TVR Tuscan V8 - a super sports car from the 60s
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Summary
The TVR Tuscan V8 is the direct successor to the equally famous TVR Griffith V8 from the early 1960s. Thanks to a longer wheelbase and other improvements, the Tuscan became one of the world's fastest sports cars, faster than a Lamborghini Miura at a much lower price. Less than 100 examples were built, one of which is now in the hands of a Swiss fan. What it feels like when an English lightweight is powered by a modified Ford Mustang eight-cylinder engine is impressively described and illustrated in this article.
This article contains the following chapters
- TVR Tuscan V8 - the vehicles
- TVR Tuscan V8 MAL010 - technical data
- The model driven - chassis number MAL010
- At the wheel of a TVR Tuscan V8
Estimated reading time: 6min
Preview (beginning of the article)
The "TVR" brand was originally founded in 1947 by Trevor Wilkinson under the name "Trevcar Motors", but changed its name to TVR in 1954, a variation of TreVoR's name. From the very beginning, the principle of polyester bodywork on a tubular steel frame chassis was used. The cars were often sold in kit form to avoid the high British taxes. This practice was only made impossible in the 1970s when the government plugged this legal loophole. During the 1950s and 1960s, TVRs were powered by various four-cylinder engines with up to 100 hp. They were powered by MG, Ford and Climax engines, similar to the competition. The main products of this era were the TVR Jomar and the TVR Grantura. The Grantura marked the first time that larger numbers (several hundred) were achieved. TVR went through a series of financial crises and repeatedly changed its name.
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