In 1949, TVR built its first original chassis. The Hotchkis-style rear suspension used the live axle from a Morris Eight, and the front suspension was of an independent trailing-arm design. The engine was a Ford 1,172 cc sidevalve from a 1936 van, tuned to 35 hp.

2015年6月3日 · 1946 - TVR starts life in Blackpool as Trevcar Motors, a car repair and engineering business founded by 23-year-old Trevor Wilkinson. 1947 - Name changed to TVR Engineering. 1949 - TVR builds...

In 1949, TVR built its first original chassis. The Hotchkiss-style rear suspension used the live axle from a Morris Eight, and the front suspension was of an independent trailing-arm design. The engine was a Ford 1172cc sidevalve from a 1936 van, tuned to 35 hp.

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In 1949 the first TVR chassis was made with a live rear axle from a Morris Eight with independent trailing arm front suspension. Using an old 1,172 cc Ford side valve engine with 35 hp, the body was made in aluminium and painted in British Racing Green. TVR Number One no longer exists as within a year it was crashed and broken for parts.

2020年5月15日 · The TVR Grantura was a critically important early model from the unusual British car maker, and it would help establish their reputation for building simple yet capable sports cars that were somewhat affordable to the average middle class person.

2023年12月14日 · TVR’s first cars were a testament to the brand’s ideals of pushing boundaries. These early models, characterised by their lightweight chassis, hand-built bodies, and emphasis on performance, quickly garnered a cult following.

2017年9月11日 · TVR is a specialist British sports-car maker that’s been around since the early 1950s. Over the years they’ve managed to produce a few thousand fiberglass-bodied cars with quirky styling, confusing names, and a passionate following despite repeated bankruptcies and numerous changes of management and ownership.

2022年3月25日 · TVR produced its first three models, as an independent brand, in 1956. In the same year, the British carmaker came up with the Jomar, Open Sport, and Coupe models, all of which shared TVR’s new...

However, its successor, TVR No 2, which is virtually identical to 1 and 3 still does exists and is the oldest surviving TVR. Also built in 1949, this car is a development of the original in which Trevor refined a number of minor points including a larger radiator for improved engine cooling and the introduction of hub caps!