Cast 'TVR' logo'd rocker covers - Rv8

[pupp]

Anyone know for sure when these appeared and what they were fitted to? Were they an option or standard fitment on certain models? Were they always powder coated (apart from logo detail), or left bare sometimes?

Any info/views appreciated

[dickkark]

had these cast badge type on a 96 chimera 4.0,
didn`t really think about it until I saw your post, but now I think about it the other/later (99) had just the old stick on badge that falls off!
a friends griffith (93) and his 4.3 chimera(92) has stickers.
but mine could have been fitted post factory as it was two years old when purchased.

[barreti]

My '92 4.3BV Griffith has them

[Griffter]

My '92 4.3 Griff has them. AFAIK 4.0 do not.

[pupp]

That seems to confirm they were an early 90s feature.... wonder why they stopped doing them, always thought they were a nice touch?

[antonyj]

I too would love a set, and bid on some last week on fleabay, but they finished for............£170

[pwd95]

Seen them on the 450SE wedges too.

[seasider]

Mine has a nice V8Devolpments badge

[richb]

Humm didn't realise you could get them, I assumed they all had the stick-on badge. Mind you, at least mine are purple which was exclusive to 5 litre cars

[grumpy rob]

seasider said:

Mine has a nice V8Devolpments badge

thats a pity, it would have been really cool if it was V8Developments

[dickkark]

pupp said:

That seems to confirm they were an early 90s feature.... wonder why they stopped doing them, always thought they were a nice touch?

probably penny pinching,why cast your own when rover probably had ton`s of standard ones left and needed to shift them,as they knew by then that the v8 was due to be dropped.