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TREVOR'S TOY'S

TreVoR Wilkinson started a little garage in Blackpool in 1946, and got out his first car in 1951. The cars were all of fiberglass, and used the 'kit-car' concept of offering various drivetrain options from Coventry Climax to MG & Triumph. Trevor left the company in 1961 and there has been a series of owners ever since. Jack Griffith got involved in 1962 and all cars with a V-8 are called 'Griffiths' to this day. TVR is now England's largest car maker. Their cars were imported in the U.S. from 1962 through 1987. TVR now makes their own engines, but in the past the cars used the best drivetrains they could find at the time.




1971 TVR VIXEN 2500

Built in Blackpool, England. Has the same basic drive train as the Triumph 250. In-line six engine that produces 160 horsepower. The fiberglass body and better aerodynamics makes it much faster than the TR 250 or TR 6 which have the same running gear. They also made a TVR Griffith which ran a Rover V-8 in the same basic body, and it was a real screamer.


1987 TVR 280i ROADSTER

Another great car. The wedge shape and interior are based on the Lotus Esprit of that era. Lotus, located about 20 miles away also designed the interior. The car is an upgrade of the Tasmin begun in the early 1980s. The engine is a 2.8 liter Ford Essex V-6. Typical TVR, light and fast. Their cars featured sophisticated suspension and braking systems.

 


1994 TVR GRIFFITH 500

Little roadster weighing 2300 pounds with a 5.0 liter Rover V-8 turning out over 350 bhp. Interesting and very graceful fiberglass body with nary a single bit of Chrome anywhere. Right hand drive, so takes getting used to where the gear selector is. Kinda copied the Viper in the door treatment. Probably the quickest car I have, and one of only about two in the Country. Sadly sold the car in 2006. Miss it. but too new ;-)


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Toad Hall Classic Sports Car Museum
at the Simmons Homestead Inn
288 Scudder Avenue
Hyannis Port MA 02647
Telephone 1-508-778-4934
E-mail us at ToadHallCars@aol.com