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TVR is an independent British manufacturer of
sports cars and was until 2006 based in the English
seaside town of
Blackpool,
Lancashire but has since split up into several
smaller subsidiaries and relocated elsewhere. The
company manufactures lightweight sports cars with
powerful engines and was the third-largest specialised
sports car manufacturer in the world, offering a diverse
range of
coupés and
convertibles. Most vehicles use an in-house
straight-6 cylinder engine design; others an
in-house V8. TVR sports cars are composed of tubular
steel frames, cloaked in fibreglass bodywork.
TVR's two arms are TVR Engineering, which
manufactures sports cars and grand tourers, and TVR
Power, their powertrain division. The company had a
turbulent recent history and an uncertain future
Above courtesy of
Wikipeda
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TVR home page
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