"20 Year Old TVR"

[top fuel]

My mate from back home's Dad has just bought said vehicle. He's crap with cars, but he knows for a fact that it is 20 years old.

What models does this narrow it down to and are they any good, i'm not to good with the older models.

Cheers
TF

[gazzab]

Could be a wedge - think they were ford v6 in them days?

[raceboy]

Probably something like this........

www.pistonheads.com/sales/detail.asp?i=12837&sc=WT4X&s=5

[Cathelijne]

It's very likely it's a Wedge. You can see pictures of them at www.tvrwedgepages.co.uk (and in my profile and website )

[jmorgan]

1983? Then a Wedge? Mine was that age (A reg) and a 350. There were others as well. Ask him to look at the engine for a better clue.

[simpo two]

Beats me how you can buy a car and not know what it is! In layman's terms (and I sincerely apologise to all Wedge owners in advance) if it looks like a TR7 it's a Wedge, aka Tasmin.

Didn't TVR make any other models in 1983? Taimar? 3000S? Or were they gone by then?

[Derek Smith]

No, all those had finished by 1979. There is a possibility that it could have been a kit, I think the 1600 M was available to the late 70s so if the builder wasn't that quick . . .

[top fuel]

Hmmmm??

I don't think I was clear enough!

I know my TVRs, but my mate doesn't! I'd know what it was to look at but I am not in a position to look at it!! so I was trying to get an Idea of what it was before i get to play with it in December!

Cheers for the help, I thought it would have been a wedge. The same Bloke also has a Dax Rush chassis on order to be mated with his range rover V8!! Well, that's the plan!

[simpo two]

Hi Top Fuel, confusion sorted; if your chum can get his paws on a digital camera the riddle will be solved...

[yellow peril]

Tasmin 280i 2 seater 2+2 1980-87
Tasmin 280i convertible 1980-87
Tasmin V8 350i 2 seater 2+2 1983-89
Tasmin V8 convertible 1983-89
3901/400SE convertible 1984-91

Does that help.....


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[wedg1e]

Derek Smith said:

No, all those had finished by 1979. There is a possibility that it could have been a kit, I think the 1600 M was available to the late 70s so if the builder wasn't that quick . . .

It might have been 'available', but I doubt many took one on, because the good old thieving Government added VAT to kit cars in 1973 just to screw it up for us. It would have to be a dedicated chap who insisted on a TVR kit thereafter - I think they were glad to distance themselves from the kitcar image.

Ian

[top fuel]

thanks guys!!

The digi cam Idea was a goodun!

saves lame descriptions like "Well, it's blue"

[simpo two]

yellow peril said:

Tasmin 280i 2 seater 2+2 1980-87 Tasmin V8 350i 2 seater 2+2 1983-89

2+2? There was a 'Speed Eight' 2+2, essentially a smoothed-off Tasmin, listed in 1990/1 but it was never made - the Griff put paid to that!

However AFAIK the only 2+2 is a Cerbera.

[tvrgaas]

John

I think you'll find our previous editor Ralph D. has a 350i FHC 2+2. I think only about 6 were made.

And I think there were also a few 280i 2+2. (gemini ?)

Yes the Speed 8 didn't make it!

And I think the Cerbera was a DHC until a few weeks before the Motorshow.

simpo two said:

yellow peril said: Tasmin 280i 2 seater 2+2 1980-87 Tasmin V8 350i 2 seater 2+2 1983-89 2+2? There was a 'Speed Eight' 2+2, essentially a smoothed-off Tasmin, listed in 1990/1 but it was never made - the Griff put paid to that! However AFAIK the only 2+2 is a Cerbera.

[york33]

simpo two said:

yellow peril said: Tasmin 280i 2 seater 2+2 1980-87 Tasmin V8 350i 2 seater 2+2 1983-89 2+2? There was a 'Speed Eight' 2+2, essentially a smoothed-off Tasmin, listed in 1990/1 but it was never made - the Griff put paid to that! However AFAIK the only 2+2 is a Cerbera.

Oi! Less of that or I'll set her outdoors on you Indeed there is a Wedge 2+2, though not too many, as stated earlier.

Dave