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I apolgise for the lack of website updates but due to various commiments I have had little spare time to try to get to grips with the software but will be spending the winter getting some training and if all goes as planned I am hoping to have a completely re-jigged site ready to go live in January 2009 so keep dropping in for news and progress.

Well despite yet another lack of summer I hope you all managed to get in at least a little Wedge driving and lets hope for a better 2009 season.

BBWF 2008 was blessed, yet again, with possibly the best weekends weather of the year and I`d like to thank all those of you who supported the event this year a fuller report and pictures will follow shortly. And for those who receive Sprint the report should be in the October issue. I have someone currently working on producing a DVD with pictures from several contributors which should be available at a very reasonable cost and should be on sale in November just in time for Christmas delivery!

 

White Elephant News

I have recently heard from Howard Bryan that, after a little respite due to racing commitments over the last season, work has now re-commenced with avengance on Nelly, the ex Peter Wheeler one off "special" wedge.

Howard is planning to update progress on a regular basis so for the latest developments check out his website at TVR White Elephant

 

 

 

A Brief Wedge History

It was in Blackpool in 1947 that Trevor Wilkinson re-bodied his old Alvis Firebird and built his first hand made “Special”and taking the initials TreVoR from his own name TVR was born. It was from such humble beginnings TVR would eventually grow to become the 3rd largest sports car manufacturer in the World!

Over the next 60 years Blackpool would see the continuous production of some of the Worlds fastest, and most stunning, hand built sports cars from the earliest Grantura`s and Griffiths of the 50`s & 60`s, through to the ultra curvaceous Tuscan 2 and outrageous Sagaris in 2006.

Sadly the spring of 2007 saw the final cars leave Bristol Avenue as TVR finally ceased production here in the UK and the company put up for sale. At the time of writing the future for this once proud marque lies in the hands of foreign investors and we can only hope that production of this iconic sports car name may re-start at some point in the not to distant future but I fear that, if and when it does, it will almost certainly no longer be based here in the UK.

However on a happier note this website is exclusively dedicated to TVR models from an earlier era, it was in 1977/8 when TVR owner Martin Lilley, with an eye to the way car designs were changing, employed the ex - Lotus designer Oliver Winterbottom to style an all-new, contemporary shaped TVR for the 1980`s, with an all new welded tubular steel backbone chassis and suspension designed by Ian Jones, again ex-Lotus, and with a choice of 2 litre. straight 4 or 2.8 litre. V6 Ford power trains the Tasmin made its debut in January 1980 at the Belgian Motor Show and the “Wedge” was born.

The development of the model continued unabated throughout the 1980`s with the 280i, Tasmin, 350i, 200, 350SE, SX350, SX400, the outrageously styled race inspired SEAC`s , 390SE & 400SE until the final versions were produced in 1990/91; with the powerful Rover V8 based 430SE & 450SE models.

The Wedge cars went out of production in 1991 to be replaced by the much more contemporary looking, classically lined and curvaceous Griffith.

Many consider Wedges as the ‘ugly ducklings’ of the TVR range you either love the 80's retro angular aggressive styling or loathe it. Whatever you think about the shape, before you draw any conclusions please, get in one and drive it, I can absolutely guarantee as soon as the tidal wave of noise comes from the exhaust - you will be hooked.

The website is very much ‘still under construction’ intended to be fuelled by articles, reviews, ideas and tips that have been contributed by Wedge owners for the benefit of other Wedge owners (or marque enthusiasts). It has grown over time and I intend to update the site as quickly as possible over the next few months, it is important to bookmark this site and check back frequently to see what has been added.

If you have some Wedge related news, an interesting article or Wedge picture then please send it to me and I will do my best to get it published on-line.

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