Those were the days...

[nelly1]

I know the demise of TVR has been done to death on here - the whys and should haves, etc...

Still, it was lovely to dig out an old issue of CAR and look back with fond memories on the way things used to be:-




The order books were full...

The competition was virtually non-existent...

The back pages of just about every motoring magazine at the time were full of adverts for TVR dealers...

The outlook was rosy...


















Ah well - back from the world of dreams!

Just makes me all the more proud and honoured to own a piece of automotive history.



BTW - Get well soon and best wishes TreVoR Wilkinson!!!

[tvrforever]

thanks for the smile will go and get the beastie out of the garage later today and take it for a blat... Still amazes me how many heads turn at the sight & sound of a TVR and how many people come up to chat (was 10mins late for a meeting yesterday as i got talking with my CIO about our TVRs...)

[sniff petrol]

Where did it all go wrong, would TVR still be about today if they'd continued to buy in engines from suppliers rather than make their own?

[s6boy]

sniff petrol said:

Where did it all go wrong, would TVR still be about today if they'd continued to buy in engines from suppliers rather than make their own?

Uh oh!

[davido140]

Im just finishing an old Jeremy Clarkson book of columns he wrote in the mid to late 90's.

Even he thought TVRs were great back then, raving about the Chimera, the all new Cerbera and how the Speed12 was the only interesting thing at the London motor show.

How things change.

[nelly1]

sniff petrol said:

...would TVR still be about today if they'd continued to buy in engines from suppliers rather than make their own?

Possibly, possibly not.

Completely academic now and, as I said, done to death ad infinitum...

I'm off for another pointlessly long and endlessly enjoyable

[touching cloth]

Great days indeed, car mags for £2.50

[TT Tim]

davido140 said:

Im just finishing an old Jeremy Clarkson book of columns he wrote in the mid to late 90's.

Even he thought TVRs were great back then, raving about the Chimera, the all new Cerbera and how the Speed12 was the only interesting thing at the London motor show.

How things change.

That might have had a bit to do with the fact that he was friends with Peter Wheeler.

Tim

[grahamw48]

touching cloth said:

Great days indeed, car mags for £2.50

Yes...I used to get at least 6 a month, and carbooted the last 500 for about 20 quid.

[hot metal]

Still breaks my heart to read these threads

[Ubernoober]

What are those wheels on the Chim?

[grahamw48]

Ubernoober said:

What are those wheels on the Chim?

Odd, they look like our Wedge OZ split rims, less the coverplate.

[V41LEY]

Check out those headlights on full beam.
Was that a press car tweak ?

[gemini]

Fantastic shot

Theres a TVR convoy to Holy Island 25th!

[zippy500]

Wonder how things would be if Mr Wheeler was still in chagre.

[hollowpockets]

Good picture, Makes me want one! Also good to see when car mags were a reasonable price.

G

[LordGrover]

That's mine's sibling - my Griff is K565 RFR. I also have that magazine - pretty good write up too.