Right Hand Drive 2500s

[Mr Tiger]

Hansoplast said:

Just to fill the list of existing TVR 2500.
Showed in PH earlier.
Hans

Nice one Hans. I don't remember seeing this one before. Steering wheel's on the wrong side though

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

Jim Mackay said:

Hi.
Can you add my 2500M to the list.
Its Reg DRA 916L, chassis number 2416TM.
Orange(ish).
Undergoing restoration (only when time permits, alas!).
Cheers
Jim
Moray, Scotland

Thanks Jim. Yours is now on the list. It was originally intended for (Vixen) 2500s but 2500Ms are just as interesting and seem to be very hard to find in right hand drive guise. I think I have the Road & Track road test of the 2500M from around 1977. If I remember correctly it beat the Vixen 2500 to 60 by quite a margin. I think they took it beyond the red line in 2nd gear! If I ever find the time, I may be able to scan it and email you a copy if you don't already have it. Any chance of posting some pics?

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

A few more have surfaced in the last year (or so), time for a long overdue update.

This very nice original looking one, OWC 4K, sold in the early part of 2016.




Next, one of the Club members contacted me about this one.



At some point, this one had a female owener in Devon, who intended to hill climb it. It was more recently sold, without its engine. The current owner's plans for the car are unknown.




One of the previous owners had another 2500, a yellow 'K' reg car, which he fitted a Daimler 2.5 to. This was around 30 years ago. Does this ring a bell with anyone?




Finally, this one is currently in Germany.







I've tried contacting the owner, requesting some history but so far have not received received a reply. Does anyone recognise the car?

Many thanks to Tony and Neale for all their help.

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

davidstacey42 said:

JYT 16K now silver

Looking very nice too!

How does it compare with your GT6?

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

Roy C said:

A TVR 2500 competing in the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy last Saturday

Many thanks for posting Roy. This isn't a car I was aware of before. It's always great when another one turns up.

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

The blue one that was for sale in Germany has recently come back to the UK..

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It was previously registered in Germany as KB HR 990 .


Also I've just heard of a yellow one, reg number NTJ 400K and have been reliably informed that it appears on p168 of Peter Filby's Success Against The Odds in the background. I can't take a look though as I don't have a copy of the book

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

Thanks Tony,

Had any luck finding a 2500 so far?

Chris

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

[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

[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

[Mr Tiger]

Great photos Rene. Thanks for posting them.

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

Chris

[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

[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

[Mr Tiger]

A former 2500 owner has recently enquired about his old car via Peter, the TVRCC RO of Tees Valley. Ralph Pickles owned ADN 429J from 1972 to 1974.

Ralph was the second owner and bought the car from Northern Sportscars of Scorton (near Darlington) who were TVR dealers at the time but have not been around since the 80s. They were selling the car on behalf of the first owner who was a butcher from York.

This is the car in its original colour circa 1973.




The last I'd heard, the car was for sale with a dealer in Hertfordshire in 2013.

Here are some pics taken from the ad.









Peter searched the DVLA site and found the car has recently been taxed. It is now cream in colour and is registered as a 5 litre.

If anyone knows of the car, it would be great to get some more details.

Many thanks to Peter and Ralph for the info and photo.

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

Nice find! The car was indeed marigold so presumably still in its original colour. Perhaps someone on here owns RTW 790K or knows the owner. If so, It would be great to get in contact.

Thanks for replying and also for your email.

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

Mr Steel said:

I owned MWE 71K from around 1976 to 1979 it was metallic blue then , it had a Triumph 2500 engine with twin carbs and an overdrive gearbox which worked on 2nd 3rd and 4th gear. Acceleration was incredible for the period 0-60 in 6.5 s.

Hi Mr Steel,

Thanks for posting and welcome to the forum. It's always great to get some more details on these cars. This one's had a few colour changes over the years. It was originally Renault Yellow, then, not necessarily in order, metallic blue, black and red. It must have had some serious mods to have achieved those acceleration figures! Do you remember what was done? Also, do you have any photos you'd be willing to share please?

Chris

[Mr Tiger]

sylvester56 said:

Hi Chris, just found this thread. LYV 143 K belonged to a friend of mine in the early 1980's. I have photos if you are interested. Jon

Hi Jon, thanks for your reply. I'd be very interested in seeing the photos. Cheers, Chris

[Mr Tiger]

Hi Jon,
Great photos! Thanks for posting. As mentioned in the TVRCC forum, the last I heard of LYV 143K it was for sale in Germany with a Rover V8 fitted. This was back in May 2015.
Chris