- Hardcover: 216 pages
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd (20 Sep 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1852237961
- ISBN-13: 978-1852237967
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 19 x 2.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 682,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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TVR today is a highly respected manufacturer of exclusive, stylish sports cars, which are among the fastest on the road. So successful has the TVR become that it now has its own TVR Tuscan challenge series. John Tipler charts the company's history, from Trevor Wilkinson's initial optimism, the near disastrous move to a wedge shape, and builds up to the present day under Peter Wheeler. He covers the development of the cars and profiles the leading characters, Martin Lilley and Peter Wheeler. Finally he looks in detail at the factory, the staff, the unorthodox design process, the creation of the chasis and bodies, and the immaculate care that goes into the manufacture of each care, including full technical specifications for all TVR models.
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TVR has come a very long way since TreVoR Wilkinson, from whose Christian name the company derives its name, built a two-seater alloy body on an Alvis Firebird chassis. Read the first page
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A Marque of Excellance, 17 May 2000
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This review is from: TVR: The Complete Story (Crowood AutoClassic) (Hardcover)
"What a Read"... As a previous owner of a TVR Vixen S2, I've found living the decision to sell it one of my most painfull memories. My object with this book was recapture some of those memories, and educate myself on some of the companies other marques. And in the end, the decision to buy this book was one of the best decisions I've made in a long while.
The book is layed out with the reader in mind, and is both informative, and enjoyable, reading. It covers the history of the Company (and cars) from the company's inseption until the present day.
Mr. Tipton has also layed out the book with the prospective buyer in mind, giving details on what to look for in both used, and new TVR's. He's given performance statistics, dates produced and innumerable other details, you won't find on the cars anywhere else.
Beware, Jaguar, & Morgan, this company hasn't been sitting on it's laurels... It's one of (if not the most) amazing cars in the world... How about 240mph...?
"Thank You John Tipler"... You made my heart pump like that growling beast TVR I used to own...
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Good Read, 29 Jun 2001
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This review is from: TVR: The Complete Story (Crowood AutoClassic) (Hardcover)
What's the point? You can't even buy these magnificient machines in the US. There used to be a dealer in Scarborough, Ontario and I had fantasies of smuggling a Griffith 500 into the US. But it appears to be closed now.The book however had lots of vehicle data and a good selection of photography. It provides a good history by model from the very first vehicle they produced. It does cut off the history abruptly with the introduction of the Chimera. That's just a little after the models really started getting good.
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