TVR began in 1947 when a young engineer, Trevor Wilkinson, built himself a light alloy special based on an Alvis Firebird rolling chassis.
The first TVR with its own chassis was built in 1949 with Ford side-valve power. By 1956, TVRs were being sold in the U.S. and in 1958 production of the Grantura was well and truly under way. By the standards of the day, Granturas were fast, agile and good looking. Indeed something of a TVR formula was emerging: strong tubular steel chassis covered in good looking bodywork and propelled by a strong engine to give impressive performance at a very reasonable price.
In 1970 TVR moved to its current factory in Bristol Avenue from where it has never moved, although the premises have been expanded enormously over the last 20 years. In 1972, the M series was introduced which was to serve TVR extremely well through the '70s. As the years progressed the M was sold in fixed head coupe, hatchback, convertible and turbocharged forms, the last accelerating quicker than the Porsche 911 Turbo.
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