TVR auctions the last Cerbera
Iconic brutish TVR reaches end of the line
The last Cerbera live online auction was launched yesterday, 24 July 2006.
As TVR announced a few weeks ago, one of the great icons of the British automotive industry, the TVR Cerbera 4.5 is making a one-off comeback in a live online auction of the last-ever example of the car. The auction runs until 31 August 2006. Proceeds in excess of the reserve price will be donated to a charity -- we don't know which yet.
The TVR Cerbera is a car with a dual role: on the one hand it's an extremely competent 2+2 grand tourer that can be used on any journey, through towns or across countries; on the other hand, it boasts the break-neck performance for which it's become both famous and feared. TVR's own 4.5 litre AJPV8 rockets the lightweight Cerbera from naught to 60 mph in under four seconds, and is one of the most revered sports car engines.
It has become an iconic British sports car, one that obliterated its competition when it was launched and for many years thereafter, and one whose shape has stood the test of time.
The last Cerbera was commissioned and specified personally by TVR's owner and chairman, bringing the car out of retirement for one last time in TVR's true tradition of producing one-off 'specials'. This is his homage to the beautiful but brutish British sports car.
All registrants will gain access to the live online auction, either to simply watch or to bid, and will receive regular e-mail updates, a full-colour 40-page catalogue and an A2 poster, all commemorating this special event and celebrating this very special British sports car.
I think this color is not bad..I like it and me thinks the Japanese people would realy realy like it they like white cars, and with dark colored wheels and tinted windows... ik looks cool shame its no LHD though
GTRene
I think this color is not bad..I like it and me thinks the Japanese people would realy realy like it they like white cars, and with dark colored wheels and tinted windows... ik looks cool shame its no LHD though
GTRene
Its been said before, but well done TVR, and thanks... for the Cerbera!
Many may not agree, but more modern TVRs like the Tuscan are just a bit too 'look at me' for my taste. Cerbera never needed flip paint or outrageous body extensions to look good, it just needed 18-inch anthracite wheels - and a loud exhaust to pop and bang on the overrun.
Such a shame it's gone.
Too bad TVR has lost their way .... They still make some nice cars, but not one that I would want.
Still, the blurb about being able to drive it around town does'nt wash with me.
Edit - Jesus - just got excited looking at the website as it mentions that you get a special brochure if you register even just to watch the auction. There i was quickly tapping in my details, then the section appears which asks for card details, in order for TVR to collect the £10 registration fee No thank you!
Still, the blurb about being able to drive it around town does'nt wash with me.
Edit - Jesus - just got excited looking at the website as it mentions that you get a special brochure if you register even just to watch the auction. There i was quickly tapping in my details, then the section appears which asks for card details, in order for TVR to collect the £10 registration fee No thank you!
Card details are putting me off, this time next week I could own numerous electrical appliances, delivery address Romania - how else could we pay the fee? or is the site secure?
shame really as i would love that commeorative brochure, i collect things like that and it would look great alongside my Millenium Ferrari annual. the poster would look great too.
i don't think there will be another GT/Supercar like the Cerbera, it was IMO one of the all time greats. it looked gorgeous, went like stink and you could use the back seats (i've seen kids as old as 11 climb in the back of a Cerb) which is a lot more than could be said for most other so called 2+2's!
i hope they don't stop using that AJP speed 8 motor, IMO that is one of the all time great road engines.
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