Any Tivs at the Motor Show?

[Fetchez la vache]

Are there going to be any Tivs anywhere at the show? I'm not expecting there to be a TVR stand in the main arena, but will there be any in any of the other areas?

I want to show my 8 year old what I'm saving up for, and therefore why she can't have a pony ....

[ncs]

You could try the car park

Nick

[Hoover.]

I should be in the carpark Friday

[FUBAR]

There will be a GORGEOUS yellow Cerb in the car park next Friday

[BigJL]

Plus my Tuscan S will be there in the car park this Friday too!

We should try and get a mini PH meet going!

Edited by BigJL on Wednesday 23 July 16:47

[D14 AYS]

FUBAR said:

There will be a GORGEOUS yellow Cerb in the car park next Friday

Im going Friday Nick might see you there

[HarveyB]

I'm sure that when I looked here this morning it listed TVR in the Heritage enclosure. However, tonight it's not there.

[LaserTam]

The only one I spotted today was a Speed 12!

[Andy Pandie]

We'll be there tomorrow in the Chim, driving up tonight and doing the hotel thing.

[LaserTam]

Sorry to potentially dissapoint anyone due to go, but I wasn't particularly impressed with the Motor Show. I have not been for many years (at NEC) but I was quite suprised how small it was. A number of big names were not there (VW Audi BMW), but make sure you look at the Alfa stand. Lovely cars and even more lovely ladies...

I headed over there after work last night, and had seen what I wanted in a couple of hours. Only went because I had a free ticket!

[Terminator]

LaserTam said:

Only went because I had a free ticket!

Same here, went today for four hours as I work a half a mile away. Spent most of the time watching the Heritage Collection run and chatting to Giles Cooper on the Lotus stand. Other than that, not very exiting.

Good to see the Farboud/Farbio ready at last and the Ronart/Lightning electric car seemed interesting but with a range of 180 miles, what happens when you run out of battery charge mid-journey?

Speed 12 is tucked away on the Evo stand and is not very well presented, in my opinion. 'Nice' pimped R-Class Merc on the Alpine stand, last time I saw it, I was at a show in Las Vegas, which, incidently, took me three days to go round!

Does anyone pay for Motorshow tickets these days, when you can get them for free off the internet?

[Automental]

FUBAR said:

There will be a GORGEOUS yellow Cerb in the car park next Friday

Always wondered what "FUBAR" meant and now I know- Shaving, sorry Saving Private Ryan was on the other night!!
You're not that bad are you ??!

Edited by Automental on Thursday 24th July 17:24

[grahamw48]

Still waiting for the announcement on the national news about the re-birth of TVR...an important event given the dearth of British car manufacturers, one would have thought. Maybe I missed it ?

[Fetchez la vache]

grahamw48 said:

Still waiting for the announcement on the national news about the re-birth of TVR...an important event given the dearth of British car manufacturers, one would have thought. Maybe I missed it ?

It is very odd. I'd thought they timed the announcement to make a splash at the motor show. Obviously I was wrong. They'll be conspicuous by their absense imho

[LordGrover]

tvr.co.uk said:

The unveiling, which took place in Lancashire, England, was brought forward to commemorate the recent death of the marque's founder, Trevor Wilkinson.

:-|

[BigJL]

So in my 90 mile round trip on Friday to the motor show, I didn't see ONE... not one TVR apart from a red Chimaera on the M25. Where was everyone?! I parked in the purple section.

I also saw one Pistonhead's flag on a flagpole outside near the the 4X4 trial section, but where were all the PHers? I'm dissapointed there was no mention of TVR anywhere.

[The Hood]

BigJL said:

I didn't see ONE... not one TVR apart from a red Chimaera on the M25.

so is a Chimaera NOT a TVR then

Glyn.

[grahamw48]

Nope...ours are only old bangers....paid for though.

[anonymous-user]

Speed 12 on the stand today.

[Siddo]

I was there yesterday and couldn't find a TVR anywhere, even in the Heritage section where it said in the guide there would be one! Still there was an F40 which made an awesome noise when they took it round their track.