TVR 420 Saloon

[D1 MAD]

Did any of these make it onto the road? They were listed for sale in 1986. Can't say I've ever seen one.

[JamieG]

No, I think it was a one off IIRC. Think it only has door on the driver's side as all photos taken are taken from the right.I'm sure someone will be along to correct me shortly.

[grahamw48]

Yuk! Looks more like a stateside design.

Back of cab should have been less upright.

[350zwelgje]

I like it. Looks like an angular maserati or something like that to me.

And if photographed from one side, the other probably could still look different then - as IIRC read/heard that TVR used the two sides to have two different full scale designs in one go. I could be absolutely wrong here of course..........

Rob

[matt-man]

£30000 in 1989? (or close to that...)

I think someone in Blackpool was having mushrooms on toast from the valleys each morning.....!!!

[The Colonel]

I like it; it’s got that expensive exotic look!
Can’t quite put a name to what it reminds me of from the side – especially the cab area maybe bit of Ferrari 412 or Gilbern Invader?

Only thing that spoils the front view on the tech sheet is those skinny tyres, should be half as wide again to line through with the outer line of wheel arch.

[shpub]

It was finished but no one except PW liked it. I believe it then formed the basis of the White Elephant.

[FlipFlopGriff]

Looks like a predecessor to the Speed 8 which never made it either.
FFG

[eesbad]

Reminds me of a Ginetta G32...

[D1 MAD]

Looking at the line drawing of the nearside it certainly shows some differences from the offside photo; Different line to the rear edge of the door, different door handle arrangement, different wheels and a side indicator repeater. It also looks like the headlights are in one full width pod, now what are the chances of that coming up?!?!

[grahamw48]

eesbad said:

Reminds me of a Ginetta G32...

Ginetta is much more nicely proportioned IMHO.

I've always thought ALL Ginettas were good looking cars.

Same with the MX5...proportions spot on.

Also consider the 60s/early 70s Alpha GTVs. Beautiful.