Vehicle Description
1987 TVR S1
Back in 1946, a 23 year old entrepreneur named Trevor Wilkinson
began a motor car company which wanted to take on many owners and
many different cars to production in its long history. In
partnership with Ford, and VW, and other designers and owners like
Lotus, Cosworth and Fissore of Italy. Also an innovator in body
materials utilizing everything from steel to aluminum to
fiberglass. I learned a new British term for this car: "pot" or
cylinder count. This car has a V6 pot engine! Take a look for
yourself, it's under the bonnet, I say.
For consignment, a 1987 version of the TVR S1 with comprehensive
service records dating up to 2005. This series was built under the
auspices of Peter Wheeler who took control in 1981 and has become a
rare model as a mere 224 were built and only 78 were licensed in
the US. Our version came to the US in 2013 has a respray and sports
the original interior. A few dents and dings throughout, but given
its rarity could nearly be overlooked. A Ford 6 pot mill, 54,577
title verified miles and a convertible and we have a rare British
bird in our Hallowed Halls.
Exterior
An amalgamation of styling taking its cues from the likes of
Datsun, Mazda, (Miata), Porsche, (tail lighting), and at one point
TVHR's were seemingly the hardtop version of the Triumph TR6. This
S1 is bathed in Nimbus Gray in reference to the cloud structure of
its namesake, ( cumulonimbus!). It is a steel car, and has a
convertible top. This version is a right hand driver and paint is
overall good with just a few chips and faults throughout. The top
presents as new and is in dark blue with a plastic rear window. It
moves up and down effortlessly. The bonnet is a front hinged
version allowing plenty of access to the Ford motor to wrench on.
It has body matching neoprene bumpers with a black rubber strip in
their center for front and rear. A darker gray stripe is just above
the rocker and has TVR S badging in knockout style typeface on the
front quarters. For the back, the Porsche 928 inspired tail light
setup had a dual central exit exhaust between the split rear
neoprene bumper. An interesting aspect of the trunk lid is it is
completely framed with the body appearing as an inset panel for the
lid. 15-inch TVR badged mag wheels are wrapped by 205/60R15's from
the 30th week of 2012.
Interior
Inside between the doors is a landscape of dark blue, utilizing a
mix of smooth dark blue leather, some white piping as a delineation
between the bolsters, and lighter blue suede inserts and edging of
said bolsters. The seats are high back buckets and have round
headrests. In the center is a wide console also covered in blue
leather where it has a storage tray, shift lever and an AM/FM/CD
stereo. This padded leather center console swoops upward and
seamlessly morphs into the dash, which is also donned with the
padded smooth blue leather. Here we see climate controls and an
upward curve to match the steering wheel cascade of round gauges
and warning lighting. This eventually reaches its crescendo with
two round TVR black bezel gauges in front of the right hand driver
and rally steering wheel also badged TVR. On the right are some
toggles and knobs for more controls pertaining to this car's
functions. A bit of white fabric mixes with blue eventually
covering the floors under the chairs and the rear storage area with
no back seat. A white headliner covers the molded headliner inside
the convertible top, giving the illusion of a hard top.
Drivetrain
Under the front hinged bonnet is revealed to us a Ford Cologne V6
2792cc capable of a stout 125mph top speed. It is fed by fuel
injection, and has a 5 speed manual transmission on back. On the
back it's a 3.64 limited slip differential turning the tires. All
clean and corrosion free for the many aluminum castings attached to
this engine.
Undercarriage
As we carry on to the undercarriage we notice no rust in sight,
plenty of black painted steel structure which is square tube and
plenty of it. The suspension is independent coil springs for the
front, and for the rear a semi trailing arm with coil springs. Disc
braking is in front, and drums for the back. A shiny dual exhaust
is in, and is totally rust free and appears as new.
Drive-Ability
As a lover of all British sports cars, slipping inside this one has
a familiarity to the Triumphs of yore, particularly the TR6. The
car performed swimmingly on the track with nice handling, smooth
braking and quick sports car-like acceleration. All functions were
working well, it just took a few minutes to acclimate myself to the
RHD. A fine example and mechanically sound.
Somewhat a sorted history of this company throughout the years but
always the innovator with various styling and chances taken in the
look for each model often very successful. And when it won races it
became ever more popular. This imported RHD examine is ready to go
and turn heads with look its a.....uhhhh? TVR knuckleheads!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
