tvr

''TVR is also the acronym for Televiziunea Română, Romanian Television, which operates four channels, Romania1, TVR2, TVR Cultural and TVR international.''

TVR is a manufacturer of sports cars, located in Blackpool, North West England. TVR is unique in having survived not just as a marque, but as a thriving independent manufacturer.

History

TVR was founded in 1947 by Trevor Wilkinson, who used three consonants of his first name for the company name. The first car was built in 1949. In 1953 the concept of glass-reinforced plastic bodywork over a tubular steel backbone chassis was born, which is continued to this day. In the early years, a wide range of engines was used. TVR is the third largest specialized sports car manufacturer of the world. A diverse range of coupes and convertibles are offered, most using an inhouse straight-6 cylinder engine design, others an inhouse V8. These cars are built from sturdy tubular steel frames, cloaked in aggressive (and sometimes bizarre) body designs. The life of TVR can be divided into four eras, based on who owned the company:

1947–1965: Trevor Wilkinson
1965–1981: Martin Lilley
1981–2004: Peter Wheeler
2004–present: Nikolai Smolenski

In July 2004, 24 year old Russian billionaire, Nikolai Smolenski, bought 100% of the company from its owner Peter Wheeler, for about 15 million. Despite Smolenski's Russian origin, he reportedly intends for TVR to remain a British company and continue the tradition of building lightweight high-performance cars that started more than thirty years before he was born.

Model list

ngine	Displacement	Notes
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Vixen" title="TVR Vixen">TVR 1600M/Vixen	Ford Kent I4	1599 cc
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-1800S" title="TVR 1800S">TVR 1800S
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Tasmin" title="TVR Tasmin">TVR Tasmin 200	Ford Pinto I4	1993 cc
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-2500M" title="TVR 2500M">TVR 2500/2500M	Triumph I6	2498 cc
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Tasmin" title="TVR Tasmin">TVR 280i/Tasmin	Ford Cologne V6	2792 cc
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-3000" title="TVR 3000">TVR 3000M	Ford Essex V6	2944 cc
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-3000" title="TVR 3000">TVR 3000S/ Taimar Turbo	Ford Essex V6	2994 cc	turbo
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-T-Series" title="TVR T Series">TVR 350i	TVR/Rover V8	3528 cc	versions: C and T
owspan=2\|TVR Cerbera	Speed Eight	4185 cc 4475 cc
Speed Six	3996 cc
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Cerbera-Speed-12" title="TVR Cerbera Speed 12">TVR Cerbera Speed 12	Speed Twelve	7730 cc	never went into production
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Chimaera" title="TVR Chimaera">TVR Chimaera/Griffith	TVR/Rover V8	3948 cc 4280 cc 4495 cc 4988 cc
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Grantura" title="TVR Grantura">TVR Grantura
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Griffith" title="TVR Griffith">TVR Griffith	Ford Windsor V8	4727 cc
owspan=2\|TVR S Series	Ford Cologne V6	2792 cc 2935 cc
TVR/Rover V8	3948 cc
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Sagaris" title="TVR Sagaris">TVR Sagaris
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Speed-12" title="TVR Speed 12">TVR Speed 12	built exclusively for racing
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Tamora" title="TVR Tamora">TVR Tamora
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Tasmin" title="TVR Tasmin">TVR Tasmin Turbo	Ford Cologne V6	2792 cc	turbo
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Tuscan" title="TVR Tuscan">TVR Tuscan	Speed Six	3996 cc
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Tuscan-Racer" title="TVR Tuscan Racer">TVR Tuscan Racer	Speed Eight	4500 cc	built exclusively for racing
a href="/encyclopedia/TVR-Typhon" title="TVR Typhon">TVR Typhon

External links

The Official TVR Website
TVR History gives a detailed history of both TVR and some of its automobiles.
TVR-Talk is an online forum for TVR enthusiats.
Extensive TVR media gallery

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