Stephen.Hill@gems7.gov.bc.ca writes:
>Ever noticed when you pick up a mag
>with an article on TVR's, and it contains a concise history of the models,
>they NEVER refer to a TVR 2500? Mind you, I suppose they come by it
>honestly. Look at the UK TVR Car Club website, under their history of the
>Vixen Series: http://www.domino.com/tvrcc/ There is no recognition that a
>Triumph engined Vixen ever existed, even though there was more production of
>this model than any other TVR that I can recall (perhaps excepting the
>current models.
My Dec. 1997 copy of "Thoroughbed & Classic Cars" featuring "TVR: 50 Loud Years"
on the cover, lists the 2500 in a 2-page summary entitled "From Trevor's Special
to Britain's Greatest." Here is an extract:
Model Year Engine No. Made
Vixen S2 1968-70 Ford 1600 438
Vixen S3 1970-72 Ford 1600 168
Vixen S4 1972-73 Ford 1600 23
1300 1971-73 Triumph 1300 15
2500 1970-73 Triumph 2500 385
...
2500M 1972-77 Triumph 2500 947
So it looks like production of the 2500 is beat out by the Vixen S2 and
2500M, as well as the 3000M (654), Taimar (395), 280i (699), 350i (955),
S (605) and S2 (a whopping 1443).
-Richard
1936 Ford V8 5-window coupe
1974 2500M
1987 MB 190E (2.6 l)
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