What is a TVR?

"a truculent Troll, a ferret with an oversupply of Y chromosomes"
—Road & Track, 1972

A TVR is a British Sports car that was hand made in Blackpool, England. The TVR company was started in 1947 by TreVoR Wilkinson—hence the name. It has gone through quite a few owners (and bankruptcies); TVR in the 90s and early 2000s was England's largest English-owned producer of sports cars, making exotic, very expensive cars that were great value for the money (being much faster and less expensive than Porsches, for example), but in the early 21st century were sold by owner Peter Wheeler to a young Russian owner, who eventually closed the plant and intended to restart production with TVR as an assembly company using parts from Ricardo (engine) and Italian firms that would producing the bodies. However, we have seen little action out of the company since early 2008.

The TVR Car Club North America is a group of people interested in TVRs. TVRs were imported into the USA during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and part of the 1980s, and were imported into Canada until 1992. TVRCCNA exists to preserve the marque in North America and to unite owners of these rare sports cars, providing a community to support owners and enhance the enjoyment of these vehicles.

Models of TVR and related Marques imported to North America

Note: Years below are years the vehicle was available in North America, which is not necessarily the total production range.
Eventually we hope to have an article posted about each model of TVR sold in North America. If you'd like to write one, please email the webmaster.
  • Jomar Mk2 (1956-1959)
  • Jomar Coupe (1958-1959)
  • TVR Grantura (1958-1960) -
  • TVR Grantura Mk2 (1960-1961)
  • TVR Grantura Mk2a (1961-1962)
  • TVR Grantura Mk3 (1962-1963)
  • TVR Grantura 1800S (1964-1966)
  • Griffith 200 (1963)
  • Griffith 400 (1964-1965)
  • TVR Griffith 400 (1966-1967)
  • TVR Grantura IV 1800S (1966-1967)
  • TVR Tuscan V8 (1967-1970)
  • TVR Tuscan V6 (1969-1971)
  • TVR Vixen (1967-1968)
  • TVR Vixen S2 (1968-1969)
  • TVR Vixen S3 (1970-1972)
  • TVR Vixen 1300 (1971-1972)
  • TVR Vixen 2500 (1971-1972)
  • TVR Vixen S4 (1972)
  • TVR 2500M (1972-1977)
  • TVRNA 5000M (1975-1978)
  • TVR 3000M (1977-1979)
  • TVR Turbo (1976-1979)
  • TVR 3000S (1977-1979)
  • TVR Taimar (1977-1979)
  • TVR Tasmin/280i Series 1 (1981-1985)
  • TVR 280i Series 1½ (1985) -
  • TVR 280i Series 2 (1986-1988) -
  • TVR 350i (1983-1989)
  • TVR 390SE (1984-1989)
  • TVR S (1986-1988)
  • TVR 420 SEAC (1986-1988)
  • TVR 400SE (1988-1991)
  • TVR S2 (1989-1990)
  • TVR 450SE (1989-1990)
  • TVR S3C (1991-1992)
  • TVR V8S (1991-1993)
  • TVR Griffith (1992-1993)
  • TVR Griffith 500 (1993)