TVR 1947-2012 - lightweight British sports cars for the road and race track
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There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is TVR, which built sports cars for the road and the racetrack between 1947 and 2006. In total, over 10,000 cars were put on the road. What they all had in common was a focus on tubular frame chassis, GKF bodies and (mostly) large series engines. At the beginning of the 0s, TVR was the largest independent British car company. In 2006, the brand disappeared from the horizon after another change of ownership.
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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. In 1962, the Grantura even took part in major endurance races at Sebring and Le Mans - with moderate success. TVR went through a series of financial crises and repeatedly changed its name.
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