Cool TVR moments!
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I don't know about you, but sometimes I forget how much our cars stand out!
I needed to fill the Tuscan up with optimax, so I thought I might as well combine that with having a swift half at the "Darbys Corner" (take note Bob-the-Planner, nice pub for Dorset meets!).
My Tuscan is my only car so I drive it to work every day and consequently I'm used to seeing it and so are my work mates, and it almost becomes the same as every other car in the car park - you forget the reactions it can get!
Anyway, to cut a long story a little bit shorter, my wife and entered said pub and bought a couple of drinks. I saw that they had a notice board with photos from what looked like a track day - we're in good company, I thought!
We sat down to enjoy our drinks and soon we heard the words "TVR" and "Tuscan" drifting across from the direction of the bar. Other phrases like "Have you seen what's in the car park?", "Beautiful car" and "Who's is it?" also wafted past!
After a short time the barman and the landlord had a break from working, stopped for a cigarette and gazed around the bar thoughtfully. They then went outside, followed by a handful of regulars. About 5 minutes later they came in smiling and laughing, singing the praises of TVR. The landlord came up to my wife and I and asked us if the TVR was ours - we said yes (of course) and he went on to tell us about the Chimaera he was going to buy, and seemed to be a really nice guy!
When we got up to leave, one of the regulars got up too, saying he had to see us pull away! As I left, the bar staff and landlord came out and the guy said "give it a rev!" - I couldn't let them down! When I revved it, they laughed the same way I laugh when I hear a stupidly powerful car! Pistonheads, the lot of 'em!
I know this isn't a new phenomenum, but if it doesn't happen for a while you forget it happens at all!
Sorry if this post has gone on a bit - I was sober when I started it, but I've been sharing a few glasses of wine with my beautiful wife between sentences and am starting to ramble!
My typing isn't as bad as Mungo's though (although the [DEL] key is starting to wear out now!)
The point of this thread is:
What has been your coolest TVR moment?
(sorry of this has been done before - I'm sure it has!)
I needed to fill the Tuscan up with optimax, so I thought I might as well combine that with having a swift half at the "Darbys Corner" (take note Bob-the-Planner, nice pub for Dorset meets!).
My Tuscan is my only car so I drive it to work every day and consequently I'm used to seeing it and so are my work mates, and it almost becomes the same as every other car in the car park - you forget the reactions it can get!
Anyway, to cut a long story a little bit shorter, my wife and entered said pub and bought a couple of drinks. I saw that they had a notice board with photos from what looked like a track day - we're in good company, I thought!
We sat down to enjoy our drinks and soon we heard the words "TVR" and "Tuscan" drifting across from the direction of the bar. Other phrases like "Have you seen what's in the car park?", "Beautiful car" and "Who's is it?" also wafted past!
After a short time the barman and the landlord had a break from working, stopped for a cigarette and gazed around the bar thoughtfully. They then went outside, followed by a handful of regulars. About 5 minutes later they came in smiling and laughing, singing the praises of TVR. The landlord came up to my wife and I and asked us if the TVR was ours - we said yes (of course) and he went on to tell us about the Chimaera he was going to buy, and seemed to be a really nice guy!
When we got up to leave, one of the regulars got up too, saying he had to see us pull away! As I left, the bar staff and landlord came out and the guy said "give it a rev!" - I couldn't let them down! When I revved it, they laughed the same way I laugh when I hear a stupidly powerful car! Pistonheads, the lot of 'em!
I know this isn't a new phenomenum, but if it doesn't happen for a while you forget it happens at all!
Sorry if this post has gone on a bit - I was sober when I started it, but I've been sharing a few glasses of wine with my beautiful wife between sentences and am starting to ramble!
My typing isn't as bad as Mungo's though (although the [DEL] key is starting to wear out now!)
The point of this thread is:
What has been your coolest TVR moment?
(sorry of this has been done before - I'm sure it has!)
Sept 2000 - just before the Fuel protest made the brother fill up his Tuscan with petrol to be on the safe side.
As the Tuscan was started, a small boy (about 4 year old) was being lead by the hand past the petrol station started crying his head off at the noise of the beast. Might be cruel, but seemed cool at the time.
As the Tuscan was started, a small boy (about 4 year old) was being lead by the hand past the petrol station started crying his head off at the noise of the beast. Might be cruel, but seemed cool at the time.
Well Shamus, that was a nice experience and obviously a nice bottle of wine!
To tell the truth I've only had my chim for 3 months and I before I got it I used to dismiss the stories of young wenches swooning at the sight and sound of a tiv. But my early experiences suggest that this may not all be folklore.
Several weeks after collecting my trusty steed I came back to my car at the SUL pump on the local Texaco forecourt to find I'd gained a passenger (with quite the longest legs I'd ever seen) during the few minutes I'd been away from the car. Said she'd had to step into the car "cos she couldn't find the frigging door knob!!". Having seen how short her skirt was I made a mental note to go back to the Texaco garage later on and negotiate the purchase of the surveillance video - must have been quite a sight!
I realized that her friends in the cavalier at the LRP pump had put her up to it so decided that I really shouldn't spoil their party. We left the garage rather promptly
and headed south down the A24. I think the adrenaline of the circumstance may have gotten to me and I realized that we were getting too far ahead. I imagined that the overloaded cavalier was still struggling to get into the traffic as I disappeared over the horizon with a now obviously excited Miss Demeanour on my hands. Fortunately we slowed in traffic around Dorking and up to our tail, out of breath (or something) clambered the silver cavalier amid flashing lights and honking horn. Nervous of being caught "in possession" I nailed the tiv , down through the glorious cambered dual carriageway bend off the roundabout at Deepdene onto the Horsham Road (BTW do they do a recaro bucket seat for a chim?) and we burbled down the A24 towards Beare Green. Above the throaty roar ('shame she had such a smoker's cough) I managed to suggest that we pull over at a pub along the way so her friends could catch up. We dived into the Duke's Head and ordered a couple of Coronas while I tried to disentangle her grin from the large, intricate ear-rings that somehow didn't seem to fit with either the chic tiv or the grungy cav.
We'd told each other our life stories by the time the sun finally settled over the horizon and the cav wheezed in to the car park and spewed out a bunch of s'arf London's finest neanderthals. I chose to take my leave at this point - it had been fun but I knew that all good things must come to an end.
Since then I always get a quiver of excitement on returning to the tiv after paying for fuel!
Hutch
To tell the truth I've only had my chim for 3 months and I before I got it I used to dismiss the stories of young wenches swooning at the sight and sound of a tiv. But my early experiences suggest that this may not all be folklore.
Several weeks after collecting my trusty steed I came back to my car at the SUL pump on the local Texaco forecourt to find I'd gained a passenger (with quite the longest legs I'd ever seen) during the few minutes I'd been away from the car. Said she'd had to step into the car "cos she couldn't find the frigging door knob!!". Having seen how short her skirt was I made a mental note to go back to the Texaco garage later on and negotiate the purchase of the surveillance video - must have been quite a sight!
I realized that her friends in the cavalier at the LRP pump had put her up to it so decided that I really shouldn't spoil their party. We left the garage rather promptly
and headed south down the A24. I think the adrenaline of the circumstance may have gotten to me and I realized that we were getting too far ahead. I imagined that the overloaded cavalier was still struggling to get into the traffic as I disappeared over the horizon with a now obviously excited Miss Demeanour on my hands. Fortunately we slowed in traffic around Dorking and up to our tail, out of breath (or something) clambered the silver cavalier amid flashing lights and honking horn. Nervous of being caught "in possession" I nailed the tiv , down through the glorious cambered dual carriageway bend off the roundabout at Deepdene onto the Horsham Road (BTW do they do a recaro bucket seat for a chim?) and we burbled down the A24 towards Beare Green. Above the throaty roar ('shame she had such a smoker's cough) I managed to suggest that we pull over at a pub along the way so her friends could catch up. We dived into the Duke's Head and ordered a couple of Coronas while I tried to disentangle her grin from the large, intricate ear-rings that somehow didn't seem to fit with either the chic tiv or the grungy cav. We'd told each other our life stories by the time the sun finally settled over the horizon and the cav wheezed in to the car park and spewed out a bunch of s'arf London's finest neanderthals. I chose to take my leave at this point - it had been fun but I knew that all good things must come to an end.
Since then I always get a quiver of excitement on returning to the tiv after paying for fuel!
Hutch
Hut 49 you must have made this up,i must admit the car does get a bit of female attention when im cruising in clapham or chelsea but to go in to a petrol station and return to find a young laddddyyyyyyy in the seat is a bit hard to believe even if it was for a joke. Good story though
Definitely the Parade Des Pilotes. I'd chucked my fan belt (over-revving, oops), got the spanners out and sorted it. The TVR part of the parade was long gone and I was condemmed to follow the tail of the MGs.
We got round to the Hawian dancing girls (complete with sequin thongs and fish-nets
). Pairs of them were walking up the line of cars and hitching rides past the troupe sitting on/in the windows of the MGs. I'll have some of that; yes please!
When I got to the girls they made me stop. Then the whole troupe pressed themselves back against the railing. Then the troupe leader appeared vigerously indicating to lay some serious rubber.
I'd rather have the girls
Couldn't really let them down could I
You should have heard the crowd roar; flipping amazing. I threw the fan belt off again; but what the hey!
We got round to the Hawian dancing girls (complete with sequin thongs and fish-nets
). Pairs of them were walking up the line of cars and hitching rides past the troupe sitting on/in the windows of the MGs. I'll have some of that; yes please! When I got to the girls they made me stop. Then the whole troupe pressed themselves back against the railing. Then the troupe leader appeared vigerously indicating to lay some serious rubber.
I'd rather have the girls Couldn't really let them down could I
You should have heard the crowd roar; flipping amazing. I threw the fan belt off again; but what the hey!
Bit of a pose/photo opp with Mike (350) and Glenn (450). Attract a few local kids who start drooling so I let one sit in. Kid says "Can't wait for skool, to tell them I sat in a Ferrari" !
Garage near Cambridge on route to Duxford and bloke on the pump nearby say's I used to have one of them, I think he said he had a Griff later but prefered the 400 (?)
Underground carpark at Cambridge Hotel same day and some serious parking in tight spaces...Lexus owner just arrived "that sounds serious"
Garage near Cambridge on route to Duxford and bloke on the pump nearby say's I used to have one of them, I think he said he had a Griff later but prefered the 400 (?)
Underground carpark at Cambridge Hotel same day and some serious parking in tight spaces...Lexus owner just arrived "that sounds serious"
Driving through mid-wales during the summer, sunny day, top down cruising along and pass two girls on the pavement, who for no clear reason both lifted their tops and flashed their tits as i went by. No other traffic or pedestrians in sight.
Would have been cool......if my dear mother hadn't been in the passenger seat.
Would have been cool......if my dear mother hadn't been in the passenger seat.
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Driving through mid-wales during the summer, sunny day, top down cruising along and pass two girls on the pavement, who for no clear reason both lifted their tops and flashed their tits as i went by. No other traffic or pedestrians in sight.
Would have been cool......if my dear mother hadn't been in the passenger seat.
Were they flashing you to warn of a speed trap?
Driving round the outside of an Impreza WRX STi on a local roundabout, with the rear end fishtailing beautifully, tyres smoking and the revs bouncing off the limiter.
Then realising said Impreza was being towed by the Jeep in front of it...
(Cue Hamlet cigar music....)
What the hell: I bet I looked good!
Ian
Then realising said Impreza was being towed by the Jeep in front of it...
(Cue Hamlet cigar music....)
What the hell: I bet I looked good!
Ian
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Driving round the outside of an Impreza WRX STi on a local roundabout, with the rear end fishtailing beautifully, tyres smoking and the revs bouncing off the limiter.
Then realising said Impreza was being towed by the Jeep in front of it...
(Cue Hamlet cigar music....)
What the hell: I bet I looked good!
Ian
Heh heh love it!! Keep these stories rolling guys - they're hilarious!!
Great TVR momments this weekend...
On the way to pick my wife up from her friends house Friday night, a couple of kids with girlfriends in tow decide to stroll accross the road in front of me, I get level with them dip the clutch and give it a couple of large blips. Boys jump - Girls scream.
Parked outside wifes friends house she comes out followed by 10 women all wanting to look at her husband - one throws her skirt on the windscreen.
Pulling away from a junction on the way home and 2 lads ask if I can go back up the road and then down past time again.
Saturday, went out for lunch, daughter at her friends house 2 streets away hear us come home and mentions this to her friends brother, him and his mate jump on their bikes to come and have a look.
Sunday, doing the levels check etc. Little girl about 4 goes by with her big sister and says 'Cool car mister' then spend the rest of the afternoon going bckwards and forwards.
But probably the best was pulling up at some traffic lights next to a Nissan Numpty, look accross and see an old teacher of mine - grinning from ear to ear pointing at the car giving me the thumbs up, it would have been rude not to pull away giving it anything less than the full monty wouldn't it?
On the way to pick my wife up from her friends house Friday night, a couple of kids with girlfriends in tow decide to stroll accross the road in front of me, I get level with them dip the clutch and give it a couple of large blips. Boys jump - Girls scream.
Parked outside wifes friends house she comes out followed by 10 women all wanting to look at her husband - one throws her skirt on the windscreen.
Pulling away from a junction on the way home and 2 lads ask if I can go back up the road and then down past time again.
Saturday, went out for lunch, daughter at her friends house 2 streets away hear us come home and mentions this to her friends brother, him and his mate jump on their bikes to come and have a look.
Sunday, doing the levels check etc. Little girl about 4 goes by with her big sister and says 'Cool car mister' then spend the rest of the afternoon going bckwards and forwards.
But probably the best was pulling up at some traffic lights next to a Nissan Numpty, look accross and see an old teacher of mine - grinning from ear to ear pointing at the car giving me the thumbs up, it would have been rude not to pull away giving it anything less than the full monty wouldn't it?
I park my car down a quiet back street in London which is in full view of my living room window. I had parked up for a couple of minutes so hadnt bothered to put the roof on. I stayed in the flat for longer than expected so i tohught i have better have a look to check all is well. To my amazement there where 2 young ladies leaning over it in a suggesting manner while the other took photos
I then made my way round to the car and they were still there, they stopped, thinking that i hadnt seen them snapping away. A little banter took place and as i was pulling off i said
"Oh by the way can i have a copy of the photos" to which there was no reply but both went a nice shade of red!!!
I then made my way round to the car and they were still there, they stopped, thinking that i hadnt seen them snapping away. A little banter took place and as i was pulling off i said
"Oh by the way can i have a copy of the photos" to which there was no reply but both went a nice shade of red!!!
Very cool moment on Sunday, 3 Tiv's and a Poker on show at the local Max Power show. Called 4 Play.
Got the Channel X girl in the Chim with me, then she posed in the back of the 968 CS. At the end of the day we had all the best models out in the cars,
We looked cool to the crowds, but where very hot.
I have pic's to prove, just don't know how to post them.
Long Live Long LEGS & NICE B*****s
Colin L
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I don't know about you, but sometimes I forget how much our cars stand out!
I needed to fill the Tuscan up with optimax, so I thought I might as well combine that with having a swift half at the "Darbys Corner" (take note Bob-the-Planner, nice pub for Dorset meets!).
My Tuscan is my only car so I drive it to work every day and consequently I'm used to seeing it and so are my work mates, and it almost becomes the same as every other car in the car park - you forget the reactions it can get!
Anyway, to cut a long story a little bit shorter, my wife and entered said pub and bought a couple of drinks. I saw that they had a notice board with photos from what looked like a track day - we're in good company, I thought!
We sat down to enjoy our drinks and soon we heard the words "TVR" and "Tuscan" drifting across from the direction of the bar. Other phrases like "Have you seen what's in the car park?", "Beautiful car" and "Who's is it?" also wafted past!
After a short time the barman and the landlord had a break from working, stopped for a cigarette and gazed around the bar thoughtfully. They then went outside, followed by a handful of regulars. About 5 minutes later they came in smiling and laughing, singing the praises of TVR. The landlord came up to my wife and I and asked us if the TVR was ours - we said yes (of course) and he went on to tell us about the Chimaera he was going to buy, and seemed to be a really nice guy!
When we got up to leave, one of the regulars got up too, saying he had to see us pull away! As I left, the bar staff and landlord came out and the guy said "give it a rev!" - I couldn't let them down! When I revved it, they laughed the same way I laugh when I hear a stupidly powerful car! Pistonheads, the lot of 'em!
I know this isn't a new phenomenum, but if it doesn't happen for a while you forget it happens at all!
Sorry if this post has gone on a bit - I was sober when I started it, but I've been sharing a few glasses of wine with my beautiful wife between sentences and am starting to ramble!
My typing isn't as bad as Mungo's though (although the [DEL] key is starting to wear out now!)
The point of this thread is:
What has been your coolest TVR moment?
(sorry of this has been done before - I'm sure it has!)
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