[TR] OT: TVR 2500M

[nwolf at u.washington.edu]

Hi Bill
   When I was young, my parents had a '71 TVR 2500 in bright yellow.  It was a very cool car.  The motor had triple Webers and had been tuned to 152 HP.  At right around 2000 Lbs, the car would do 0-60 in 6 seconds flat (I timed it from the passenger seat with my watch).  Double wishbones all around gave it amazing handling.  Yes, I did get to drive it once.  Loved the folding sunroof.
   The one major downside (on both the 2500 and 2500M) is the fact that the fuel tank is at the extreme rear of the car and completely unprotected by anything but fiberglass.  The steel frame stops just behind the rear wheels.  The bumpers are strictly cosmetic.
   This seemed pretty scary to me, even as a kid.  If I owned one, I think I would put a fuel cell in it.
-Nick
'64-ish TR4

P.S. In case anyone doesn't know, everything on a TVR that goes round-and-round is from a TR6, and everything that goes up-and-down (i.e. suspension) is TVR.  Or so the saying goes.  So this really isn't so far off topic...


> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:54:59 -0400
> From: "Steinman, Bill" <wsteinman at pogolaw.com>
> Subject: [TR] OT:  TVR 2500M
> 
> Howdy all.  Any thoughts from the collective on whether I should dive
> into the TVR world and pick up a fairly clean '74 2500M?  Thanks!
> 
> Bill S.