It is official, TVR is moving to Italy!!

avanti · October 20th, 2006, 11:14 PM

UK Garage the official italian importer of TVR confirmed today that it is 100% sure that TVR will be produced by Bertone in Torino images/smilies/biggrin.gif

GraemeH · October 20th, 2006, 11:24 PM

So they'll still break while looking great

Not bad, as long as they maintain their current design and engineering people the "spirit" shouldn't be lost.

M3lover · October 21st, 2006, 12:08 AM

Good news

Was kinda worried about the further existence of TVR.

Italy isen't the worst place for a car-manufacturer like TVR to be moved to.

teletubby-warrior · October 21st, 2006, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by M3lover

Italy isen't the worst place for a car-manufacturer like TVR to be moved to.

Indeed.....match made in heaven. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

ryosuke · October 21st, 2006, 12:27 AM

since when does bertone produce cars?

although italy will be better than east europe, i still fear that those won't be proper TVRs anymore...
TVRs have to be built in britain, thats the death for TVR.

The_Clincher · October 21st, 2006, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ryosuke

since when does bertone produce cars?

although italy will be better than east europe, i still fear that those won't be proper TVRs anymore...
TVRs have to be built in britain, thats the death for TVR.

i think bertone will just produce the bodies?, cuz i kno that ricardo is going the next gen engines,they mite commission them to do the gearbox n w/e else they can do also

MrChips · October 21st, 2006, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ryosuke

since when does bertone produce cars?

They've always built cars - Bertone is a coachbuilder as well as a styling house.

ryosuke · October 21st, 2006, 01:49 AM

i knowl, but its a difference if you build some cars or if you produce cars...

MrChips · October 21st, 2006, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ryosuke

i knowl, but its a difference if you build some cars or if you produce cars...

It's not like TVR is suddenly going to be building a million cars a year or anything - probably no more than a couple thousand a year.

fbc · October 21st, 2006, 05:07 AM

Hmm, I'll wait until TVR confirm this - but if TVR's going to move anywhere, Italy's a perfect spot for the madness they create.

bartboy9891 · October 21st, 2006, 08:06 AM

ha the "last British car company" is now in Italy

Dsemaj · October 21st, 2006, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bartboy9891

ha the "last British car company" is now in Italy

TVR has been owned by a Russian buisness boy for a couple of years!

ryosuke · October 21st, 2006, 03:46 PM

who owns what has the least to do with that. according to that logic you would have to check the shareholders of other car companys as well and the major ones would all be international investors.
daimler chrysler would be a kuwait company then...

bartboy9891 · October 21st, 2006, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bartboy9891

ha the "last British car company" is now in Italy

TVR has been owned by a Russian buisness boy for a couple of years!

it was still based in Liverpool though. So does this mean that there are no high-ish production car companies based in England anymore?
Im curious about whether the Bertone styling house is going to be allowed to try things with future TVR's.

Vette Boss · October 21st, 2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bartboy9891

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Originally Posted by Jamesd

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Originally Posted by bartboy9891

ha the "last British car company" is now in Italy

TVR has been owned by a Russian buisness boy for a couple of years!

it was still based in Liverpool though. So does this mean that there are no high-ish production car companies based in England anymore?
Im curious about whether the Bertone styling house is going to be allowed to try things with future TVR's.

Liverpool? Don't you mean Blackpool? That's where they actually make them. images/smilies/wink.gif

ryosuke · October 21st, 2006, 08:41 PM

isn't aston martin going independent, though?

C53A_4G63T · October 21st, 2006, 09:49 PM

Noble anyone? Still British.

hajj · October 22nd, 2006, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ryosuke

isn't aston martin going independent, though?

Only if the management can find enough money. Also different people/companies have shown interest, few of them were British.

ryosuke · October 22nd, 2006, 05:58 AM

doesn't really matter as i explained...

avanti · October 22nd, 2006, 09:16 AM

article at italiaspeed.com
http://www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars.../tvr/2210.html

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