Classic: TVR Taimar

Posted on 09-01-2016 to 18:00 by larssb – 8 Comments”

A TVR, it always stays exciting. The looks, the sound and especially whether all the trimmings. If so, is it unheard of to enjoy with the TVR Taimar.

The Taimar was an evolution of the models in the M-series in 1972, the TVR Vixen, Griffith and Tuscan’s head. TVR (derived from the founder TreVoR Wilkinson), now in the hands of Martin Lily, introduced this M-models in 1972. Mike Bigland has designed this a better and safer chassis, TVR went to the coachwork building and every car undergoes a quality inspection before entering the port were required. Or sprinted; it was whether there was a 1600 cc four-cylinder, or a 2.5 or 3.0 liter six-cylinder engine under the long hood lay. It was that Rover they could not deliver because of a deal with Morgan would have had TVR even the acclaimed 3.5-litre V8 in the front mounted to the rouwdouwers.

The most practical and one of the last models in the M-series was this Taimar, who, in October 1976 was presented at the British International motor show. That practical was the fact that the Taimar is a real tailgate, where the other models have a fixed rear window. Making your luggage, children, or participants of car-pooling over the front seats to go back had to frommelen. There would fit them into the Taimar, of course, also be not at all, but on the way there they walked in any case, no bruises and abrasions. It was mainly for an overnight bag(you) really useful. Or as a rather transparent show-offspoiler, if you open let.

The Taimar was one of the last descendants of the 3000 series, which until 1980 remained in production and was relieved by the Tasmin. That 3000 was the displacement, in the front was the well-known Essex V6 from Ford. That 3-litre six-cylinder developed a small 140 HP and sent through a manual controlled gearbox to the rear wheels. Where you on sat, fantastic. The rare Turbo version had an even 230. With a weight of a ton held, this tells me a 911 Turbo when the light went green. Panic in the Porker.

That’s more than double the cost than this plastic Engelsmannetje from Blackpool. But not just any plastic. The Taimar was, like all TVR’s at the time, constructed out of GRP: glass reinforced plastic. Fiberglass so, and that was the Taimar immediately wegrotte if the winds happen to be from the west. If this is still the case, and more than a week lasted, it could well be that attractive body suddenly intense lowered on Wolfrace velgjes hung. The chassis was made simply of steel, and that material is lost at the time, always from the outside. Is dry put away.

Much more fun was to dry to drive. With that blissful V6 for you, nestled in that typically British cockpitje with that small and onbekrachtigde steering wheel in your hands was any excuse for a ride legitimate. And determined no punishment. The top amounted to 209 km/h for the ordinary Taimar, Turbo was still 24. That will be quite an experience to have been: so close to the ground, your feeling, the engine and the dual exhaust. Because nothing was far away in this compact tweezittertje.

Except lack of character. And that is despite the fact that in the Taimar many of the components from the warehouses of fellow manufacturers came. The tail lights of the earlier 3000’s and the windshield of all M models came from Ford, but also a Triumph delivered the parts in Blackpool. Besides complete 2.5 liter six-in-line engines for the 2500M, resulted in Triumph, and also a lot of parts for dash and interior. That could be to your liking, also very luxury decorated with leather, Wilton carpet and wood. As only Brits that typical atmosphere could create. But if it is not perfect, did, otherwise it would not be correct.

With a small 400 built was the Taimar in his years already exclusive. That is even more true for the Turbo version, only 30 times built Broadspeed such a whistling vermogenbooster in a Taimar. The result is that there is very little Taimars hand, despite the plastic body. That age is not forever beautiful by the way, after a few decades, can the GRP go to crack and tear as Lakes ice cream. The chassis were already roestgevoelig, but nowadays also to be replaced by a newly built chassis from England and that costs about £ 1000,-. The rest of the parts, we knew that still have to figure out for the Ford and Triumph-section at the scrapyard. It is useful to have the phone number at hand, but more importantly to this likeable British heirloom there as long as possible away. A TVR does not belong on the demolition, except for the bits ‘n pieces that accidentally fall off.

Despite the fact that there are few copies to be found, it seems that in the Netherlands a good instance runs. Pictures check you on Autojunk