What makes a TVR instantly recognisable?
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I'm often driving down the street (lid off) and I'll here a kid shout to his mate "look a TVR". Equally, even my younger daughters (6 and 9) will recongise a Tiv on the road - though they won't have a clue what model it is. Even more extraordinary, my wife recognises a Tiv from quarter of a mile, again she won't know the model. The only other make that my wife and kids recognise so well are Ferraris.
Anyway, I was wondering: What makes TVR's so distinctive and recognisable? The fact that they are all very different yet instantly recoginsed, must be a real tribute to the design department.
Anyway, I was wondering: What makes TVR's so distinctive and recognisable? The fact that they are all very different yet instantly recoginsed, must be a real tribute to the design department.
Shapes unachievable in metal but doable in GRP?
Oh. And since you'll know where I'm talking about...
Last year I took the wife's Chimaera to Sainsbury's (near where I and srebbe64 live). I park up in a space (unlike the inconsiderate twats leaving their cars in the pick-up-drop-off area) near the main door.
As I kill the engine and faff with items in the car (the roof is off) one of the local teenage chavs who hang about on their bikes says to his mate, "Is that a posh car?". His mate says to him, "Naaah, mate. Its just a TeeVeeeArrr"
"Just" a TVR indeed!
But they knew precisely what it was...
Oh. And since you'll know where I'm talking about...
Last year I took the wife's Chimaera to Sainsbury's (near where I and srebbe64 live). I park up in a space (unlike the inconsiderate twats leaving their cars in the pick-up-drop-off area) near the main door.
As I kill the engine and faff with items in the car (the roof is off) one of the local teenage chavs who hang about on their bikes says to his mate, "Is that a posh car?". His mate says to him, "Naaah, mate. Its just a TeeVeeeArrr"
"Just" a TVR indeed!
But they knew precisely what it was...
Don said:
Shapes unachievable in metal but doable in GRP?
Oh. And since you'll know where I'm talking about...
Last year I took the wife's Chimaera to Sainsbury's (near where I and srebbe64 live). I park up in a space (unlike the inconsiderate twats leaving their cars in the pick-up-drop-off area) near the main door.
As I kill the engine and faff with items in the car (the roof is off) one of the local teenage chavs who hang about on their bikes says to his mate, "Is that a posh car?". His mate says to him, "Naaah, mate. Its just a TeeVeeeArrr"
"Just" a TVR indeed!
But they knew precisely what it was...
Hope that wasn't my son!!
The badge on the front/rear...
The driver...
The Grin...
The noise...
The agressive nature of the car, without even moving...
The agressive nature of the driver when moving...
The shape - Classic brit car lines...
The poor lights in the dark...H4
Its got More grunt than your first girlfriend...
The look on peoples faces when a TVR goes by...
It's on the back of a Flatbed...
After a couple of seconds you can't recognise it as its too far in the distance...
......
But you know it was a TVR..
The driver...
The Grin...
The noise...
The agressive nature of the car, without even moving...
The agressive nature of the driver when moving...
The shape - Classic brit car lines...
The poor lights in the dark...H4
Its got More grunt than your first girlfriend...
The look on peoples faces when a TVR goes by...
It's on the back of a Flatbed...
After a couple of seconds you can't recognise it as its too far in the distance...
...... But you know it was a TVR..
Don said:
Last year I took the wife's Chimaera to Sainsbury's .I park up in a space (unlike the inconsiderate twats leaving their cars in the pick-up-drop-off area) near the main door.
If I'm in the TVR and I'm getting out of the car I always park in the pick up area.
I don't want some chav in a metro scratching my car.
Don said:
As I kill the engine and faff with items in the car (the roof is off) one of the local teenage chavs who hang about on their bikes says to his mate, "Is that a posh car?". His mate says to him, "Naaah, mate. Its just a TeeVeeeArrr"
"Just" a TVR indeed!
But they knew precisely what it was...
not a bad thing, necessarily. least they'll leave it alone
The way that other cars will try their best to come up behind you to suss out what type it is. Or when windows wind down as you're approaching.
Even better the downward eyes and sour face of my nextdoor neighbour, followed by door closing, indicates the presence of a Tiv. BTW she drives a small Pug with bald tyres and broken power steering which she switches on and off about 3 times, strangling each time, while she's getting out of garage, locking back door etc. Maybe we could have a sister thread What makes an idiot in a shitbox instantly recognisable?
Even better the downward eyes and sour face of my nextdoor neighbour, followed by door closing, indicates the presence of a Tiv. BTW she drives a small Pug with bald tyres and broken power steering which she switches on and off about 3 times, strangling each time, while she's getting out of garage, locking back door etc. Maybe we could have a sister thread What makes an idiot in a shitbox instantly recognisable?
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