TVRs

Love my Cerbera:)

More....

Something from Blackpool has long time been on my radar

I flip between a newer Tuscan



and an older Chimera



one day.................

Two TVR stories.

1. had a wedge come into the ford dealership I worked at as it had an Essex V6 and was overheating - seem to remember it was something to do with the chrome radiator pipes the customer had fitted. Anyway, took it for a drive down the M11 'for testing purposes'. Probably one of the scariest driving cars ever as it jumped from lane to lane and tried to rattle itself to pieces.

2. Think it was a Cerbera but it was a long time ago. One of my sales guys had one as a company car. He was also about 4stone soaking wet and had arms like overcooked spaghetti.

Took me to a customer meeting in it and managed to stall it at a set of traffic lights that were on a hill. Car behind had already moved forwards and was sounding his horn. Problem was that the starter button was behind the steering wheel which was now turned to a point that it covered the button and Popeye didn't have the strength to turn the wheel without the engine running to expose the button and couldn't roll back as the car was now on his bumper, and on the horn.

I just about wet myself.

Do remember that it was very very fast though which is never a bad thing.

P.

Cerbera remains they only car I have actually crashed in my driving life. (Passed test in 1984)

Tight left bend, damp road, not enough skill too many horses, oops. Hit the kerb hard and folded both wheels back under the body.

Embarrassing.

Fun to drive up to that point though.

Someone mentioned about the brand being revived, they've never properly gone away but been in limbo. The Welsh Assembly Government was trying to help get them into production in the Welsh valleys, I'm not sure how that will pan out in the aftermath of COVID-19. They're accepting deposits online but I think you'd have to be pretty brave to stump up!

I used to go to the Castle Combe Autumn Classics event fairly regularly. You can pay to take your car on the track and it's a totally eclectic mix, hot A35s & Abarths up against Lotus & Ferraris. People used to treat the races pretty competitively. One guy started turning up year after year in a Cerbera, he did a lot of laps, nothing at any point during his day could touch him.

My pic, the one that broke the dynamometer at 1K horses, the Speed-12.

I’m certain this is a retro riders wagon. Remember reading about the screamer pipe being cut in the bonnet. I off to try and locate it!




Ah I don’t feel bad for not including a link now. Looks awesome, fantastic colour combo and the owner appears to be enjoying it greatly. It may be where these are available in such lairy colours, the monotone black and grey is unusual and works really well.