Classic tvr's in US

[tyson221]

what year were tvr's legally imported? i am trying to find an older tuscan but they are very hard to find. im not even sure what year exactly they stopped being imported. ebay rarely has a tvr (usually a 280i) and hemmings has only very few. anyone know any resources which might help me?

[tyson221]

i am not in the uk, i am in the US so finding one of these is most troublesome. I have obsessed over tvr's since childhood but have never seen one in this country. i have some money saved up and am hoping to find an older model 60's or 70's maybe early 80's depending on model. I do not know too much about the model lineage and specs they all seem very similar in design (except that wedge 280? from the 80's) and that light powerful theme holds constant, all i do know is that a few made a limited run across the pond due to emissions and crashtest laws of the 1980s(?)The tuscan seemed to be the flagship although the old griffith and vixen appear similar. thats not to mention the various 1600 2500 3000 models which i know little else about. i could really use some help here because even the mighty internet is not giving me the information i desire.


thanks

[tyson221]

thanks for all the help guys, september 09 is now definitely on my to do list.

60k+ is alot more (about double) than i expected to see price-wise (and way more than i have saved). no drivers for under 30k or better yet 20? (i enjoy a little wrench time)

i have tried to register with tvrcca but got hung up on the required membership number. it doesn't seem logical to need to be mailed a club card and number just to browse the site.

i wanted an older tvr with a v8 but the 3000M (with the ford v6?) is also a stunning car and i suspect might be cheaper? any information here on build quality/design changes through the years?

furthermore anyone have a good public resource for researching the models and differences? (i.e. pre M, post M, M, taimer, griffith, tuscan... etc)? from what i can tell they are all relatively similar (visual) and use ford v8 and v6 engines. (excluding the triumph straight 6 because that motor is a bit of a pig). nearly all tvr information i can find is on the newer models.

the comment on importing a 25+ year old car as a possibility looks appealing if the price-tag on these cars in america really is around 60k. I am interested to hear if anyone has done this

someone mentioned swapped v8's are significantly cheaper, are these cars comparable to the factory v8's in suspension, brakes, chassis? i have seen too many retrofitted cars that were just not suited to handle bigger motors. i had the intent of really driving the car opposed to just getting attention.

thanks again

Edited by tyson221 on Tuesday 30th December 21:48