According to pristine voices in early 2010, the new TVR would have three new features: roadster, built in Germany, front engine (American V8 engine). In the last few weeks we catched a new: Smolenski is trying to bring the production back in England (supposing that something is happening). Some said a prototype exists and that some ex-TVR workers are currently involved in the new TVR affair.

Anyway: here is the new car according to AutoExpress. Should we believe it?

Source: AutoExpress.co.uk

These images were taken in 2009 during a TVR Car Club North America meet in New Jersey. They had a seperate section for “Modified” TVR’s. There were some who prefered to keep things as pure as possible but there were are large selection who didn’t mind and gained valuable knowledge from the modifiers.

images: Courtesy Anthony James.

An American TVR fan and owner was at the show too. He owns a 1971 TVR 2500 Vixen with an alternative engine: this is a GM 3.4L 60* crate engine, it has a Holley 390 4brl carb. Below an image he sent to me:

A TVR Unofficial blog fan and reader found a mistake. The image below (which was positioned as the main image of this post) pictures a “correct” layout: it’s Real TVR Tuscan which came with the 289 Ford V8.

This means, maybe, that Mr. Nikolai Smolenski, actual TVR owner, is planning a strong return in the special-car segment with a product that can be suitable for US regulations.Target price could be 70.000 £. Voices claim this will be totally a TVR: so we can expect a front-engined car with an exciting design, two seats, rear traction and at least 500 hp under the bonnet.

At this moment we don’t know anything about the name of the new car.

Built in Germany?
According to some “experts” it seems the new TVR’s cradle will be in Germany where many parts were recently taken to re-organize production.

Will it fit the traditional TVR values?
Purists (most of all enthusiasts from UK) seem not to appreciate this strategy. Yes: TVRs havehosted for years engines from other brands. But during the Nineties Mr. Peter Wheeler, current TVR owner ,took TVRs to have their own engines: the AJP8 of the Cerbera and the Speed-6 for Tuscan, T350, Tamora and Sagaris. This took these cars to gain a very special personality. In other words: do you agree to fit a Ferrari with a Lamborghini engine? Could it be considered a Ferrari anymore?
Another important aspect concerns price: when TVRs were regularly on the market, they represented a simple way to have Lambo or Ferrari perfomances at a cheaper price. Many enthusiasts seem not to appreciate a target price of 70.000 £ for the new car. There’s who explains this with a simple example: a famous English TVR Garage is actually selling a NEW and unregistered TVR Sagaris for 58.000 £.

Ehat do you think about this? Leave us a comment.

Source: Pistonheads.com

So what’s the hell going on? if you click on the website of TVR Cars, http://www.tvr.co.uk/, there’s something new. The old layout has changed: now a front image of a beautiful TVR Sagaris and a very cryptic message: “website launches soon”…

It seems that “who” is plotting something new is sure of himself: if you take a look in the bottom of the page there are completely infos on how to ask for some news: a city address (“6th floor” – !) of a supposedly TVR Motors Company, phone numbers and email address:

TVR Motors Company LTD, 6th Floor, Remo House, 310-312 Regent Street, London W1B 3BS, Tel. +44 (0) 845 0031377, Fax +44 (0) 8702889404, Email: sales@tvr.co.uk

Is this the good time to day?

If someone has new infos (a shot of the building, a shot of “strange” cars parked along Regent Street, a contact of the webmaster who made this page, the personal mobile phone of Mr. Smolenski…) please send us an email at info@tvrblog.com

In the page dedicated to TVR brand, http://muadib.at/about-tvr.php, at the end of the text is written: “TVRs are available to purchase through an international authorised dealer network”. It sounds a little strange…

We made a little search about the domain name. If some of you can find something interesting please email me at info@tvrblog.com.

But there are somewhere in the world some enclaves where enthusiasts have a British heart, where love for special and “real” sportcars reaches its pure essence, its perfection among too many “weak” cars.

Alphen aan den Rijn can be considered the Dutch Blackpool. Here in “Blackpool aan den Rijn” you can find 40 TVRs in town! These people got everything: TVR Tamora, TVR Sagaris, TVR Tuscan MKI, TVR Tuscan S MKI, TVR Tuscan MKII, TVR Tuscan S MKII, TVR Tuscan MKII Convertible, TVR Cerbera, TVR Griffith, TVR Wedges, TVR Vixen, TVR Tuscan V8 Racer, TVR Griffith 400, TVR 420 SEACs, TVR Tuscan, TVR Tasmin, TVR Chimaera, TVR T350T, TVR T350C, TVR T350 Red Rose, TVR Taimar… Actually a member of this great club is building up the second oldest tvr in the world! a Grantura MKI!

We invite all TVR enthusiast to their trackday which will be held in Belgium next year in June: you will have the day of your life! They’ll have a sprint race one hour, hill climb, slalom, Le Mans race, and… RACE! People will come from everywhere, form Germany, UK, Belgium, France, last year we got one from russia! You’re not about to loose the chance to live such a TVR experience outside UK, are you?

Following, some images about the cars owned by these people.

Photo credit: Mick Kleijwegt

In the last images some curiosities: two TVR Sagaris with Left Hand Drive under construction (the car probably would have gone to Italy), the last TVR Cerbera and the mighty TVR Cerbera Speed 12.

Images property: Marshall Moore, President of TVRCCNA

Here are prices:

strip and rebuild engine: £1210.00
strip and rebuild cyl head: £192.50
re shim cyl head: £220.00
cut valve seats: £110.00
polish crank: £55.00
hone block: £55.00
replace valve seats: £220.00
skim cyl head and block: £110.00
remove and refit engine: £660.00
labour total: £2832.50
complete o ring and seal kit: £226.02
shims: £65.28
oil pump rotors: £67.00
aux shaft roller bearing: £32.68
spark plugs: £34.80
main bearings: £130.00
big end bearings: £49.32
half time bearings: £19.92
valve guides: £120.00
finger followers: £480.00
relief valve spring: £4.56
chain set: £118.00
piston rings: £127.44
camshafts: £640.00
oil, filter, antifreeze, g/box oil, clutch fluid: £74.10
chain slipper: £73.50
valves: £404.88

parts total: £2832.50
sub total: £5500.00
vat: £962.50

total: £6462.50 (about 6.800 euro)

For many of us, TVR cars fuel our passion for things automotive. As a matter of fact, many piston heads came to this site because of this passion for TVR cars. While all of us here who are adults have known for some years that TVRs are cars that have bits falling off, we are still thrilled by them. TVRs are, and have always been driver’s cars. As nobody that was a status seeker even recognized what a TVR was until Mr. Wheeler was getting ready to sell to the Russian, it was almost guaranteed that the buyers of TVR cars were interested in the enjoyment of a sports car. This is the heritage of TVR; this is what TVRs have always been –sports cars! Of the few products brought to market by a handful of sports car manufacturers, those that have been continuously exciting TO ME have, almost exclusively, come from TVR for the past fifteen years. TVRs are great sports cars. These cars have been built by people with a deep passion for their chosen endeavor. Passion was the motivating force that made also MV Augustas great motor cycles. The products of the efforts of the people who made TVRs are things that are visceral, loud, raucous, often antisocial and frequently obnoxious. A definition for a sports car, that I read a long time ago and still like best, is “a racing car with the addition of sufficient comforts for road use.” Few “sports cars” that are actually in production fit this definition as well as TVRs. For those who say that Porsches are better cars than TVRs, here is something to consider. A car is a machine and as such, is a product designed for a purpose. Porsches, with the possible exception of the little Boxter, are magnificently capable GT cars. GT, for those who have read it on too many subcompact/economy rear ends, stands for Grand Touring. Face the fact that this is what Porsche autos have evolved into. While BMW built magnificent sedans and Porsche made brilliant GTs, TVR carved, by hand, GREAT sports cars. So be glad that it is Nikolai Smolenski that owns TVR and not Ford or VW. I hope TVR again start to build sports cars! I hope TVR again start to build cars that are visceral, loud, raucous, often antisocial and frequently obnoxious. All the best,
Bernard.