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TVR 2500M - the clean success story from Blackpool

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Created on September 19, 2010

Reading time 8min

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Bruno von Rotz

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Seitenansicht - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Frontansicht - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Heckansicht - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Von schräg hinten - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Von schräg hinten - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Von schräg vorne - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Cockpit - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Cockpit - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Cockpit - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Cockpit - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Lenkradzentrum - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Motorraum - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Motorraum - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Tankdeckel - TVR 2500M (1974)

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US-Fahzeugregistration - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Erstausrüstung Originalreifen - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Tacho und Drehzahlmesser - TVR 2500M (1974)

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Ursprüngliche Auslieferung - TVR 2500M (1974)

Summary

Fewer than 950 TVR 2500Ms were built between 1971 and 1977, most of which were exported to North America. Powered by a "clean" Triumph 6-cylinder engine, driving pleasure could be offered even under stricter environmental regulations. Only a few examples remained in Europe, where the 3000M was much more popular. The TVR 2500M presented here is still in its unaltered original condition - almost a sensation - and can serve as a restoration model without restriction. This is exactly how the vehicles left the production hall in Blackpool.

This article contains the following chapters

The history of the TVR 2500M
What did the trade press say about the TVR 2500M at the time?
How does a 2500M drive today?
Who is the TVR 2500M the right car for?
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Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The likelihood of coming across a TVR 2500M in this country is pretty low. And this is not even necessarily due to the number of examples produced, as it was precisely this model that was the most successful of the entire M series - 947 vehicles are said to have left the TVR factory in Blackpool between 1971 and 1977. Today, around 380 of these are listed in an unofficial registry and it is easy to see that the majority of the remaining vehicles - over 84% - are on the road in the USA and Canada. There are 6 vehicles listed for Germany and just one for Switzerland. However, the probability of encountering a vehicle like the one shown here with chassis number 3262TM is almost zero. The TVR 2500M shown here has covered less than 25,000 km in its entire life (approx. 16,000 miles) and is in unaltered original condition. Everything is as it was when it was delivered: chassis, paint, interior, tires (Pirelli Cinturato CN32), radio (Craig 3510A), on-board tools (unused), all documents including the original sales contract, etc. The English describe a vehicle like this as being in "time warped condition", an embalmed vehicle so to speak. Well, of course this car was still driven more or less regularly, it was simply not modified. And this is the big difference to many other TVRs. While some of its brothers were "improved" with engine conversions (Ford V8, modern 4-cylinder or other variants) or converted into racing cars, the vehicle shown here can almost serve as a restoration reference. This is exactly what a TVR 2500M looked like when it left the factory.

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