TVR 'Remanufacturer' Under Scrutiny
TVR Motors officially unimpressed by US company offering 'federalized'(sic) Sags for sale
Hot on the heels of our story that PistonHeads 'hero brand' TVR is making a comeback with US V8 power later this summer, comes news from the US that someone else is thinking on the same lines already.
A pic from the US website advert
While a US V8-engined TVR is a terrific idea in principle, we're not sure whether there's going to be much mileage in this new independent effort to make it happen.
That's because PH has just spoken to a very senior representative of TVR Motors: "We'd like to make clear that this has nothing whatever to do with us, and it appears to conflict strongly with what TVR is trying to achieve in future," Mr Smolenski's co-director at TVR Motors' James Oxley told PH in a telephone call from Austria. We further understand that TVR intends to closely scrutinise the operation to ensure its own interests are appropriately protected.
James wouldn't be drawn any further on that, or TVR Motors' own plans to relaunch, but has promised to keep PH abreast of developments as they happen. So we've had to curb our excitement for now, but naturally we'll keep you posted as soon as we hear anything.
Besides which...what can an OE manufacturer do about an independent company taking 2nd-hand examples of their cars and putting a new engine in it?!? That happens all the time (V8 & rotary MX-5s spring to mind) in the tuning market...surely this is just the same thing?
There is no TVR
Its a brand name, nothing more.
And who decided TVR was Pistonheads 'hero brand' ?
They were struck off my Hero list a good few years ago, along with a few other people on here I'd bet.
I wonder if he knows what the plans are, all this suspicion and rumour without actually telling anyone anything is just so tedious and boring I wish they would just put up or shut up!
I really hope the intention is to establish TVR as a car maker again, then its sold to someone who actually knows what they're doing, the sooner NS realises he's not going to get the money he pumped in back, the better for any attempt to resserect TVR on a smaller scale.
http://www.racinggreentvr.com/carsforsale.asp
If it’s not made in Blackpool and has no influence by eiher Wilkinson or Wheeler then this vehicle is just a fascimile.
TVR have gone the end, its founder, its most influential owner, the factory, the poor displaced workforce all that’s left is a badge that is synominous with poor public image.
Sorry but true, a bit like Not Great Britain now.
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