Wedge-Shaped 1986 TVR 280i A Treat For British Car Lover

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ต.ค. 2024

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  • @robertscheinost179
    @robertscheinost179 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    TVR, the same people that made the Griffith, a 289 Ford powered, fiberglass bodied, tubular framed "screamer" to the lucky few that could scrape $3995. together in the mid 1960's! I still have a few "Road and Track" magazines that I saved from that time period advertising the Griffith. They were considered the "poor man's Cobra", and just as fast! At twelve years old, it sure had this kid drooling! When I lived in Mansfield, CT in the early 1980's, there was a person who had two TVR's, both hardtops, parked outside on his front lawn on RT 44 very near the Coventry-Mansfield line about 20 feet from the road. They didn't move for almost two years, because of a lack of parts availability, I'm guessing. I drove by them almost every day in my '70 E-Type. I drove by a few years after I moved and they were gone. The Turner sports car for sale on RT 6 in Andover, CT. is another story. It had a hand made "for sale" sign and lasted less than a day on that person's front lawn after it was yanked out of long term storage and turned into a very short term lawn ornament! I mean, who wouldn't buy a Turner for $450.? Eastern Connecticut still had lots of "barn finds" for those that wanted to look for them, like the 1931 Harley Davidson VL I yanked out of a barn, stock, original and unrestored, around the same time period. Thanks for posting this video, you always bring back the best of memories!

    • @ride-ct-classiccars
      @ride-ct-classiccars  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good stories. I was driving on Route 44 heading to Coventry over the weekend and spotted a Ford Mustang II in a driveway. Wanted to pull in and ask if it was for sale,

  • @richardprice7763
    @richardprice7763 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The 450 seac was a monster!
    400 or 420 would suffice though, a lot more power than the V6

  • @brianleiser7414
    @brianleiser7414 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I worked on one of these when I was an auto mechanic. Parts were very hard to get. Not a super quality car nor a smooth running one and it rode rough

    • @ride-ct-classiccars
      @ride-ct-classiccars  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's certainly not for everyone but credit must be given to TVR for trying to be different.

  • @TheSambeaux01
    @TheSambeaux01 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In highschool, i drove my girlfriends dads Tasmine TVR to prom....The car was hot....but not as hot as the girlfriend

  • @Greentreeuk
    @Greentreeuk 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Get a 350i instead of a TR8

    • @ride-ct-classiccars
      @ride-ct-classiccars  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Seemed to have sufficient pickup when I drove it, but I'll bow to your opinion.