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So just reading through my Steve Heath manual and it does seem after reviewing all the the evidence, I actually own an S1.5. It’s 1989 with the TVR S decals down each side, slot wheels, but 2.9 engine. Seems to be an interesting debate looking at past chat on Pistonheads.
Anyone else think they have S1.5 and are they considered more rare?
Anyone else think they have S1.5 and are they considered more rare?
Lots of people have tried to sort this out. It just looks we should view the S1 as the 'prototype' and was continuously developed. Mine is an 88 2.8 but there are marked differences to another 88 and to an 87 car I know. The change to 2.9 doesn't even seem to be at a specific time. It seems likely Ford supplied some 2.9's then found some more 2.8's available to sell to TVR. There appear to be some 2.8's later than some 2.9's. The so called S1.5 is a car which is basically a 2.8 S1 but with a 2.9 engine.
Would beg to differ as I have seen some S2 and alleged S1.5 with electric windows which is strange! Also the steering wheels vary from 3 too 4 spoke versions.. It’s definitely a case of let’s use the bits left over from S1 rollout before we go into the complete new spec for the S 2.
Does make it a interesting debate thought. Lol
Does make it a interesting debate thought. Lol
Fez887 said:
So just reading through my Steve Heath manual and it does seem after reviewing all the the evidence, I actually own an S1.5. It’s 1989 with the TVR S decals down each side, slot wheels, but 2.9 engine. Seems to be an interesting debate looking at past chat on Pistonheads.
Anyone else think they have S1.5 and are they considered more rare?
What does it say in your registration document ?Anyone else think they have S1.5 and are they considered more rare?
Mine's a 1989 S2 registered as a 280S. Good ol' TVR
TVRees said:
Fez887 said:
So just reading through my Steve Heath manual and it does seem after reviewing all the the evidence, I actually own an S1.5. It’s 1989 with the TVR S decals down each side, slot wheels, but 2.9 engine. Seems to be an interesting debate looking at past chat on Pistonheads.
Anyone else think they have S1.5 and are they considered more rare?
What does it say in your registration document ?Anyone else think they have S1.5 and are they considered more rare?
Mine's a 1989 S2 registered as a 280S. Good ol' TVR
Mine is an 88 S1 but registered as a TVR and no model
Fez887 said:
greymry comments re only diff being engine size.
I don't think greymrj mean that the engine was the only difference. I think by now you must have worked out that there were numerous changes large and small over the years and finding two identical cars is more unusual than finding differences. Bonnets, wheels, lights, interior trim, engines all varied from car to car. That's not counting steering wheel, electric windows and so on which would routinely be customised at the request of the original buyer.Here is a picture of my car, which according to TVR, is a Tasmin.
The body is quite rare for a Tasmin, and at Chatsworth the Wedge owners wouldn't let me park amongst their group, even though I showed them the registration document to prove it was a Tasmin. Unfortunately it cut no ice. I was banished.
Luckily the S Series owners were more welcoming, so I parked with them.
Since then, they have never managed to escape me.
I have since found that in reality there is no such TVR as an S1, S1.5, S2 etc. These designations were applied by the cognoscenti ( They are people with gearboxes that have no smell ) later on to differentiate between the basic variants of 280S, 290S and plain "TVR".
Even some of the bigger Rover-engined S's were just registered by TVR as "290S" or just "TVR", although TVR did call some of them "V8S"s to impress the motoring press..
Steve Heath's table is in no way official, it's just a rough guide to help us distinguish the main variations that occurred during the production run.
Every TVR S Series is a rare, unique and completely random specimen, and should be treasured as such.
Not like those golf buggy things.
If somebody were to show me two identical TVRs, then I would almost certainly fall off my bar stool in surprise.
I hope the OP finds this helpful.
The body is quite rare for a Tasmin, and at Chatsworth the Wedge owners wouldn't let me park amongst their group, even though I showed them the registration document to prove it was a Tasmin. Unfortunately it cut no ice. I was banished.
Luckily the S Series owners were more welcoming, so I parked with them.
Since then, they have never managed to escape me.
I have since found that in reality there is no such TVR as an S1, S1.5, S2 etc. These designations were applied by the cognoscenti ( They are people with gearboxes that have no smell ) later on to differentiate between the basic variants of 280S, 290S and plain "TVR".
Even some of the bigger Rover-engined S's were just registered by TVR as "290S" or just "TVR", although TVR did call some of them "V8S"s to impress the motoring press..
Steve Heath's table is in no way official, it's just a rough guide to help us distinguish the main variations that occurred during the production run.
Every TVR S Series is a rare, unique and completely random specimen, and should be treasured as such.
Not like those golf buggy things.
If somebody were to show me two identical TVRs, then I would almost certainly fall off my bar stool in surprise.
I hope the OP finds this helpful.
Maffe said:
glenrobbo said:
<snip> I would almost certainly fall off my bar stool in surprise <snip>
How high on the Bristol chart would that be? I'm not sure what you mean by "Bristol chart".*
I have always been a fan of Bristol City's, but not a great drinker of Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry.
I used to prefer Boddington's Bitter, "the Cream of Manchester" before it went corporate and was produced by Interbrew on an industrial scale somewhere in Wales.
Nowadays I will drink just about any beer placed in front of me. Even Hansa lager if I'm feeling thirsty. ( I am. )
Cheers!
* If you are referring to that time in Bristol in December1968, involving those nice ladies, a very good friend of mine, an unknown party, and a lengthy police inquiry, then I cannot comment as it may lead to further recriminations. Anyway, no animals were harmed, so why resurrect it after all these years?
Suffice to say that I was nowhere near the scene. It must have been Claudio Ranieri.
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Was this man the "unknown party" involved in the Bristol "Cliftonville Scandal" of 1968?
Probably not.
Anyway, back on topic!
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Edited by glenrobbo on Sunday 11th March 10:22
Some people started calling them an S1.5, but for me it's just overcomplicating things. If it's a 2.8, it's an S1. If it's a 2.9, it's an S2.
There were so many different crossovers during production that trying to catagorise them all individually is almost pointless. Mine's a 2.8, wind-up windows, S2 rear suspension geo, S2 wheels and no chrome trim (not under I stuck some on, anyway). Should I call mine an S1.33?
There were so many different crossovers during production that trying to catagorise them all individually is almost pointless. Mine's a 2.8, wind-up windows, S2 rear suspension geo, S2 wheels and no chrome trim (not under I stuck some on, anyway). Should I call mine an S1.33?
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