2011年8月6日 · He sent a letter to Trevor Wilkinson’s TVR Engineering asking to supply unbodied cars with Coventry Climax engines for the American market: the TVR Jomar was born. Trevor Wilkinson built the first rolling chassis (backbone tubular chassis, fully independent front and rear suspension, known with chassis number 7C101 (15th of June 1956).

It began with Ray Saidel in 1955 placing an order for a TVR rolling chassis for him to form the base of a sports racer he planned to sell. He made specifications such as it having to be light, strong, have independent suspension and most important, be able to carry a powerful and lightweight Coventry Climax engine.

The TVR factory sent the first Mk1 cars to Ray Saidel in the United States, where they would be offered for sale as the "Jomar Coupe" or the "Jomar Gran Turismo Coupe", depending on which engine had been fitted. Some of these cars carried both …

Duncan’s Jomar has the Stage 2 Climax, big Alfln drums, and a revised suspension suggested by Saidel. It also features a head fairing and rigid tonneau over the passenger area. Duncan has not restored his Jomar and it bears the wrinkles of a hard-used sports racing car.

This website will tell the story of how a small town Oldsmobile dealer with a passion for racing built a market for his own cars and propelled a small garage in Blackpool, England from infancy to a full production car known the world over.

TVR Picture Gallery and History Jomar Ray Saidel was the first to import TVRs to the New World. His son Alex tells the story: In 1919 my grandfather opened a Hupmobile Garage and in 1934 acquired Oldsmobile. He died in 1950 when my dad took over.

Then started the Jomar saga, Peter Scott wrote in Sprint in October and November 1994 about his visit to see Alex Saidel. Ray Saidel had written from New Hampshire to Trevor Wilkinson and agreed to sell TVRs under the Jomar name, based on his children names JOanna and MARc.

“The Jomar”. This name was derived from his first two children Joanna, and Marc. During the 1955 season Ray sent formal inquires to Elva, Dellow and TVR. In August, while scouring through the British magazine Motor, Ray saw an advertisement for a new chassis design from TVR Engineering. He requested more information.

In 2006 Polish designer Piotr Moskala imagined how could be the new TVR Jomar. So here it is: a compact barchetta with two seats, a very low windscreeen, front engine, large rear mudguards. This...

La TVR Jomar est une voiture produite par TVR à la fin des années 1950. Son origine tient à une commande passée à TVR par un Américain du New Hampshire, Ray Saidel. Ce dernier demanda à Trevor Wilkinson de lui construire un châssis de voiture de sport motorisée par un Coventry Climax 4 cylindres et qui sera commercialisée aux États-Unis.