One of the UK's wackiest marques is supposedly at it again. TVR, known for building some of roughest and toughest sports cars that don't work, has been sold back to "UK interests."
For those of you who may not have been following the story where it last left off, it was last in the hands of Nikolai Smoelenski, who Jeremy Clarkson classified as a russian toddler, essentially. And considering there hasn't been ANY news about the storied company, it's not surprising it was sold off. Smolenski couldn't make the production of vehicles work nor could he with wind turbines, which was what he supposedly turned to post failure with autos.
Of course this has the rumormill starting up and claiming that the company is on its way back but I think the bigger question is: "does anyone care?"
The cars were essentially the Dodge Vipers of the UK and, frankly, from most accounts they weren't reliable. According to Autocar, the company was sold to a "Mr. Les Edgar, a Surrey-based entrepreneur."
What that holds for the future of TVR is beyond me.
Speaking exclusively to Autocar earlier today, Smolenski said the deal was done “some weeks ago” but refused to reveal the price. The transaction is understood to involve a company fronted by a Mr Les Edgar, a Surrey-based entrepreneur.
In other intriguing moves, a private company called TVR Motor Cars Ltd was incorporated at the end of April and is currently described by Companies House as “active...
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