tvr

[jamesanddecs]

what was the basis of TVR what do the initials stand 4

[CleverClogs]

Have a look at th red excerpt below which explains your question. The link this came from is: http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2003/03/14/emrgor15.xml

TVR

Travel along the A419 near Swindon and you'll see a large building emerging out of the greenery, its whiteness broken only by the legend "Honda" writ large in red letters.

This is symptomatic of a modern factory: neat, antiseptic. Nowadays, most car plants are like this. Most.

Gourmet prefers a stroll along Bristol Avenue, Blackpool. This is where some of the world's most eye-catching sports cars are hand-crafted, amid a sprawl of huts and factory units that has expanded considerably since TVR set up base here in 1970.

There is nothing pretentious about TVR (the initials don't mean anything - they derive from the forename of Trevor Wilkinson, who launched the marque in 1949) but its character has changed in recent years. From an ambitious artisan, an enthusiast brand for those who accepted that the fun of running a small-volume sports car would be tempered by built-in headaches - not least a tendency to fall apart - TVR has grown to become one of the most prolific car manufacturers still under UK ownership. Nowadays it builds serious cars ("600bhp, sir? I'm sure we can find something to suit") that cost serious money - but in terms of performance per pound few rivals come close.

[kempie]

A minor picking of nits - TVR was established in 1947 not 1949.

[Brooksy]

Yep, it`s TreVoR, simple as that. Early TVRs were built on a tubular steel chassis with a fibreglass "tub" i.e bodyshell bonded or nailed (!) on top, rather like the Daimler SP250 "Dart" of 1959.