TVR was an independent British manufacturer of sports cars and, until 2006, was based in the seaside town of Blackpool.

The company manufactured lightweight sports cars with powerful engines and was, at one stage, the third largest specialised sports car manufacturer in the world offering a diverse range of coupés and convertibles.

TVR's are composed of tubular steel frames cloaked in fibreglass bodywork.

The two arms of the company were TVR Engineering which manufactured sports cars and TVR Power, their powertrain division.

The company has, regrettably, had a turbulent recent history and had not made any new cars since 2006.

In July 2012, owner Nikolay Smolensky announced that, despite analysing various potential plans to create a new car, building a new TVR model was not going to be financially viable despite promising to do so when buying the company and thus TVR's existence as a car manufacturer was brought to an end.

This striking TVR Tamora was supplied by Castle TVR in Ess...