V8 roadster
TVR is one of those marques that we’ve all heard about, but very few of us have managed to get behind the wheel of one.
Over a surprisingly long history (since 1946), it has built a wild variety of sports and performance-focused specials, usually running a powerplant from a larger maker. Life for a small-volume manufacturer tends to be pretty challenging and the firm has had some interesting ups and downs over the years.
This Tasmin was running an Andy Rouse-tuned Rover V8, claiming 275 horses (205kW), matched to a five-speed manual transmission.
Volume was very low – thought to be as little as 100 cars. There was a subsequent 420Se model.
This example is said to have had a fair amount of recent service work and is with Pennant Hills Auto in Sydney, priced at $45,990.