What happened to the T440R?

[mattw]

Was watching a DVD on the history of TVR last night that I got for Crimbo and they covered off a bit on the T440R and I was just wondering what happened to them? Obviously it never got fully rolled out into production but if the DVD is anything to go on one was built to completion - metalic brown and another (mettalic light blue) was almost complete.

Does anyone know if they survived?

[fidgits]

In a nutshell...

it started life as the Tuscan R, was renamed as the T440R (for 440 bhp), and then progressed to the Typhoon to represent a completley new car for TVR.

I think 2 were actually made - and there is an article in this months EVO on one of them

[snorky]

it's a Typhon , Typhoon is only a figment of NS's imagination as yet...

[kujay]

There's article in this months Sprint on the T440R . It seems that the only one in existence was extensively damaged by a photographer who was given the opportunity to drive it while on a photo-shoot.

The car is privately owned and is undergoing repairs/rebuild, due back on the road in August!

Stunning car, there are some very good pictures of it (before damage!!)

[mattw]

I wonder what happened to the other one then? In the vid I was watching one of them was definitely on its way to being completed.

[gemini]

Theres a reflex charcoal one too I think?

[fly boy]

Richard Parker has the other lucky git

[snorky]

gemini said:

Theres a reflex charcoal one too I think?

yep it was in EVO this month....

[GJR]

mattw said:

Was watching a DVD on the history of TVR last night that I got for Crimbo and they covered off a bit on the T440R

What DVD was this.... The only one I know of is the "Best of British" one...

G

[Size Nine Elm]

fly boy said:

Richard Parker has the other lucky git

Jane Parker has it. Richard only gets to drive it if he's good

[mattw]

GJR said:

mattw said:

Was watching a DVD on the history of TVR last night that I got for Crimbo and they covered off a bit on the T440R

What DVD was this.... The only one I know of is the "Best of British" one...

G

Think that might be what it was called. It looks as if there has been a section grafted onto the DVD on 'new models' as it is only accessible via the DVD menu and is not part of the actual programme.

[rpa.janwell]

Size Nine Elm said:

fly boy said:

Richard Parker has the other lucky git

Jane Parker has it. Richard only gets to drive it if he's good

Cheeky git !!

[rpa.janwell]

As per Sprint article, T440R with LNT for rebuild. Two Typhons in existence, TQ3's, featured in Evo this month, and the one currently bringing the children back from school.

And no Typhoon that I am aware of, other than in a few fertile imaginations.

Edited by rpa.janwell on Wednesday 14th February 17:07

[v8tvr]

rpa.janwell said:

As per Sprint article, T440R with LNT for rebuild. Two Typhons in existence, TQ3's, featured in Evo this month, and the one currently bringing the children back from school.

And no Typhoon that I am aware of, other than in a few fertile imaginations.

Edited by rpa.janwell on Wednesday 14th February 17:07

I thought the Typhon was supposed to be the supercharged version of the T440, therefore there are no Typhons in existance?

[rusty spanner]

v8tvr said:

rpa.janwell said:

As per Sprint article, T440R with LNT for rebuild. Two Typhons in existence, TQ3's, featured in Evo this month, and the one currently bringing the children back from school.

And no Typhoon that I am aware of, other than in a few fertile imaginations.

Edited by rpa.janwell on Wednesday 14th February 17:07

I thought the Typhon was supposed to be the supercharged version of the T440, therefore there are no Typhons in existance?

there was a supercharged version,(orange one)which is still in the factory minus engine this was the development hack,it was producing 580 bhp i believe
lnt had the first one a t440
2 others were produced for the road and called typhon
there was more race cars produced
tuscan "r", then it became t440 ,then typhon ,but all were the same car
the moulds are still at the factory


regards Dave Howarth ex composites/racing department TVR

"Aussie bound" cha ru chung shin"

Edited by rusty spanner on Wednesday 14th February 18:29

Edited by rusty spanner on Wednesday 14th February 18:43

[msg]

I saw, at least I thought I saw atyphon at the back home event in the summer at the factory...

but not sure if this one was ever registered on the road / sold...
(think I've got a pic somewhere if I can find it)

Stef.

[rusty spanner]

msg said:

I saw, at least I thought I saw atyphon at the back home event in the summer at the factory...

but not sure if this one was ever registered on the road / sold...
(think I've got a pic somewhere if I can find it)

Stef.

you are correct i think it belongs to the person above "rpa"

[BCA]

Anyone know what happened to the red bodied Typhon?

I chased it on the M6 for a few miles before giving up all hope as it shot off into the distance.

[rusty spanner]

BCA said:

Anyone know what happened to the red bodied Typhon?

I chased it on the M6 for a few miles before giving up all hope as it shot off into the distance.

the red bodied tuscan "r" as it was called ,
was painted in "dewalt racing colours" and was at the back home event last year,and is still in factory