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Trevor Wilkinson, TVR founder, dead at 85

TVR Grantura. Click above for model history and more photos. Trevor Wilkinson, who founded the British sports car marque, TVR, has died at the age of 85 in Minorca, Spain, where he lived in retirement. Mr. Wilkinson had apparently been seriously ill, according to reports. He built his business in his hometown of Blackpool, and the company name, TVR, is just an abbreviation of his first name. It's first production car was the Grantura (above). Wilkinson left TVR in 1962 but remained owner until 1965, when the first in a succession of ... Read more →

Pissed off TVR owners converge on factory Damon Lavrinc

TVR taps Bertone in Italy to build lineup? Frank Filipponio

A new Autocar item is saying that the next-generation of TVRs will be built by Bertone in Italy, using Ricardo-produced engines. This comes on the heels of reports that the tiny manufacturer was ...

TVR doing well, rehires laid-off workers John Neff

It appears the on-again, off-again prospect of TVR possibly closing its doors has boosted sales of the British sports car brand. Sales are up so much, in fact, that TVR has rehired the workers it ...

Blackpool makes last-ditch bid to keep TVR Chris Paukert

TVR's lineup of sporting machines are known for their ability to give owners the potential of a speedy getaway. But the British automaker's owner, Russian Nikolai Smolenski, is being afforded no ...

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Trevor Wilkinson, TVR founder, dead at 85 1 year ago on Autoblog

Pissed off TVR owners converge on factory 3 years ago on Autoblog

Our friends at Hemmings came across an article in Blackpool Today that reports about an angry mob of TVR loyalists that are intent on voicing their opinion about the plant's closure en masse. A TVR club is organizing the convergence and is expecting over 7,000 members to show up in Blackpool on ...

TVR taps Bertone in Italy to build lineup? 3 years ago on Autoblog

A new Autocar item is saying that the next-generation of TVRs will be built by Bertone in Italy, using Ricardo-produced engines. This comes on the heels of reports that the tiny manufacturer was leaving the UK. And that announcement followed the initial declaration that the firm would remain ...

TVR doing well, rehires laid-off workers 3 years ago on Autoblog

It appears the on-again, off-again prospect of TVR possibly closing its doors has boosted sales of the British sports car brand. Sales are up so much, in fact, that TVR has rehired the workers it temporarily, then permanently, laid off back in April. TVR says the upsurge in sales occurred when the ...

Blackpool makes last-ditch bid to keep TVR 3 years ago on Autoblog

TVR's lineup of sporting machines are known for their ability to give owners the potential of a speedy getaway. But the British automaker's owner, Russian Nikolai Smolenski, is being afforded no such courtesy by Blackpool authorities who remain eager to keep the firm's operations in town. The ...

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