Title: Vette or TVR
Post by: Gilles on July 29, 2004, 04:32:57 pm
To continue the transatlantic debate, it would be nice to discover your contribution to that subject :D
Title: Re:Vette or TVR
Post by: Steve Pyro on July 29, 2004, 04:57:13 pm
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Title: Re:Vette or TVR
Post by: hgb on July 29, 2004, 05:01:32 pm
Vettes are a nice cars but only TVRs have a heart. The Commer is too scary for my week heart. ;)
Title: Re:Vette or TVR
Post by: Ron Jeremy on July 29, 2004, 08:16:19 pm
TVR
Urban Myth
does TVR stand for Trevor? Some bloke at a car broker who supplies our cars said it did, he says that it is the chap who designed the first one,
???
Urban Myth
does TVR stand for Trevor? Some bloke at a car broker who supplies our cars said it did, he says that it is the chap who designed the first one,
???
Title: Re:Vette or TVR
Post by: Steve Pyro on July 29, 2004, 08:46:54 pm
It's no myth. Trevor Wilkinson starting building cars in 1947 when he built a sports special on an Alvis chassis. He then went on to build his own chassis in 1949 and continued into the 60's using tubular frames and mainly engines from Ford, BMC and MG.
The company was taken over by Martin Lilley in 1965 and then in 1982 by Peter Wheeler.
The company was taken over by Martin Lilley in 1965 and then in 1982 by Peter Wheeler.
Title: Re:Vette or TVR
Post by: Robbo SPS on July 30, 2004, 05:12:51 am
I have a feeling most Brits will say TVR, this is because as a nation, we dont seem that interetsed in American Sportscars. We have a potentially mis-construed idea they dont handle.
Rightly or wrongly.
What must be said - They are both Beasts, who sup the juice like Dracula on Haloween.
But, i would prefer a TVR Tuscan 2 , or Cerbera 4.5
Rightly or wrongly.
What must be said - They are both Beasts, who sup the juice like Dracula on Haloween.
But, i would prefer a TVR Tuscan 2 , or Cerbera 4.5
Title: Re:Vette or TVR
Post by: hgb on July 30, 2004, 08:00:08 am
A Cerbera would do the job for me but a V8 please. Unfortunately, it's not easy to get hold of one over here. That's why I have a 3000M instead. So, you see, it's not only the Brits who love the TreVoRs. ;D Congratulations Steve, very good history knowledge. :)
Title: Re:Vette or TVR
Post by: Robbo SPS on July 31, 2004, 07:08:26 pm
A Cerbera would do the job for me but a V8 please. Unfortunately, it's not easy to get hold of one over here. That's why I have a 3000M instead. So, you see, it's not only the Brits who love the TreVoRs. ;D Congratulations Steve, very good history knowledge. :)
Secod Hand TVR's sell at £14k for a good one. From any TVR dealer. Go on get a Grif 500.
