Thursday 18th July 2024

TVR Garage takes Cerberas Stateside

25-year exemption for imports is soon to include Blackpool's best - TVR Garage is on hand to help

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While the 25-year exemption rule on imports in the US, enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has recently got many excited about Japanese cars, there are many more turn-of-the-century icons that are soon to be eligible. A good few come from TVR, and TVR Garage is now on hand for Stateside customers to take advantage. 

The company was launched at Monterey car week last year, bringing the gorgeous Rosso Pearl and Amethyst 4.2 and 4.5 Cerberas you see here to exhibit among all the silly stuff of Carmel Valley. As 1997 cars, they could have been brought over to the USA as early as 2022; another couple of years down the line the earliest Tuscans can now be exported, with the Tamora not far off either. Yes, we really are all that old. 

The TVR Garage approach is simple: import the best examples of our favourite sports cars, while providing ‘peace of mind and end-to-end ownership support to its customers’. It’s in partnership with UK specialist Str8six, who are on hand to provide their 20 years of expertise and experience to those taking the plunge in America. TVR Garage also has an online store selling service items, parts and merch across North America. A deal has been struck with DuPont Registry and Classic.com additionally, to make more people aware of what TVR Garage - and the TVR cars - really are. 

The company is based out of Tucson, Arizona, with approved service locations in California and Florida. It’s obviously hard to cover 50 states with a trio of spots, though that’s a pretty good spread. And California feels like a smart move; if esoteric classic British sports cars are going to be popular anywhere, it’s the west coast. 

Andi Hughes, co-founder of TVR Garage with Gavin Bristow, said: “Our aim is to provide to our customers an ownership experience as unique as the clients themselves. TVR offers an unrivalled motoring experience, providing a raw and visceral analogue connection that stirs all the senses. In a world of uninspiring EVs, we wish to offer the dedicated driving enthusiast a pure driving experience in their downtime”. The lovely silver Cerbera you see here is already spoken for, but a Griffith 500 is for sale with TVR Garage already. Str8six is on the lookout for Tuscans registered from 2000 onwards, if you know of a car, and also has a glorious 1997 Cerbera 4.2 for sale. Best get it before an American customer wants that as well… 

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[brogenville]

Looks like the next price hike for a once affordable sports car brand is on the way.

[Frogmella]

Smart move. I was recently looking what vehicles became available for import under the 25 year rule. Lot's of interesting vehicles will become eligible to come here over the next few years. They got in before me! Dang it,

[cerb4.5lee]

“Our aim is to provide to our customers an ownership experience as unique as the clients themselves. TVR offers an unrivalled motoring experience, providing a raw and visceral analogue connection that stirs all the senses. In a world of uninspiring EVs, we wish to offer the dedicated driving enthusiast a pure driving experience in their downtime”.

I couldn't have put it better myself!

[Wellmi]

I've worked with the guys at TVR Garage and totally recommend them. If you want a TVR they have the right skills, UK & US connections and support in place if anything goes wrong, plus they're throughly good guys.

[Wab1974uk]

Good news if you have a TVR and was thinking about selling it. Prices will start to skyrocket.

[AC43]

cerb4.5lee said:

“Our aim is to provide to our customers an ownership experience as unique as the clients themselves. TVR offers an unrivalled motoring experience, providing a raw and visceral analogue connection that stirs all the senses. In a world of uninspiring EVs, we wish to offer the dedicated driving enthusiast a pure driving experience in their downtime”.

I couldn't have put it better myself!

Shhhhhhh!! Don't let the EV Fanbois hear. They'll immediately ruin this thread with arguments about we're all wrong about the range of EVs, what they're NOT boring and how many kw hours per pence per mile it costs to run or whatever.

[plfrench]

AC43 said:

cerb4.5lee said:

“Our aim is to provide to our customers an ownership experience as unique as the clients themselves. TVR offers an unrivalled motoring experience, providing a raw and visceral analogue connection that stirs all the senses. In a world of uninspiring EVs, we wish to offer the dedicated driving enthusiast a pure driving experience in their downtime”.

I couldn't have put it better myself!

Shhhhhhh!! Don't let the EV Fanbois hear. They'll immediately ruin this thread with arguments about we're all wrong about the range of EVs, what they're NOT boring and how many kw hours per pence per mile it costs to run or whatever.

Quite the opposite, as an 'EV Fanbois' - I find my TVR and EV make a perfect pairing - one does noise and involvement, the other doesn't

[ducnick]

Presumably the outriggers will rust slower in Arizona too…

[Mouse Rat]

plfrench said:

AC43 said:

cerb4.5lee said:

“Our aim is to provide to our customers an ownership experience as unique as the clients themselves. TVR offers an unrivalled motoring experience, providing a raw and visceral analogue connection that stirs all the senses. In a world of uninspiring EVs, we wish to offer the dedicated driving enthusiast a pure driving experience in their downtime”.

I couldn't have put it better myself!

Shhhhhhh!! Don't let the EV Fanbois hear. They'll immediately ruin this thread with arguments about we're all wrong about the range of EVs, what they're NOT boring and how many kw hours per pence per mile it costs to run or whatever.

Quite the opposite, as an 'EV Fanbois' - I find my TVR and EV make a perfect pairing - one does noise and involvement, the other doesn't

I have a TVR and an EV. Big fan of both.

On prices, Tuscan MK1's seemed to increase 10% since last year. The USA thing will probably push up the good ones. The Yanks will love the gunfire exhaust.

Edited by Mouse Rat on Thursday 18th July 14:59

[Dave Hedgehog]

AC43 said:

cerb4.5lee said:

“Our aim is to provide to our customers an ownership experience as unique as the clients themselves. TVR offers an unrivalled motoring experience, providing a raw and visceral analogue connection that stirs all the senses. In a world of uninspiring EVs, we wish to offer the dedicated driving enthusiast a pure driving experience in their downtime”.

I couldn't have put it better myself!

Shhhhhhh!! Don't let the EV Fanbois hear. They'll immediately ruin this thread with arguments about we're all wrong about the range of EVs, what they're NOT boring and how many kw hours per pence per mile it costs to run or whatever.

EVs are white goods, they are very cheap to run if you home charge, thats about it

But then 99% of new ICE cars are utterly boring to drive compared to a TVR, even most performance models

[Stick Legs]

AC43 said:

They'll immediately ruin this thread with arguments about we're all wrong about the range of EVs, what they're NOT boring and how many kw hours per pence per mile it costs to run or whatever.

This sums it up perfectly.

[Darnoc95]

brogenville said:

Looks like the next price hike for a once affordable sports car brand is on the way.

Not wrong there! Have you seen the price of S1 Elise's lately

[Deranged Rover]

I don't think it is acceptable that they should be getting interesting stuff Stateside, without some sort of reciprocal arrangement.

I reckon that, for every TVR we send over there, they need to send one Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat over here..

[brillomaster]

dunno about a dodge challenger, but there are a load of old BMWs that were only offered with manual gearboxes in america - we'll have a few of them please, starting with a F10 M5, manual, and an E63 M6, manual.

[Frogmella]

Deranged Rover said:

I don't think it is acceptable that they should be getting interesting stuff Stateside, without some sort of reciprocal arrangement.

I reckon that, for every TVR we send over there, they need to send one Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat over here..

Best I can do is a Crown Vic.

[Andi-TVRGarage]

Deranged Rover said:

I don't think it is acceptable that they should be getting interesting stuff Stateside, without some sort of reciprocal arrangement.

I reckon that, for every TVR we send over there, they need to send one Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat over here..

Andi from TVR Garage here. My daily is a Dodge Durango SRT 392, I am fully onboard with sourcing, inspecting and shipping vehicle home (Gavin and I are both Brits)

[evojam]

Jay Leno's a fan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK7tzVFOawg

Expect alot to start going stateside over the next few years...

[Sway]

So, soon to add to the number of Tuscans in the US, from the current basis of 1!

Assuming Maroon 5 geezer's one that was used in Swordfish is still there? Imported under the show and display rules iirc?

[Billy_Rosewood]

Give it some time and I think the US will appreciate them more than the UK.

Underrated cars imo.

[robsco]

This is not good news for true TVR enthusiasts, unless you want to sell after long term ownership and cash in. An already limited pool of cars getting hoovered up. The Europeans have already had their fill, we’ll end up with nothing left!