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{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Rover''' was a British [[automobile]] manufacturer and later a marque based at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. In recent years it was part of the [[MG Rover Group]]. However, in April 2005, production stopped when the company became insolvent. In July 2005 the [[Nanjing Automobile Group]] acquired the assets, with plans to resume production in China, and possibly also at Longbridge, in 2006. On September 18, 2006 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] bought the rights to the Rover name from BMW for approximately £6 million. <ref>{{cite news | last = Doran | first =James | title = Ford pays £6m for Rover marque | publisher = The Times | date = 2006-09-19 | url = http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9067-2364242,00.html | accessdate =2006-09-19}}</ref> Ford had acquired an option of first refusal to buy the Rover brand as a result of its purchase of [[Land Rover]] from BMW in 2000.

== History ==
The first '''Rover''' was a tricycle manufactured by ''Starley & Sutton Co'' of Coventry, England in 1883. The company was founded by [[John Kemp Starley]] and William Sutton in 1878. Starley had formerly worked with his uncle James Starley (father of the cycle trade) who began in manufacturing sewing machines and switched to bicycles in 1869.

In the early 1880s the cycles available were the relatively dangerous penny-farthings and high-wheel tricycles. J. K. Starley made history in 1885 by producing the Rover Safety Bicycle - a rear-wheel-drive, chain-driven cycle with two similar-sized wheels, making it more stable than the previous high wheeled designs. Cycling Magazine said the Rover had 'set the pattern to the world' and the phrase was used in their advertising for many years. Starley's Rover is usually described by historians as the first recognisably modern bicycle. In 1888 Starley made an electric car, but it never was put into production.

In 1889 the company became J. K. Starley & Co. Ltd and in the late 1890s, the Rover Cycle Company Ltd. Three years after Starley's death in 1901, the Rover company began producing automobiles with the two-seater Rover Eight to the designs of Edmund Lewis who came from [[Daimler]]. During the First World War they made motorcycles, lorries to Maudsley designs and not having a suitable one of their own, cars to a [[Sunbeam|Sunbeam]] design. Bicycle and motorcycle production continued until the Great Depression forced the end of production in 1925. The business was not very successful during the 1920s and did not pay a dividend from 1923 until the mid 1930s. In 1929 when there was a change of management with [[Spencer Wilks]] coming in from [[Hillman]] as general manager. He set about reorganising the company and moving it up market to cater for people who wanted something "superior" to [[Ford Motor Company|Fords]] and [[Austin Motor Company|Austins]]. He was joined by his brother [[Maurice Wilks|Maurice]], who had also been at Hillman, as chief engineer in 1930. Spencer Wilks stayed with the company until 1962 and his brother until 1963.
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===World War II and gas turbines===
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In the late 1930s, in anticipation of potential hostilities which would become World War II, the British government started a re-armament programme and as part of this "Shadow Factories" were built. These were paid for by the government but staffed and run by private companies. Two were run by Rover, one at Acocks Green, Birmingham started operation in 1937 and a second larger one at Solihull started in 1940. Both were employed making aero engines and airframes. The original main works at Helen Street, Coventry was severely damaged by bombing in 1940 and 1941 and never regained full production.

In early 1940 Rover were approached by the government to support [[Frank Whittle]] in developing the gas turbine engine. Whittle's company, Power Jets had no production facilities and the intention was for Rover to take the design and develop it for mass production. Whittle himself was not pleased by this and did not like design changes made without his approval but the first test engines to the W2B design were built in a disused cotton mill in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, in October 1941. Rolls-Royce took an interest in the new technology and an agrement was reached in 1942 that they would take over the engines and Barnoldswick works and in exchange Rover would get the contract for making [[Rolls-Royce Meteor|Meteor]] tank engines which actually continued until 1964.

After the Second World War, the company abandoned Helen Street and bought the two Shadow Factories. Acocks Green carried on for a while making Meteor engines for tanks and Solihull became the new centre for vehicles with production resuming in 1947 and would become the home of the [[Land Rover]].

===Experimental cars===
In 1950, designer F. R. Bell and Chief Engineer Maurice Wilks unveiled the first car powered with a [[gas turbine]] engine. The two-seater [[Rover JET1|JET1]] had the engine positioned behind the seats, air intake grilles on either side of the car and exhaust outlets on the top of the tail. During tests, the car reached top speeds of 140 km/h, at a turbine speed of 50,000 rpm. The car ran on [[petrol]], paraffin or [[diesel]] oil, but fuel consumption problems proved insurmountable for a production car. It is currently on display at the London Science Museum. Rover and the BRM Formula One team joined forces to produce [[Rover-BRM|a gas turbine powered coupe]], which entered the 1963 [[24 hours of Le Mans]], driven by [[Graham Hill]] and [[Richie Ginther]]. It averaged 107.8 mph (173 km/h) and had a top speed of 142 mph (229 km/h).

===Golden years===

The 1950s and '60s were fruitful years for the company, with the [[Land Rover]] becoming a runaway success (despite Rover's reputation for making up-market saloons, the utiliarian Land Rover was actually the company's biggest seller throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s), as well as the P5 and P6 saloons equipped with a [[Rover V8 engine|3.5L (215ci) aluminium V8]], the design and tooling of which was purchased from [[Buick]], and pioneering research into gas turbine fuelled vehicles. In 1967, Rover became part of the [[Leyland Motor Corporation]], which merged with the [[British Motor Holdings]] to become [[British Leyland]]. This was the beginning of the end for the traditional Rover, as the Solihull based company's heritage drowned beneath the infamous industrial relations and managerial problems that beset the British motor industry throughout the 1970s. In 1970, Rover combined its skill in producing comfortable saloons and the rugged Land Rover 4x4 to produce the [[Range Rover]], the first car to combine off-road ability and comfortable versatility. Powered by the ex-Buick V8 engine, it had innovative features such as a permanent [[4 wheel drive]] system, all-[[coil spring]] suspension and [[disc brake|disc brakes]] on all wheels. Able to reach speeds of up to 100 MPH, yet also capable of extreme off-road use, the original Range Rover design was to remain in production for the next 26 years.

The [[Rover SD1]] of 1976 was an excellent car, but was beset with so many build quality and reliability issues that it never delivered its great promise. A savage programme of cutbacks in the late 1970s led to the end of car production at the Solihull factory which was turned over for Land Rover production only. All future Rover cars would be made in the former [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] and [[Morris Motor Company|Morris]] plants in Longbridge and Cowley, respectively.

===Rover and Honda===
In 1981, [[Austin Rover Group]] was formed in 1981 as the mass-market car manufacturing subsidiary of BL. In the 1980s, the slimmed-down BL used the Rover badge on a range of cars co-developed with [[Honda]]. The first Honda-sourced model, released in 1984 was the [[Rover 200]], which, like the [[Triumph Acclaim]] that it replaced, was based on the [[Honda Ballade]]. (Similarly, in Australia, the [[Honda Quint]] (known in Europe as the Quintet) and [[Honda Integra|Integra]] were badged as the Rover Quintet and [[Rover 416i|416i]].) In 1986, the Rover SD1 was replaced by the [[Rover 800]], developed with the [[Honda Legend]]. By this time Austin Rover had moved to a one-marque strategy and was renamed simply [[Rover Group]]. The Austin range were now technically Rovers, though the word "Rover" never actually appeared on the badging — there was instead a badge similar to the Rover Viking shape, without wording. These were replaced by the Rover 400 and Rover 600, based on Honda's [[Honda Concerto|Concerto]] and [[Honda Accord|Accord]].

===BMW takeover===
This was to prove to be the turn-around point for the company, steadily rebuilding its image to the point where once again Rovers were seen as upmarket alternatives to Fords and Vauxhalls. The 1994 takeover by [[BMW]] saw the development of the [[Rover 75]], before the infamous de-merger in 2000. BMW retained the rights to the Rover name (and the associated portfolio of brands such as [[Mini]], [[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]] and [[Austin-Healey]]) after it sold the business, only licensing it to the Phoenix consortium while it was in control of Rover.

The BMW management knew that Rover needed a new product lineup to be competitive with [[Opel]]/[[Vauxhall]], [[Volkswagen]], [[Ford]] and the other leading mainstream volume manufaturers. The 75 was the first part of this lineup. The [[MINI]] was the second. To replace both the 200 and the 400 with a more direct successor to the 1980s 200 was the Rover 55 (R30 project) intended to combat the [[Opel Astra]], [[Ford Focus]] and [[Volkswagen Golf]] in the competitive and lucrative European small family car segment. This high volume semi-premium vehicle was cancelled in 2000, just as the Rover group was sold. The [[BMW 1-Series]] is considered by some to be the result of this project. BMW has the rights to the R30 project's engineering and design.

===Nanjing Automobile and Ford===
The company continued as the [[MG Rover Group]] but production ceased on April 7 2005, when it was declared insolvent. In July 2005 the entire company was sold to the [[Nanjing Automobile Group]], who indicated that their preliminary plans involved relocating the Powertrain engine plant to China while splitting car production into Rover lines in China and resumed MG lines in the West Midlands (though not necessarily at Longbridge), where a UK R&D and technical facility would also be developed.

[[Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation]], who were also bidding for MG Rover, planned to release their own version of the Rover 75 in late 2006. On July 16th, Shanghai Automotive announced their intent to buy the Rover brandname from [[BMW]] to whom it reverted after the collapse of the MG Rover Group.<ref>{{cite news
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}}</ref> However, due to [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'s relationship to BMW in regards to the Rover name, Ford took up their option on the company name and bought it on September 18, 2006, in part to protect their right to the use of the name [[Land Rover]]. The Rover name will become part of Ford's [[Premier Automotive Group]] (PAG), but Ford has no immediate plans for producing any cars with the Rover badge. [http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/09/18/ford-buys-rover-brand-name-from-bmw/] Due to Shangai's inability to gain the Rover name, they created their own brand with a similar name and badge, known as [[Roewe]].

==Rover models==
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* Pre-War
** 1904-1912 [[Rover 8]]
** 1906-1910 [[Rover 6]]
** 1906-1910 [[Rover 16/20]]
** 1912-1923 [[Rover 12]]
** 1919-1925 [[Rover 8]]
** 1924-1927 [[Rover 9/20]]
** 1925-1927 [[Rover 14/45]]
** 1927-1932 [[Rover Light Six]]
** 1927-1947 [[Rover 10]]
** 1929-1932 [[Rover 2-Litre]]
** 1930-1934 [[Rover Meteor|Rover Meteor (16HP/20HP (12/15 kW))]]
** 1931-1940 [[Rover Speed 20]]
** 1932-1933 [[Rover Pilot|Rover Pilot/Speed Pilot]]
** 1932-1932 [[Rover Scarab]]
** 1934-1948 [[Rover 12]]
** 1934-1948 [[Rover 14|Rover 14/Speed 14]]
** 1936-1948 [[Rover 16]]
* Compact
** 1984-1999 [[Rover 200|Rover 200 (213/214/216)]]
** 1999-2005 [[Rover 25]]
** 2003-2005 [[Rover Streetwise]]
* Midsize
** 1948-1949 [[Rover P3|Rover P3 (60/75)]]
** 1949-1964 [[Rover P4|Rover P4 (60/75/80/90/95/100/105/110)]]
** 1963-1976 [[Rover P6|Rover P6 (2000/2200)]]
** 1976-1986 [[Rover SD1|Rover SD1 (2000/2300/2400/2600)]]
** 1990-1998 [[Rover 400|Rover 400 (414/416/418/420)]]
** 1999-2005 [[Rover 45]]
* Large
** 1958-1973 [[Rover P5|Rover P5 (3-Litre/3.5-Litre)]]
** 1963-1976 [[Rover P6|Rover P6 (3500)]]
** 1976-1986 [[Rover SD1|Rover SD1 (3500/Vitesse)]]
** 1993-1999 [[Rover 600|Rover 600 (618/620/623)]]
** 1986-1998 [[Rover 800|Rover 800 (820/825/827)]] and [[Sterling|Sterling]]
** 1998-2005 [[Rover 75]]
* Small
** 1980-1994 [[Rover Metro]]
** 1994-1998 [[Rover 100]]
** -2000 [[Rover Mini]]
** 2003-2005 [[CityRover]]
* Other
** [[Rover-BRM]]
** [[Rover JET 1]]
==See also==

* [[Austin Rover Group]]
* [[MG Rover Group]]
* [[Nanjing Automobile Group]]

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==External Links==
* [http://www.austinmemories.com Austin Memories]
* [http://www.mg-rover.pt.vu Portuguese Mg-Rover Club]
* [http://www.roverki.pl Polish MG Rover Club]
* [http://mg-rover.1.forogeneral.es/index.php Spanish site of Mg-Rover]
* [http://www.kerridges.co.uk/rover-index.html Rover Dealer Kerriges Rover]

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Noble

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{{List Of Noble Models}}
'''Noble Automotive Ltd.''', more commonly known simply as '''Noble''', is a British [[sportscar]] manufacturer.

It was established, in 1999, by [[Lee Noble]] in Barwell, Leicestershire, for producing high-speed sports cars with a [[MR layout|MR drivetrain layout]]. Lee Noble is the chief designer and owner of Noble.

Noble is an independent low production British sports car company, which currently produces the M12-GTO3R, [[Noble M400]] and the [[Noble M15]]. The M12 and M400 are essentially the same, but with different engines, suspension etc. The M15 has a new space frame chassis. The body of the Noble is built to a very high standard by Hi-Tech Auto in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Once the body shell is completed, it is sent to the Noble factory where the engines, suspension etc are added.

==Noble M10==

The ''Noble M10'' is a two-door, two seater model built in convertible form only. It is powered by a naturally-aspirated (i.e., non-turbocharged) 2.5-litre engine. It was introduced in 1999, but is no longer in production, having been replaced by the M12. The only place new Noble vehicles are available in the United States is 1G Racing, located in Ohio.

==Noble M12==
[[Image:Noble M12 GTO-3R front.jpg|thumb|right|Noble M12 GTO-3R at the 2003 [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]]]]
The ''Noble M12'' is a two-door, two-seater model, available in three [[coupe]] variants (GTO-3, GTO-3R and M400). A [[convertible]] variant (The M12 GTC) has been shown at motorshows but is yet to make production. All versions are powered by modified [[turbocharged]] [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Duratec]] [[V6]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]]s. The standard M12 has a 3.0-litre, twin Garret turbo-charged engine, which produces 310 bhp (231 kW).

All M models have a full steel roll cage, steel frame, and G.R.P. (fibre glass) composite clam shell body parts. These cars are extremely lightweight and stiff. Although looking to be track derived, the M12 performs very well on both road and track, with surprisingly good ride quality, but a rigid feel. This is achieved by having no anti-roll bars on the car (with the exception of the hardcore M400). This allows suspension to be made hard without making a back breaking ride. 

The GTO3R weighs 2380 lb (1080 kg), has 352 bhp (262 kW) and does 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 3.8 seconds. Its top speed is listed at 170 mph (274 km/h). Lateral Gs are reported in excess of 1.22. 

The M400 weighs 100 lb (45 kg) less (no A.C.), has 425 bhp (317 kW) and has been reported as doing 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 3.5 seconds, although the maker modestly lists it as under 4.0 seconds. Its top speed is listed at 185 mph (298 km/h). Lateral Gs are reported in excess of 1.4. The model designation M400 is derived from the fact that the power and weight specifications for the car correspond to 400 bhp (298 kW) per tonne. It has both a 3 point seatbelt and a 4 point harness. Upgraded [[Pirelli]] P Zero tyres, a front anti-roll bar, a smoother gearchange and bigger turbos all make the M400 the M12's big brother. Amazing on the circuit, and pleasant to drive on the road. 

==Noble M14==

The [[Noble M14]] debuted at the 2004 [[British Motor Show]] and generated significant interest in the motoring press. It was planned to compete with the [[Porsche 996|Porsche 911 Turbo]] and [[Ferrari F430]]. It was based on the chassis of the M12, with only minor modifications. It had a new body and a more up market interior. Following the debut of the car [[Lee Noble]] decided that the car was insufficiently different to the M12/M400 to justify the price increase despite having taken a number of deposits. Noble instead developed a brand new car, the M15, developing further from the M12 and M14.

==Noble M15==
[[Image:Noble M15 front.jpg|thumb|right|Noble M15 at the 2006 [[British International Motor Show]]]]
Production of the M15 is expected to begin early in 2006. The Noble M15 is intended to appeal to a far broader market and compete directly with the [[Porsche 997|Porsche 911 Turbo]] and [[Ferrari F430]]. As a result the Noble M15 will have a number of features not previously found on Nobles such as [[Sat nav]], [[traction control]], [[Power window|electric windows]] and [[Anti-lock braking system|ABS]].

Despite increased comfort and usability compared to previous Noble cars Lee Noble has stated that he expects the M15 to be significantly quicker than the M400 around a race track.

The car is based on a brand new platform with a longitudinally mounted engine connected to a [[bespoke]] gearbox created by [[Graziano]]. The [[double wishbone]] suspension is a development of the system mounted on the M400. Mounting the engine longitudinally allowed the designer to increasing cooling flow to the engine which allows the 3.0l twin turbo V6 to produce 455bhp. The engine has been designed to meet emissions regulations and the new steel/aluminium space frame has been designed with a view to passing crash test regulations around the world. The M15 is planned to be the first Noble which gains European and US [[Type Approval|type approval]].

The car appeared in [[Top Gear]] and presenter [[Richard Hammond]] was very impressed. It was a lot quicker around the Top Gear-track than the old Noble. According to Richard this has to do with the placement of the engine.

The owner's opinion:

“The M12 is a great car, but it’s very focused and I wanted to produce a supercar people could use everyday,” said founder Lee Noble.
“It was time for Noble to take a big step up in terms of refinement, practicality and style.”

==Future Models==
*[[Rossion Q1]]
==Current Models==
*[[Noble M15]]

==Discontinued Models==
*[[Noble M10]]
*[[Noble M12]]
*[[Noble M400]]
*[[Noble M14]]

== See also ==

*[[List of car manufacturers]]
*[[Lotus 23|Noble Lotus 23 Replica]]

{{Noble}}

==External links==

*[http://www.noblecars.com/ Noble Cars] - official website
*[http://www.autozine.org/html/Noble/M12.html Autozine Noble M12 site]
*[http://www.1gracing.com/ 1G] - racing website
*[http://www.kerridges.co.uk/noble-index.html Noble Dealer Kerriges Noble]

== References ==

* [http://www.carenthusiast.com/news.html?article=418 "Noble steals the (British Motor) show with a surprise new supercar"], a [[The Car Enthusiast|Car Enthusiast]] article

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MG

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'''MG''' is a British [[sports car]] manufacturer founded in 1924, although no cars have been made since [[MG Rover]] went bankrupt in the spring of 2005. MG cars have resumed production in January 2007 under new owners [[Nanjing Automobile Group]].

MG got its name from "Morris Garages", a dealer of [[Morris|Morris]] cars in Oxford which began producing its own customized versions to the designs of [[Cecil Kimber]] who had joined the company as its Sales Manager in 1921 and was promoted to General Manager in 1922. Kimber remained as General Manager until 1941 when he fell out with Lord Nuffield over procuring wartime work. Kimber died in 1945 in a freak railway accident. In 1952, with the BMC merger, long-time service manager John Thornley took over as GM, guiding the company through its best years until his retirement in 1969.

MG is best known for two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced [[Sedan|saloons]] and [[coupé]]s. More recently, the brand has also been used to designate sportier versions of other models belonging to the parent company.

"MG" might stand for something new under its new Chinese owners. Nanjing boss Zhang Xin said: "We want Chinese consumers to know this brand as 'Modern Gentleman'. To see that this brand represents grace and style." <ref>[[The Daily Telegraph|Telegraph.co.uk]]: [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/18/wrover18.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/06/18/ixnews.html ''As Longbridge stands empty, the MG Rover jigsaw takes shape 6,000 miles away'']. Issued 2006/06/18; retrieved 2006/07/01.</ref>

==History==
There is some debate over when MG started. The company itself stated it to be 1924, although the first cars bore both Morris and MG badges and a reference to MG with the octagon badge appears in an Oxford newspaper from November 1923. Others dispute this and believe that MG began trading in 1925.

The first cars which were rebodied Morris models using coachwork from [[Carbodies]] of Coventry and were built in premises in Alfred Lane, Oxford but demand soon caused a move to larger premises in Bainton Road in September 1925 sharing space with the Morris radiator works. Continuing expansion meant another move in 1927 to a separate factory in Edmund Road, Cowley, Oxford, near the main Morris factory and for the first time it was possible to include a production line. In 1928 the company had become large enough to warrant an identity separate from the original Morris Garages and the M.G. Car Company Limited was established in March of that year and in October for the first time a stand was taken at the [[London Motor Show]]. Space again soon ran out and a search for a permanent home led to the lease of part an old leather factory in Abingdon, Oxfordshire in 1929, gradually taking over more space until production ended in 1980.

Originally owned personally by William Morris, the company was sold to Morris Motors (itself part of the Nuffield Organisation) in 1935; a change that was to have serious consequences for the company, particularly its motor-sport activities. MG was absorbed into the [[British Motor Corporation]] in 1952, and latterly [[British Leyland]] in 1968. Under BMC, several MG models were no more than [[badge engineering|badge-engineered]] versions of other marques, with the main exception being the small MG sports cars.

Amidst a mix of economic, internal and external politics, the Abingdon factory was shut down as part of the ruthless programme of cutbacks necessary to turn BL around after the turbulent times of the 1970s. Though many plants were closed, none created such an uproar among workers, dealers, clubs and customers as this closing did. Years later, Sir Michael Edwardes expressed regret about his decision. Later forms of MGs built by BL's [[Austin Rover Group]] were often [[badge engineering|badge-engineered]] Austins, and were made at the Longbridge plant. As of 2003, the site of the former Abingdon factory was host to McDonalds and the Thames Valley Police with only the former office block still standing. The headquarters of the MG Car Club is situated next door.

After the Austin Rover Group became the [[Rover Group]], ownership of ''MG'' passed to British Aerospace and then [[BMW]]. BMW later sold the business and MG became part of the [[MG Rover Group]] based in Longbridge, Birmingham. The practice of selling unique MG sports cars alongside badge-engineered models (by now Rovers) continued. The Group went into receivership in 2005 and car production was suspended on 7 April 2005.

=== Future Plans ===
In 2006, it was reported that [[Project Kimber]] led by David James had entered talks with [[Nanjing Automobile Group|Nanjing]] to buy the MG brand in order to produce a number of sports cars based on the discontinued [[Smart Roadster]] design by [[DaimlerChrysler]]. No agreement was reached and it was later announced that the re-launched Smart Roadster would bear the [[AC]] name.

Nanjing is expected to restart production of the MG TF and ZT ranges at the beginning of 2007, but the ZR and ZS models are unlikely to be produced again because of copyright reasons.

On July 11, 2006 [[Nanjing Automobile Group|Nanjing]] announced that production will continue on the TF sports coupé. A new plant will be built in Ardmore, Oklahoma to build the next-generation TF, accounting for roughly 60% of TF output worldwide. A new development center will also be opened in the United States, located at the University of Oklahoma. The Longbridge plant in the UK will continue to build TFs as well, and a third plant will also be built at an unknown location in China. According to [[Nanjing Automobile Group|Nanjing]], MGs will go in sale in the United States in the early summer of 2008.

==Car models==
The earliest model, the 1924 14/28 consisted of a new sporting body on a Morris Oxford chassis. This production continued through the next models following the updates to the Morris. The first car which can be described as a new MG, rather than a modified Morris was the 18/80 of 1928 which had a purpose designed chassis and the first appearance of the traditional vertical MG grille. A smaller car was launched in 1929 with the first of a long line of Midgets starting with the M-Type based on a Morris Minor chassis. MG established a name for itself in the early days of the sport of international automobile racing. Beginning before and continuing after World War II, MG produced a line of cars known as the T-Series Midgets which, post-war, were exported worldwide, achieving better than expected success. These included the [[MG T#TC|MG TC]], [[MG T#TD|MG TD]], and [[MG T#TF|MG TF]], all of which were based on the pre-war [[MG T#TB|MG TB]], with various degrees of updating.

MG departed from its earlier line of Y-Type saloons and pre-war designs and released the [[MG A|MGA]] in 1955. The [[MG B|MGB]] was released in 1962 to satisfy demand for a more modern and comfortable sports car. In 1965 the fixed head coupé (FHC) followed: the [[MG B#GT|MGB GT]]. With continual updates, mostly to comply with increasingly stringent United States emissions and safety standards, the MGB was produced until 1980. Between 1967 and 1969 a short-lived model called the [[MG B#MGC|MGC]] was released. The MGC was based on the MGB body, but with a larger (and, unfortunately, heavier) six-cylinder engine, and somewhat worse handling. MG also began producing the [[MG Midget]] in 1961. The Midget was a re-badged and slightly restyled second-generation [[Austin-Healey Sprite]]. As with the MGB, the Midget design was frequently modified until the Abingdon factory closed in 1980 and the last of the range was made. The badge was also applied to versions of BMC saloons including the [[BMC ADO16]], which was also available as a [[Riley|Riley]], but with the MG pitched as slightly more "sporty".

The marque lived on after 1980 as [[British Leyland]] (later [[Austin Rover Group]]), the then-owner, continued to place the MG badge on a number of [[Austin|Austin]] saloons including the [[Austin Metro|Metro]], [[Austin Maestro|Maestro]], and [[Austin Montego|Montego]]. In New Zealand, the MG badge even appeared on the late 1980s Montego estate, called the MG 2.0 Si Wagon. There was a brief competitive history with a mid-engined, six-cylinder version of the Metro.

In the late 1980s, when Austin Rover Group was renamed as the [[Rover Group]], it revived the two-seater with the [[MG B#RV8|MG RV8]]; then in 1995 it introduced the all-new [[MG F|MGF]] (later updated and relaunched as the TF, reviving an old MG name).

With the demerger of Rover from BMW in 1999, the MG name appeared on sportier versions of the current Rover saloons and the Rover 75 estate and even a van.

The MG Rover Group purchased [[Qvale]], which had taken over development of the [[De Tomaso]] Bigua. This car, renamed the Qvale Mangusta and already approved for sale in the U.S., formed the basis of the [[MG XPower SV]], an "extreme" V8-engined sports car. It was revealed in 2002 and went on sale in 2004.

==Motor Sport==
From its earliest days MGs have been used in competition and from the early 1930s a series of dedicated racing cars such as the 1931 C-Type and 1934 Q-type were made and sold to enthusiasts who received considerable company assistance. This stopped in 1935 when MG was formally merged with Morris Motors and the Competition Department closed down. A series of experimental cars had also been made allowing Captain George Eyston to take several world speed records. In spite of the formal racing ban, speed record attempts continued with Goldie Gardner exceeding 200 mph in the 1100 cc EX135 in 1939.

After World War II record braking attempts restarted with 500 cc and 750 cc records being taken in the late 1940s. A decision was also taken to return to racing and a team of MGAs was entered in the tragedy-laden 1955 [[Le Mans 24 hour]] race, the best car achieving 12th place

In 2001 MG re-launched their motor sport campaign to cover Le Mans 24hrs race (MG X-Power Ex 251), British Touring Car Championship(BTCC) (MG X-Power ZS), British and World Rally Championships and MG Independent British Rally Championship ( MG X-Power ZR) and in 2004 plans to race in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) with a heavily modified V8 powered ZT supertouring car were cancelled due to MG Rover's liquidation in April 2005. The Le Mans team failed to win the endurance race in 2001 and 2002 and quit in 2003. MG Sport+Racing raced in the British Touring Car Championships with the MG ZS between 2001-2003 as a factory team. In 2004 WSR raced the MG ZS as a privateer team and still race in the series today with many wins to date. After three years without a major sponsor, WSR teamed up with RAC in 2006 and the team was called Team RAC. The MG British Rally Challenge still runs today despite the liquidation in 2005

==List of models==
* [[Sports car]]
** 1929-1932 [[MG M|MG M-Type Midget]]
** 1930-1931 [[MG 18/100|MG 18/100 "Tigress"]]
** 1931-1932 [[MG C-Type|MG C-Type Midget]]
** 1931-1932 [[MG D|MG D-Type Midget]]
** 1931-1932 [[MG F-Type|MG F-Type Magna]]
** 1932-1934 [[MG J|MG J-Type Midget]]
** 1932-1934 [[MG K-Type|MG K-Type Magnette]]
** 1933-1934 [[MG L-Type|MG L-Type Magna]]
** 1934-1936 [[MG N-Type|MG N-Type Magnette]]
** 1934-1936 [[MG P|MG P-Type Midget]]
** 1936-1939 [[MG T#TA|MG TA Midget]]
** 1939-1940 [[MG T#TB|MG TB Midget]]
** 1945-1950 [[MG T#TC|MG TC Midget]]
** 1950-1953 [[MG T#TD|MG TD Midget]]
** 1953-1955 [[MG T#TF|MG TF Midget]]
** 1955-1962 [[MG A|MGA]]
** 1961-1979 [[MG Midget]]
** 1962-1980 [[MG MGB|MGB]]
** 1968-1970 [[MG B#MGC|MGC]]
** 1973-1976 [[MG MGB#GT|MGB GT V8]]
** 1992-1995 [[MG MGB#RV8|MG RV8]]
** 1995-2005 [[MG F]]
** 2002-2005 [[MG F|MG TF]]

* [[Subcompact car]]
** 1982-1990 [[MG Metro]]

* [[Compact car]] (Small saloons)
** 1933-1934 [[MG KN]]
** 1962-1968 [[MG 1100]]
** 1967-1973 [[MG 1300]]

* [[Midsize car]] (Medium saloons)
** 1924-1927 [[MG 14/28]]
** 1927-1929 [[MG 14/40]]
** 1928-1933 [[MG 18/80]]
** 1937-1939 [[MG VA]]
** 1947-1953 [[MG Y|MG Y-Type]]
** 1953-1956 [[MG Magnette|MG Magnette ZA]]
** 1956-1958 [[MG Magnette|MG Magnette ZB]]
** 1959-1961 [[MG Magnette|MG Magnette Mk. III]]
** 1961-1968 [[MG Magnette|MG Magnette Mk. IV]]
** 1983-1991 [[MG Maestro]]
** 1985-1991 [[MG Montego]]
** 2001-2005 [[MG ZR]]
** 2001-2005 [[MG ZS]]

* [[Full-size car]] (Large saloons)
** 1936-1939 [[MG SA]]
** 1938-1939 [[MG WA]]
** 2001-2005 [[MG ZT]]

* [[Supercar]]
** 2002-2005 [[MG XPower SV]]

* Racing cars
**1934 [[MG Q-Type]]
**1935 [[MG R-Type]]

* [[Concept car]]
** 1985 [[MG E-XE Concept]]
** 1998 [[MG 7 Coupe Concept]]

* Land Speed Record
** 1967 [[MG EX181]]

*Other
** [[MG 2 litre]]
** [[MG 1.5 Litre]]

*'''Modern Gentleman'''
** 2008-present [[MG 7]]

==See also==
{{MG}}

{{British Leyland}}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{commonscat|MG vehicles}}
* [http://www.mg-rover.com MG Rover Group]
* [http://www.chinacarforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=23 MG-Nanjing Articles/Discussions (Nanjing owns MG as of 2005)]
* [http://www.mgcars.org.uk/ MG Cars - models and information]
* [http://www.scparts.co.uk/ MG PARTS]
* [http://www.kerridges.co.uk/mg-index.html MG Dealer Kerriges MG]
* {{dmoz|Recreation/Autos/Makes_and_Models/MG/|MG}}

===News & References===
*[http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/18/aborted-plans-for-trio-of-new-mg-sportscar-unearthed-in-new-repo/ Aborted plans for trio of new MG sportscar unearthed in new report]

===MG Clubs===
* [http://www.mgcars.org.uk/carclub/ MG Car Club UK - founded 1930]
* [http://www.mgccq.org.au/ MG Car Club, Australia - Queensland]
* [http://www.mgcars.org.uk/wdmgcc/ MG Car Club - Windsor - Detroit]
* [http://www.huntermg.com/ MG Car Club Hunter Region - Home of the 2005 Australian National Meeting]
* [http://mgcarclub.com/ MG Car Club Western New York Centre]
* [http://mg-rover.1.forogeneral.es/index.php Spanish site of Mg-Rover]

[[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Rover]]
[[Category:Sports car manufacturers]]
[[Category:Makes]]
[[Category:Discontinued Makes]]

TVR

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{{List of TVR Models}}'''TVR''' is an independent British manufacturer of [[sports car]]s based in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. The company manufactures lightweight sports cars with powerful engines and is the third-largest specialised sports car manufacturer in the world, offering a diverse range of [[coupé]]s and [[convertible]]s, most using an in-house [[straight-6]] cylinder engine design, others an in-house [[TVR Speed Eight engine|V8]]. TVR sports cars are composed of tubular steel frames, cloaked in aggressive fibreglass body designs.

TVR's two arms are TVR Engineering, which manufactures sports cars and grand tourers, and TVR Power, their power-train division. The company has a turbulent recent history and an uncertain future (see below).

==History==
===Foundation===
Blackpool born [[Trevor Wilkinson]] left school at 14 and started an engineering apprenticeship at a local garage. In 1946 he bought a wheelwright's business in Blackpool, renaming it '''Trevcar Motors''' in 1947, for the purpose of selling and repairing cars and light engineering.<ref name="DMail1"/>

In 1947, Wilkinson built his first car, a special two-seater body on an [[Alvis Firebird]] chassis for himself. As a result, Wilkinson with partner [[Jack Pickard]] then started a separate company, '''TVR Engineering,''' with a name derived from Wilkinson's name - '''T'''re'''V'''o'''R.''' Their first car was an alloy-bodied two seat body on a tubular chassis, which appeared in 1949.<ref name="DMail1"/>

In 1953 the concept of glass-reinforced plastic bodywork over a tubular steel backbone chassis was accepted, and continued throughout TVR's current production history. In 1954, TVR Engineering was renamed '''TVR,''' in light of the launch of the first "production" car called the Mk1, later name Grantura. The glass fibre body design and layout remained, in modified form, until replaced by the angular wedge design [[TVR Tasmin|Tasmin]] in 1980.

At launch in the 1950s, TVRs were powered by 4-cylinder engines from [[Coventry Climax]], [[British Motor Corporation|BMC]] or [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], the performance models having Shorrock superchargers. As with many other British sports cars, engine sizes remained under two litres, and all produced less than 100 bhp (75 kW). As most TVRs were sold in the domestic British market, to avoid a British tax on assembled cars many of the early cars were sold in kit form - a practice which continued until the 1970s, when the tax loophole was closed and the kit-form option removed.

In April 1962 Wilkinson and Pickard left the company to set up a specialist fibre-glass engineering business. On retirement, Wilkinson moved to Minorca, Spain, where he died aged 85, on 6 June 2008.<ref name="DMail1">{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024909/Trevor-Wilkinson-founder-TVR-sports-car-company-dies-aged-85.html|title=Trevor Wilkinson, founder of TVR sports car company, dies aged 85|publisher=Daily Mail|date=2008-06-07|accessdate=2008-06-07}}</ref>

===1960s and 1970s===
In the 1960s, American motor dealer Jack Griffith decided to put a 4.7 litre [[V8 engine]] from an [[AC Cobra]] he owned into a [[TVR Grantura]], in much the same way that V8s were first transplanted into AC Cobras (It is in honour of Jack Griffith that the [[TVR Griffith 200|TVR Griffith]] was so-named).

Under the ownership of Martin Lilley from 1965, TVR returned to Ford for a 2994 cc [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Ford Zodiac|Zodiac]] engine for the new TVR Tuscan (1967) racer. This produced 128 bhp (95 kW), giving a 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) time of 8.3 seconds, which was good performance for the time.

The 1970s saw a number of engines used in TVRs (particularly the 'M Series'), mainly Triumph 2500s, Ford Essex V6 and Ford 1600 Crossflows.

===Wheeler ownership===
In the 1980s, under the ownership of [[Peter Wheeler]] - a chemical industry consultant and TVR enthusiast - TVR moved away from naturally-aspirated and turbocharged V6s back to large V8s, namely the [[Rover V8]] (to which [[Rover Group|Rover]] bought the intellectual property rights from Buick). Capacity grew from 3.5 to 4.5 litres.

In the 1990s, TVR Power modified a number of Rover V8s, but subsequently developed an in-house engine design. The [[TVR Speed Eight engine|AJP8]] engine, a lightweight alloy V8, was developed by engineering consultant [[Al Melling]] along with [[John Ravenscroft]] and [[Peter Wheeler]] (hence the AJP initials), a notable achievement for a small maker. The new engine was originally destined for the [[TVR Griffith|Griffith]] and [[TVR Chimaera|Chimaera]] models, but development took longer than expected and it finally became available in the [[TVR Cerbera|Cerbera]] and [[TVR Tuscan|Tuscan]] race cars.

Perhaps more significantly, [[Peter Wheeler]] was instrumental in the body design of TVR cars during his ownership. He managed a design team that produced a number of acclaimed and resolved body designs including the [[TVR Chimaera|Chimaera]], [[TVR Griffith|Griffith]], [[TVR Cerbera|Cerbera]], [[TVR Tuscan|Tuscan]], [[TVR Tamora|Tamora]], [[TVR T350|T350]], [[TVR Typhon|Typhon]] and [[TVR Sagaris|Sagaris]]. These attention grabbing works of sculpture helped to keep TVR on the front covers of magazines around the world and thus in the public eye.

Owner [[Peter Wheeler]] subsequently directed the design of a straight-six derivative of the AJP8 that would be cheaper to produce and maintain than the eight. This engine, designed by [[John Ravenscroft]], became known as the [[TVR Speed Six engine|"Speed 6"]], and powers current TVRs.

===Smolensky ownership===
In July 2004, 24-year-old Nikolay Smolensky bought the company from Wheeler, for about £15 million. Despite his Russian nationality, Smolensky said he intended TVR to remain a British company.

In April 2006, responding to falling demand and with production rumoured to have dropped from 12 cars a week to 3 or 4, TVR laid off some of its 300 staff. At the same time, the firm announced plans to move to updated facilities in the Squires Gate district of Blackpool, citing impending expiry of the lease of the current factory in late 2006, where owner Peter Wheeler was said to be planning to build a housing estate.

In October 2006 Smolensky announced<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6062084.stm BBC NEWS | Business | TVR to move car production abroad]</ref> that body production and final assembly for TVR would move to Turin, Italy<ref>[http://www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars/other/bertone/10/tvr/2210.html italiaspeed.com]</ref>, with only engine production remaining in the UK. In protest at this and to show support for the workers, a large number of TVR owners paraded through central London on 26 November, 2006. Dubbed "London Thunder"<ref>[http://www.londonthunder.co.uk London Thunder]</ref>, it was also an attempt at the official world record for the biggest one-marque convoy on record.

By December 2006, it emerged that Smolensky had split TVR into a number of different companies<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2769-2534377,00.html</ref>;
*Brand and intellectual property rights had been transferred to a core Smolensky company
*'''TVR Motors''' - held the licence to the brands and intellectual property in the UK, as well as sales and marketing of the brand
*'''TVR Power''' - the parts and spares business had been sold to a management buyout
*'''Blackpool Automotive''' - the factory and manufacturing assets

On 13 December, Smolensky and production director Mike Penny resigned as directors of Blackpool Automotive, being replaced by Smolensky UK personal assistant Roger Billinghurst and 25 year old Austrian Angelco Stamenkov. By 24 December Blackpool Automotive was in administration. Administrators are now seeking legal clarification on the ownership of certain assets, including the brand and intellectual property, to see what assets the company has and who should pay the redundancy notices of the remaining 200 workers<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2769-2534344,00.html</ref>.

===Recent events===

On 22 February 2007 it was revealed that Smolensky is once again the owner of the company after being the highest bidder. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/6388109.stm BBC NEWS | England | Lancashire | Union anger as TVR is bought back]</ref>. On 28 February 2007, less than one week after reacquiring TVR, he has reportedly announced plans to sell the company to Adam Burdette and Jean Michel Santacreu, who intend to export TVRs to the United States market. <ref>[http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/224329/ Autocar - Smolenski's out. Again]</ref>
On 8 October 2007 it was found that Smolensky was still in control of the company and was hoping to restart production, with a target of 2,000 cars to be sold in 2008. <ref>[http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/TVR-Sagaris/228517/ Autocar - TVR: new models on sale by 2008]</ref>

===Ownership history===
The history of the company can be divided into four eras, based on ownership:

* 1947–1965, founder Trevor Wilkinson, who left in 1962
* 1965–1981, Martin Lilley
* 1981–2004, [[Peter Wheeler (TVR)|Peter Wheeler]]
* 2004–present, Nikolay Smolensky

==Model list==

{| class="wikitable"
!Model
!Production Years
!Engine
!Displacement
|-
|colspan=4|<center>'''Trevor Wilkinson Era'''</center>
|-
|TVR Jomar1||1957-1959||[[Coventry Climax]] [[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent]] ||1098 cc 1172 cc
|-
|[[TVR Grantura]] I||1958-1960||[[Coventry Climax]] [[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent]] [[BMC B-Series engine|BMC B-Series]]||1098 cc 1172 cc 1588 cc
|-
|[[TVR Grantura]] II||1960-1961||[[Coventry Climax]] [[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent]] [[BMC B-Series engine|BMC B-Series]]||1098 cc 1172 cc 1588 cc
|-
|[[TVR Grantura]] IIa||1961-1962||[[Coventry Climax]] [[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent]] [[BMC B-Series engine|BMC B-Series]]||1098 cc 1172 cc 1588 cc
|-
|[[TVR Grantura]] III||1962-1964||[[Coventry Climax]] [[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent]] [[BMC B-Series engine|BMC B-Series]]||1098 cc 1172 cc 1588 cc
|-
|[[TVR Grantura]] 1800S||1964-1966||[[BMC B-Series engine|BMC B-Series]]||1798 cc
|-
|[[TVR Griffith 200]]1||1963-1964||[[Ford Windsor engine#289|Ford Windsor V8]]||4727 cc
|-
|[[TVR Griffith 400]]1||1964-1967||[[Ford Windsor engine#289|Ford Windsor V8]]||4727 cc
|-
|colspan=4|<center>'''Martin Lilley Era</center>'''
|-
|[[TVR Grantura]] IV 1800S||1966-1967||[[BMC B-Series engine|BMC B-Series]]||1798 cc
|-
|[[TVR Tuscan (1967)|TVR Tuscan V8]]||1967-1970||[[Ford Windsor engine#289|Ford Windsor V8]]||4727 cc
|-
|[[TVR Tuscan (1967)|TVR Tuscan V6]]||1969-1971||[[Ford Essex V6 engine (UK)|Ford Essex V6]]||2994 cc
|-
|[[TVR Vixen]] S1||1967-1968||[[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent]] [[BMC B-Series engine|BMC B-Series]]||1599 cc 1798 cc
|-
|[[TVR Vixen]] S2||1968-1969||[[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent]]||1599 cc
|-
|[[TVR Vixen]] S3||1970-1972||[[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent]]||1599 cc
|-
|[[TVR Vixen]] 1300||1971-1972||[[Triumph Spitfire|Triumph]] I4||1296 cc
|-
|[[TVR Vixen]] 2500||1971-1972||[[Triumph TR6|Triumph]] I6||2498 cc
|-
|[[TVR Vixen]] S4||1972||[[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent]]||1599 cc
|-
|[[TVR M Series|TVR 1600M]]||1972-1973 1975-1977||[[Ford Kent engine|Ford Kent I4]]||1599 cc
|-
|[[TVR M Series|TVR 2500M]]||1972-1977||[[Triumph TR6|Triumph]] I6||2498 cc
|-
|[[TVR M Series|TVR 3000M]]||1971-1979||[[Ford Essex V6 engine (UK)|Ford Essex V6]]||2994 cc
|-
|[[TVR M Series|TVR 3000M Turbo]]||1975-1979||[[Ford Essex V6 engine (UK)|Ford Essex V6]]||2994 cc
|-
|[[TVR M Series|TVR Taimar]]||1976-1979||[[Ford Essex V6 engine (UK)|Ford Essex V6]]||2994 cc
|-
|[[TVR M Series|TVR Taimar Turbo]]||1976-1979||[[Ford Essex V6 engine (UK)|Ford Essex V6]]||2994 cc
|-
|[[TVR 3000S]]||1978-1979||[[Ford Essex V6 engine (UK)|Ford Essex V6]]||2994 cc
|-
|[[TVR 3000S]] Turbo||1978-1979||[[Ford Essex V6 engine (UK)|Ford Essex V6]]||2994 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR Tasmin 200]]||1979-1984||[[Ford Pinto engine|Ford Pinto I4]]||1993 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR Tasmin 280]]||1980-1984||[[Ford Cologne V6 engine|Ford Cologne V6]]||2792 cc
|-
|colspan=4|<center>'''Peter Wheeler Era</center>'''
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 280i]]||1984-1987||[[Ford Cologne V6 engine|Ford Cologne V6]]||2792 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 350i]]||1983-1985||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||3528 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 350SX]]||1985-1989||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8 + Sprintex Supercharger]]||3528 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 400SX]]||1989||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8 + Sprintex Supercharger]]||3948 cc
|-
|[[TVR 350SE]]||1990-1991||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||3947 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 390SE]]||1984-1988||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||3905 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 400SE]]||1988-1991||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||3948 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 420SE]]||1986-1987||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||4228 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 450SE]]||1989-1990||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||4441 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 420SEAC]]||1986-1988||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||4228 cc
|-
|[[TVR Wedges|TVR 450SEAC]]||1988-1989||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||4441 cc
|-
|[[TVR S Series|TVR S]]||1986-1988||[[Ford Cologne V6 engine|Ford Cologne V6]]||2792 cc
|-
|[[TVR S Series|TVR S2]]||1989-1990||[[Ford Cologne V6 engine|Ford Cologne V6]]||2933 cc
|-
|[[TVR S Series|TVR S3(C)]]||1991-1992||[[Ford Cologne V6 engine|Ford Cologne V6]]||2933 cc
|-
|[[TVR S Series|TVR S4C]]||1993-1993||[[Ford Cologne V6 engine|Ford Cologne V6]]||2933 cc
|-
|[[TVR S Series|TVR V8S]]||1991-1993||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||3948 cc
|-
|[[TVR Griffith]]||1992-2002||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||3948 cc 4280 cc 4988 cc
|-
|[[TVR Chimaera]]||1992-2001||[[Rover V8 engine|TVR/Rover V8]]||3948 cc 4280 cc 4495 cc 4988 cc
|-
|rowspan=2|[[TVR Cerbera]]||1996-2003||[[TVR Speed Eight engine|Speed Eight]]||4185 cc 4475 cc
|-
||1996-2003||[[TVR Speed Six engine|Speed Six]]||3996 cc
|-
|[[TVR Tamora]]||2002-2006||[[TVR Speed Six engine|Speed Six]]||3605 cc
|-
|[[TVR T350]] (Targa & Coupe)||2003-2006||[[TVR Speed Six engine|Speed Six]]||3605 cc
|-
|[[TVR Tuscan]]||1999-2006||[[TVR Speed Six engine|Speed Six]]||3996 cc
|-
|[[TVR Sagaris]]||2004-2006||[[TVR Speed Six engine|Speed Six]]||3996 cc
|-
|[[TVR Typhon]]||2004||[[TVR Speed Six engine|Speed Six]]||3996 cc
|-
|colspan=4|<center>'''Nikolai Smolenski Era</center>'''
|-
|[[TVR Sagaris]]||2004-2006||[[TVR Speed Six engine|Speed Six]]||3996 cc
|-
|colspan=5| <center>'''Speciality/Racing Cars</center>'''
|-
|[[TVR Cerbera Speed 12]]2/3||1997||[[TVR Speed Twelve engine|Speed Twelve]]||7730 cc
|-
|[[TVR Tuscan Challenge]]3||1989-(43 made)||[[Rover V8 engine|Rover V8]]/[[TVR Speed Eight engine|Speed Eight]]||4500 cc
|-
|[[TVR T400R]]/Typhon GT3||?||||440 bhp
|}
1 - Not technically a TVR model, but used TVR chassis/body. 
2 - Never went into production. 
3 - Built exclusively for racing. 

==See Also==
{{TVR}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tvr.co.uk/ Official TVR website]
* [http://www.tvrcc.com/ The TVR Car Club]
* [http://www.tvrccna.org/ TVR Car Club North America]
* [http://www.thegriffithpages.com/ TVR Griffith Owners Register, History, Mods and Maintenance, Gallery, Alt Parts,Resources, Links]
* [http://users.firenet.uk.com/martinjones/tvr.htm TVR pictures, costs, service schedules and specifications.]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/tvr43/history.html TVR history]
* [http://www.chimaerapages.com TVR Chimaera maintenance, modification, ownership and buyer's guide.]
* [http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/08/trevor-wilkinson-tvr-founder-dead-at-85/ Trevor Wilkinson, TVR founder, dead at 85]
* [http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/12/ex-tvr-owner-peter-wheeler-dies/ Ex-TVR owner Peter Wheeler: 1944-2009]
* [http://www.kerridges.co.uk/tvr-index.html TVR Dealer UK Kerriges TVR]

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[[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Sports car manufacturers]]
[[Category:Companies based in Blackpool]]
[[Category:Car manufacturers]]
[[Category:Companies without an unabbreviated name]]

[[Category:Makes]]