Al Melling Plans to keep TVR British

[racingpartners]

TVR is for sale, trademarks and all !
www.businessesforsale.com/ft2/a426865.aspx

Confirmed Today, Al Melling plans to make rescue bid to purchase TVR and to reopen at Blackpool. The Purchase Bid is set for several million pounds and he has substantial additional funding from the US for new model development and overseas distribution.

He plans to manufacture Tuscans, Sagaris's and a new Wildcat, in addition there is a new V8 4 VALVE 5 litre AJP8 design under crate engines on the website http://mellingsportscars.com/

Blackpool is TVR's rightful place and deserves TVR back!

[racingpartners]

Remember Al Melling tried to keep Rolls Royce British, so he now tries again to save another British company. www.mcdeng.co.uk/html/consortium_bid.html

Edited by racingpartners on Saturday 3rd February 12:43

Edited by racingpartners on Saturday 3rd February 12:50

[ntel]

All very good news, but where has it been "confirmed Today"?

[racingpartners]

ntel said:

All very good news, but where has it been "confirmed Today"?

Spoke to AL Melling !

[CiderwithCerbie]

Well, well, well......

If this is true does that make Autocraft the new 'TVR Power'?

I am not amazed, especially since Melling said he cared abot what happened to TVR at the infamous Speed 6 lecture.

This could be very interesting indeed, esp the 32valve V8. I wonder if one of those will fit into my Cerb chassis?

Must pop out to but the out of date EVO story. I think TVR residuals may be about to turn a corner - hurray!

[ntel]

CiderwithCerbie said:

This could be very interesting indeed, esp the 32valve V8. I wonder if one of those will fit into my Cerb chassis?

Well they do describe it as a "TVR Replacement" Engine.

Edited by ntel on Saturday 3rd February 13:08

[ntel]

racingpartners said:

ntel said:

All very good news, but where has it been "confirmed Today"?

Spoke to AL Melling !

Does Mr Melling know that you have posted this then?

And would Mr Melling like a Ticket for the Thunder Ball so he can tell all the ex TVR workers? After all Rochdale isn't a long way away from Blackpool.

Edited by ntel on Saturday 3rd February 13:11

[racingpartners]

ntel said:

racingpartners said:

ntel said:

All very good news, but where has it been "confirmed Today"?

Spoke to AL Melling !

Does Mr Melling know that you have posted this then?

And would Mr Melling like a Ticket for the Thunder Ball so he can tell all the ex TVR workers? After all Rochdale isn't a long way away from Blackpool.

Edited by ntel on Saturday 3rd February 13:11

He knows now, I just emailed him the Pistonheads Link!

[Larco]

Dave
Probably worth sending a couple of complimentary Thunder tickets to an address in Rochdale as if this news is true it could be quite a celebration next saturday.

(great minds think alike)

Edited by Larco on Saturday 3rd February 13:15

[ntel]

Larco said:

Dave
Probably worth sending a couple of complimentary Thunder tickets to an address in Rochdale as if this news is true it could be quite a celebration next saturday.

(great minds think alike)

Edited by Larco on Saturday 3rd February 13:15

Who mentioned complimentary? If he wants to come he can bloody well pay like the rest of us Buying a few beers wouldn't go amiss either Although thinking about it Thunder Ball tickets are probably worth more than TVR at the moment

Edited by ntel on Saturday 3rd February 13:25

[Larco]

You got a point .
Rick Wakeman is a director of the Melling consortium so I maybe be can do some impromptu Yes numbers such as 'Close to the edge' and 'wonderous stories' to name but a few.

Edited by Larco on Saturday 3rd February 13:46

Edited by Larco on Saturday 3rd February 13:46

[roop]

Very interested to see how this develops. If the rumour is true and it goes ahead then Al, please PLEASE get a couple of seriously good production engineers and managers in to sort out the construction process - it's half the battle...!

[steve-p]

Presumably it's a lot more appealing now than it was as a going concern, without the redundancy and debt liability baggage.

[steve-p]

Larco said:

You got a point .
Rick Wakeman is a director of the Melling consortium so I maybe be can do some impromptu Yes numbers such as 'Close to the edge' and 'wonderous stories' to name but a few.

And let's not forget "A New Beginning"... or maybe "A Road to Ruin"

[jagdpanther]

Fan-smegging-tastic

[zooooom]

OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE TRUE
Can't take no more TVR buy out B.S.
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=351029&f=13&h=0

And for those that doubted me your turn to eat humble pie

[jagdpanther]

zooooom said:

And for those that doubted me your turn to eat humble pie

Your day has come

[zooooom]

jagdpanther said:

zooooom said:

And for those that doubted me your turn to eat humble pie

Your day has come

Oh please lets hope so

[gridgway]

2005 turnover c19m, I wonder what the 2006 turnover was?
GRaham

[gridgway]

so, if I understand...this is incompatible with NS' stated plan to set up production elsewhere? So if noone has the wherewithall to buy the business, then that will be the end of TVR?
Graham