TVR

I usually buy my morning paper from a Shell filling station close to where I live in Hyde, and this summer on several occasions at weekends I've seen one or two TVRs filling up when I get my paper at about 7am. It seems that it's members of the local TVR Owners Club on their way to their weekend meeting. On the morning of the Monday Bank Holiday, 30th August, I found five TVRs there, on their way to the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park. Here are photographs of those cars, which I hope I have identified correctly.

1987 TVR 390SE with a 3,905cc Rover V8 engine

1997 TVR Chimaera with a 3,950cc Rover V8 engine

1973 TVR 3000M with a 2,994cc Ford Essex V8 engine

2000 TVR Chimaera with a 4,546cc Rover V8 engine

1997 TVR Chimaera with a 4,546cc Rover V8 engine

Oulton Park Gold Cup Meeting 2012

Here's some of the action at Britten's chicane during Race 1 of the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2012 - the HSCC 70s Road Sport Championship.

Mark Brown (1976 TVR 3000M) leading Brian Jarvis (1979 Porsche 924)

Julian Barter (1979 TVR 3000M) leading Charles Barter (1971 Datsun 240Z)

Charles Barter (1971 Datsun 240Z) leading Oliver Ford (1972 Lotus Europa)

Phil Briggs (1979 Porsche 928) leading James Dean (1972 Lotus Europa)

Brian Rides (1973 Clan Crusader)

Mark Oldfield (1978 Lancia Monte Carlo) leading James Nairn (1975 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV)

John Thomason (1970 Triumph GT6 MkIII) leading Steve Cooke (1978 TVR 3000M)

Howard Bentham (1970 Lotus Elan)