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stainless_steve

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6,052 posts

287 months

Saturday 11th February 2012
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Great article,i've alot of time for Lawrence,just wish he had bought TVR.
Wish him well with Ginetta,looks a great car but could do with a few more horses under the bonnet wink

cirvy

2,331 posts

292 months

Saturday 11th February 2012
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I thought it was a good article & made enjoyable reading.

Made me a little sad that he wasn't the one who bought TVR. I reckon he's a similar character to PW & would have ultimately taken the company forward. Must admit I didn't realise he'd got so close. Makes you wonder where we would all be in the world of TVR had the Russian not waded in!

I reckon the Ginettas look quite interesting, may even be a future option, who knows. They've a long way to go currently, but then so did the early TVRs.

SimonKD

1,386 posts

260 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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A couple of shots of his own car I took at the Autosport Show in January

Regards
Simon



scotty_d

6,795 posts

223 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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They are very nice cars, look a bit fezza 458 in some angles in sprint.

clive f

7,259 posts

262 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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a good bit of reading there this month, interesting stuff on "what might have been", that G60 looks very tasty.yes

D14 AYS

3,696 posts

239 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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Agree,nice write up in Sprint.
G60 looks lovely, needs more power in my opinion, nice write up here

http://www.autocar.co.uk/www.autocar.co.uk/CarRevi...

Laser Sag

2,860 posts

272 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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Think its one that different colours seem to work better than others, car in sprint looks really good not sure about the autocar one.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that there was to be a supercharged version to satisfy the need for more power but that it would come at a considerable cost.

Hope it does well for him, have never met him but he comes across very well in everything I have read.

robsco

7,875 posts

205 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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So close yet so far - it could have been so different for TVR now. I'm sure LT would have carried the business forward. Ginetta are one of the most interesting companies to follow at the moment, they could well be the "new TVR" if they carry on down the same path.

Mini door mirrors on LT's G60? nerd

Barreti

6,689 posts

266 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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As I have the attention span of a goldfish I rarely sit and read some of the longer articles in Sprint, but the interview with LT was a very interesting and enlightening read.

What might have been eh.
Shame we got stuck with the berk who couldn't even be bothered to do Due Diligence

7 TVR

2,589 posts

197 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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Enjoyed the article and found his views on the limitations of the speed six engine's in his race car's interesting!!

RedSpike66

2,343 posts

241 months

Monday 13th February 2012
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7 TVR said:
Enjoyed the article and found his views on the limitations of the speed six engine's in his race car's interesting!!
Interesting he says reliability and 440bhp don't make a happy marriage in a Speed6 block... for racing of course but nonetheless...

Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Monday 13th February 2012
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Interesting interview - be interesting to see how some of the PW fans respond to it though.

broadside

856 posts

311 months

Monday 13th February 2012
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A very informative article and good read. I think LT has a very realistic view on the problems of restarting TVR and what needs to be done. I'd be delighted if someone was able to prove myself and LT wrong on that though!!

In the real world I hope he and Ginetta do well in the future, they are certainly producing some good looking cars at the moment.

It's just a shame he didn't get to take on TVR before Moleskins got his grubby mitts on it.

stainless_steve

Original Poster:

6,052 posts

287 months

Monday 13th February 2012
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He also loves SEAC's biggrin