3000S 'Penthouse'

[duncscz]

Who or where is the best source of historical data of 3000S models ?

My black 3000S, registered on 12th March 1979, chassis number 4682, has a 'Penthouse' badge on the front grill?

http://photos.fotango.com/p/eba00418370f00000001.jpg

Anyone know if she was produced for some special event (I guess associated with Penthouse magazine?).

Anyone know the first and last chassis numbers of the 3000S ?

Thanks.....

[davidy]

Because I have an anorak I can tell you that Penthouse featured the Taimar Turbo and 3000S in March 1979, this was reprinted in Sprint in March 1985. I no longer have a set of TVR Car Club Sprints, but someone else may be able to scan the article and email it to you.

I'll take my anorak off now

Davidy

[Podie]

Steve Heath's S series bible also states there was a "Penthouse S"... standard except for a few decals IIRC...

[thegamekeeper]

Being that I have an older anorak I actually have the "Penthouse" magazine. The article is "It takes two to turbo" and was done by Sir Stirling Moss.It features a taimar Turbo and a white 3000S which has John Brittens reg number TVR4 but no Penthouse badge.
TVR did a "Penthouse" S2 with a "wooden effect" dash. That didn't have a Penthose badge on the bonnet either but it did have Maria Whittaker sat on the bonnet almost wearing some clothes.
Off to pick up my anorak from the dry cleaners.

[davidy]

Anorak Mode Again

The Penthouse S that Podie refers to was around 1988/89 about the same time as the launch of the Tuscan challenge. An S was done up in Penthouse Livery and there was a photo shoot with Maria Whittaker (take the calming tablets now Terminator!!). There was going to be a special version of the car launched, there were Press Releases, but whether any cars were actually made to that spec, I don't know.

TVR then got a bout of political correctness and ever since have distanced themselves from the old 'girly' days (something that made TVR and Martin Lilley famous!!)

At the same time Penthouse produced a special newstand magazine called Girls and Cars or something similar and this featured both the S and the 390SE with appropriately clad models!!

Anorak away now

davidy

>> Edited by davidy on Friday 5th March 15:03

[Podie]

thegamekeeper said:

... Penthouse... ...article ...

[Terminator]

davidy said:

An S was done up in Penthouse Livery and there was a photo shoot with Maria Whittaker (take the calming tablets now Terminator!!). davidy

Calming tablets bolocks! You may recall that it was I who got the negs from the Penthouse publishers Northern & Shell and reprinted the car plus Maria on the front cover of our car club magazine.

Penthouse did a special issue called 'Penthouse Car Girls' in 1988. Features 3 articles on TVRs along with a host of other stuff. I picked up (stole) a copy from the TVR hospitality suite at the 1988 Motorshow and I've still got it - none of the pages are stuck together either.

[duncscz]

Terminator said:

Features 3 articles on TVRs along with a host of other stuff.

Any of them a black 3000S by chance ?

[thornogson]

I have the March 85 copy of Sprint, if you want a scanned copy, get in touch thro, my profile.
G.

[davidy]

duncscz

The three TVRs were all then modern ones 1988/1989 era.

davidy