Registration No: TVR 367S Chassis No: DH5945R1 MOT: July 2023 In late 1983, the preceding TVR Tasmin 280i was upgraded with a bigger engine and renamed the Tasmin 350i.

In 1984, the Tasmin name was dropped and the model became known simply as the 350i.

It was offered in both Coupe and Convertible guises, the 350i boasted 190bhp now on tap from the Rover SD1-sourced engine – rising to 197bhp in 1985 – the 350i was a very fast car for the time, with 60 arriving in around 6.5 seconds and a top speed of almost 140mph.

The interior was luxuriously finished, with a polished wooden dashboard and comfortable seats, and coupled with the smooth, torquey engine, the new TVR was not tiring to drive like many predecessors.

The more-popular convertible featured a well-engineered folding hood, which was easy to both raise and lower.

In addition, it was found that there was minimal buffeting of the fabric roof even at high speed.

949 350is were built before the end of production in 1989, while t...