EVO Challenge- set up a US TVR dealership?

[456mgt]

Interesting article by Gareth Wardell in December EVO (p 67). Seems to make a good case for a US TVR dealership, and ends the article "Wealthy entrepeneur, please step forward. We need a dealership."

While I'm sure there will be hurdles (aka barriers to entry), my guess would be that the entrepeneurs to do it are on this board?

[.Mark]

Nice idea, but I don't think we have the people here to change the US emmissions and crash test regulations?

[456mgt]

.Mark said:

Nice idea, but I don't think we have the people here to change the US emmissions and crash test regulations?

Would we need to change the engine then, a la Lotus, and crash a few cars? There are already TVRs in the US (from the article) so there must be a loophole somewhere.

[.Mark]

Apologies, I've not seen the article.
I would suspect the TVR's already in the US are privately inported (Faisil's? (did I spell that right?)) and thus exempt from certain regs?
Probably new sales are the only ones restricted to regulations.

[BCA]

Most of the TVR's in america are the classics which were officially imported in the good old days. Nowadays they are personal imports AFAIK and Faisal seems to be the man to talk to about it (he has imported: 1 Elise/ 1 Exige/ 2 Cerberas).

I think TVRs would need airbags and such to be allowed to sell over there - so unfortunately it looks like this is a project for those who are seriously loaded only.

Shame really, I could do with a bit of cash and a TVR dealership...

[anonymous-user]

I enjoyed the article and it was nice to see such a positive piece about TVR.

Anything is possible with enough money.

[unlicensed]

havent some people imported tvrs into america
purely as race cars?

[Terminator]

TVRs were imported to the USA from 1957 until 1987. The Canadian importer sold a few more until 1994.

The whole subject on TVR getting back into the US has been done to death ever since 'Swordfish' came out and has been discussed at length here

Anyhow, modern TVRs are far to fast for Americans; let them stick to Ferraris and Porsches



>> Edited by Terminator on Friday 7th November 12:36