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TVR is also the acronym for Televiziunea Română, the government-funded television network of Romania.

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.

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 body designs.

The life of TVR can be divided into four eras, based on ownership:

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

In July 2004, 24 year old Russian, 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

Model	Production Years	Engine	Displacement
Trevor Wilkinson Era
Jomar1	1957-1959	Coventry Climax Ford Kent	1098 cc 1172 cc
TVR Grantura I	1958-1960	Coventry Climax Ford Kent BMC B-Series	1098 cc 1172 cc 1588 cc
TVR Grantura II	1960-1961	Coventry Climax Ford Kent BMC B-Series	1098 cc 1172 cc 1588 cc
TVR Grantura IIa	1961-1962	Coventry Climax Ford Kent BMC B-Series	1098 cc 1172 cc 1588 cc
TVR Grantura III	1962-1964	Coventry Climax Ford Kent BMC B-Series	1098 cc 1172 cc 1588 cc
TVR Grantura 1800S	1964-1966	BMC B-Series	1798 cc
Griffith 2001	1963-1964	Ford Windsor V8	4727 cc
Griffith 4001	1964-1967	Ford Windsor V8	4727 cc
Martin Lilley Era
TVR Grantura IV 1800S	1966-1967	BMC B-Series	1798 cc
TVR Tuscan	1967-1970	Ford Windsor V8	4727 cc
TVR Tuscan V6	1969-1971	Ford Essex V6	2994 cc
TVR Vixen S1	1967-1968	Ford Kent BMC B-Series	1599 cc 1798 cc
TVR Vixen S2	1968-1969	Ford Kent	1599 cc
TVR Vixen S3	1970-1972	Ford Kent	1599 cc
TVR Vixen S4	1972-1972	Ford Kent	1599 cc
TVR Vixen 1300	1971-1972	Triumph I4	1296 cc
TVR Vixen 2500	1971-1972	Triumph I6	2498 cc
TVR 1600M	1972-1973 1975-1977	Ford Kent I4	1599 cc
TVR 2500M	1972-1977	Triumph I6	2498 cc
TVR 3000M	1972-1979	Ford Essex V6	2994 cc
TVR 3000M Turbo	1975-1979	Ford Essex V6	2994 cc
TVR Taimar	1976-1979	Ford Essex V6	2994 cc
TVR Taimar Turbo	1976-1979	Ford Essex V6	2994 cc
TVR 3000S	1978-1979	Ford Essex V6	2994 cc
TVR 3000S Turbo	1978-1979	Ford Essex V6	2994 cc
TVR Tasmin 200	1979-1984	Ford Pinto I4	1993 cc
TVR Tasmin 280	1980-1984	Ford Cologne V6	2792 cc
Peter Wheeler Era
TVR 280i	1984-1987	Ford Cologne V6	2792 cc
TVR 350i	1983-1985	TVR/Rover V8	3528 cc
TVR 350SE	1984-1984	TVR/Rover V8	3947 cc
TVR 390SE	1984-1988	TVR/Rover V8	3905 cc
TVR 400SE	1988-1991	TVR/Rover V8	3948 cc
TVR 420SE	1986-1987	TVR/Rover V8	4228 cc
TVR 450SE	1989-1990	TVR/Rover V8	4441 cc
TVR S1	1986-1988	Ford Cologne V6	2792 cc
TVR S2	1989-1990	Ford Cologne V6	2933 cc
TVR S3(C)	1991-1992	Ford Cologne V6	2933 cc
TVR S4C	1993-1993	Ford Cologne V6	2933 cc
TVR V8S	1991-1993	TVR/Rover V8	3948 cc
TVR Griffith	1992-2000	TVR/Rover V8	3948 cc 4280 cc 4988 cc
TVR Chimaera	1992-2001	TVR/Rover V8	3948 cc 4280 cc 4495 cc 4988 cc
TVR Cerbera	1996-2003	Speed Eight	4185 cc 4475 cc
		Speed Six	3996 cc
TVR Tamora		Speed Six	3605 cc
TVR T350 (Targa & Coupe)		Speed Six	3605 cc
TVR Tuscan	Speed Six		3996 cc
TVR Typhon		Speed Six	3996 cc
Nikolai Smolenski Era
TVR Sagaris	2004-date	Speed Six	3996 cc
Specialty/Racing Cars
TVR Cerbera Speed 122	N/A	Speed Twelve	7730 cc
TVR Speed 123
TVR Tuscan Racer3		Speed Eight	4500 cc

¹ - Not technically a TVR model, but used TVR chassis/body
² - Never went into production
³ - Built exclusively for racing

External links

• The Official TVR Website
• The TVR Car Club The club for all enthusiasts of the TVR marque
• TVR Car Club North America The owners club for North American TVR owners.
• TVR History gives a detailed history of both TVR and some of its automobiles.
• Pistonheads Gassing Station Busy British car forum with a large TVR group
• Extensive TVR media gallery
• The TVR Files Photographs of almost everything TVR have built in 5 decades.
• TVR Chimaera 400 S A load of pictures of a car I fell in love with.

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