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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 →

RIP: James Robert Stewart, 1931-2008 Noah Joseph

We're saddened to report the passing of James Robert Stewart, former racing driver, eldest member of the Stewart racing family and older brother to triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart. Although ...

Jack Odell (1920 - 2007) - Creator of the Matchbox car Alex Nunez

Matchbox cars. We collected them. We played with them. We loved them. Heck, a lot of us still do. And over the weekend, the man responsible for making these simple, inexpensive pleasures a reality ...

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

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 ...

RIP: James Robert Stewart, 1931-2008 1 year ago on Autoblog

We're saddened to report the passing of James Robert Stewart, former racing driver, eldest member of the Stewart racing family and older brother to triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart. Although his own racing career was rather unremarkable, he would later act as the inspiration for his younger ...

Jack Odell (1920 - 2007) - Creator of the Matchbox car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Matchbox cars. We collected them. We played with them. We loved them. Heck, a lot of us still do. And over the weekend, the man responsible for making these simple, inexpensive pleasures a reality passed away. Jack Odell was 87 years old. The inspiration for the Matchbox car came after he created a ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Chris Paukert joins the usual crew of Chris, Sam, and Dan, summarily classing up the joint.

 
 

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