The car remained unidentified for quite a while though.













The photos below seem to be of the same car.












The dash is quite distinctive and looks identical in both sets of photos. Other details also match. For now, I'll assume the photos are of the same car, unless anyone knows differently.

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

The white race/sprint prepared 2500 GME 86J has been know of for a while thanks to Roy C. I've just found a link to quite a detailed article on the car, which may be of interest.

https://drive-my.com/en/test-drive/item/3855-1971-...


This characterful photo of JLO 299K was found on Facebook a few years ago.




Here's a more up to date photo found on the web recently.





In the last few months, with help from both the TVRCC UK and North America, quite a few previously unknown of 2500s have come to light.

BDT 473J - Silver
SBK 349J - Blue
OBP 105J - Orange
GKA 586 - Silver
AX-32600 - Red with Ford 289
GMH 9J - Red
CAO 315K - Red
DAO 666K - originally Silver,then Blue, converted to Tuscan V6 by the factory
HLU 48K - originally Yellow, then Red
PEV 550K - originally Silver, then Brown

Many thanks to Mervyn, Marshall and whoever took the photos.

Chris

[anonymous-user]

oliverb205 said:

And this one, don't get too excited the picture was taken in August 1988

Oliver.

...and it hasn’t been taxed since 1989 !

[Mr Tiger]

V6 Pushfit said:

...and it hasn’t been taxed since 1989 !

Yes, it would be nice to know what happened to this car. Maybe it was exported.

Chris