Gunsmoke Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Yesterday I slowly came up behind one of these, a bronze colored convertible, (like this pic off internet), didn't have my camera, had to get very close to figure out the make. Tasmin's are pretty rare car, never saw one live before, not sure year of one I saw, but likely early 80's. Cool looking sports car. You see anything rare or unusual lately. Keiser31 usually posts his spotted ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Wahlberg Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 TVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 First one of those I have ever seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) One of the guys in the Monmouth (NJ) College Sports Car Club worked for a dealership which sold the TVR - around 1964-ish? British car with big Ford engine? ZERO to 60 in 3.6 seconds ?? Edited July 11, 2020 by Marty Roth (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 A cousin of mine out West (Phoenix area) had a TVR a few years ago, said it was a great "sportscar", wishes he still had it. DC-8dave, as for styling, borrows some of the cues from Ferrari Testarossa like Sonny? drove on Miami Vice, pretty common European styling of 1980's (Giagaro, Bertone and others). I must read up on the Tasmin power plant, sounds like they may have been a sleeper. The car I saw was mint, stunning condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, Gunsmoke said: A cousin of mine out West (Phoenix area) had a TVR a few years ago, said it was a great "sportscar", wishes he still had it. DC-8dave, as for styling, borrows some of the cues from Ferrari Testarossa like Sonny? drove on Miami Vice, pretty common European styling of 1980's (Giagaro, Bertone and others). I must read up on the Tasmin power plant, sounds like they may have been a sleeper. The car I saw was mint, stunning condition. Cosworth Ford 2.8 litre Cologne V6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Marty R said "ZERO to 60 in 3.6 seconds ??" Not quite Marty. Wiki lists the Tasmin 280 V-6 at 0-60 in 8 seconds. The 4cyl Tasmin 200 was 9 seconds. Still pretty quick acceleration, on a par with period cars like Merkur XR4TI, base BMW's, etc. The long "wedge nose" is classic for the era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) On 7/12/2020 at 3:18 AM, Eric Wahlberg said: TVR https://www.tvr.co.uk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVR Had a range of engines including an inhouse designed & made https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVR_S_series Not the same as post 1 Edited July 13, 2020 by 1939_Buick (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Top photo car is in NZ - https://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=tvr6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Tasmin's were TVR's " new " design after the long running Grantura , Vixen and " M" revision of the Vixen. The" wedges "as TVR fans tend to call these cars are a bit of a acquired taste. I have owed a few TVR's over the years ; currently a 1974 2500 M, but have never strayed into these somewhat unloved cars. TVR M series car and the Tasmin that replaced it, you be the judge. Greg in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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