TVR Tour

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Two thousand, five hundred miles travelled
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900 litres of super premium fuel
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Combined MPG over both cars

So you fancy an adventure in a classic British sports car across France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland? Exploring old cities like Bruge, revelling in the history of Spa Francorchamps, or taking up the challenge of the Nurburgring… You’ve come to the right place to get a feel for it.

From its inception, planning, execution and completion, the TVR Tour has been one hell of a journey physically and mentally. Jumping in two sports cars (the TVR Cerbera and TVR T350) with friends and heading across countries has certainly created a lot of memories. I’ve learnt a lot about the cars, my peers and the cultures in which we landed. I’ve also learnt that not everyone in Germany has heard of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but we’ll come to that later.

As the stats suggest we travelled about 2,500 miles from the North of England, through the chunnel and beyond. The two cars took a bit of getting used to, but in general, were comfortable and performed amicably given the punishing schedule. This also goes for my peers, D (who ownes the cars), J (his brother) and M (a long time friend) all came on the trip into the heart of Europe where we racked up the miles, battled early mornings and tested the cars on the Autobahn.

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June 2023
TVR Sprint Magazine

Delighted to be featured in this month’s TVR Sprint Magazine and to take top spot on the front cover. Read more…

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August 2022
The Fridge of Fukushima

As with every good trip, disaster has to strike somewhere. This time, it was about as close to home as you can get, the garage (though luckily it wasn’t car related). Read more…

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October 2021
TVR Tour is Born

But let’s take a step back, why was I trying to get out the door so fast and where was I heading to?

Long before anyone had heard of Covid, lockdown or Professor Whitty there’d been a few mentions at Welsh Rally meets about doing something with cars that involved travelling around. Read More…

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October 2021
The Fridge of Fukushima

I asked D for some more info on what we were letting ourselves in for and he pointed me in the direction of Ben Coombs Pub2Pub website. There, I had a bit of a click around and took in some of the notes. 1,800 miles. Okay, that’s quite far. Kehlsteinhaus, yeah I’ve heard of that. And photos of various sports cars, and even a castle. Read more…

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November 1992
The Fridge of Fukushima

Going to a boy’s comprehensive in North was all fights, knife crime and shanks, and that was just the teachers. In reality, though, fights were rare and most of the boys kept their heads down trying to figure out teenage life… Read More…

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March 2002
TVR in the Film Swordfish

The first time I joined the dots up about liking TVRs had to be watching Swordfish. There’s a scene describing John Travolta’s character, Gabriel and he pulls up to a club in what can only be described as a cross between a spaceship and a car. Read More…

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August 2022
Getting Familiar How a TVR Works

A TVR familiarisation event had been planned for the three of us who didn’t own them. It seemed like a good idea, I’d heard that TVRs can be quite specific in how they’re handled and looked after, but I didn’t quite realise how much. Read More…

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September 2022
Acquainted with Felicity

Of all the potential issues I had going through my head about taking out the T350, not being able to get it out of the garage had not been one of them. D had kindly offered to let me drive the car ahead of the TVR Tour. Read More…

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September 2022
Clean TVR T350 and TVR Cerbera

It’s been a busy couple of days. The cars have been cleaned by Platinum Detailing and are looking very shiny for the upcoming TVR Tour.

I’ve also had a chance to go through the itinerary again and have a look at the hotels we’ll be staying at and pop these into the calendar so I don’t have to root through the PDFs to find out where we’re heading at the end of the day. Read More Now…

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September 2022
Packed and Ready for the TVR Tour

Well, it’s the day to travel. And all I’ve managed to pack is the camera. I hired a 70-200mm f2.8 from Lenses for Hire. So that’s all safe and sound at least. Read More Now…

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September 2022
TVR Tour TVR TOUR

D’s missus had had TVR T-shirts made for us, so we’d decided to travel in this first off. As we’d not had a packing rehearsal, we spent 15 minutes working out which bag was going where. The Cerbera’s back seats proved to be perfect for the larger bags we’d chosen, and its boot was spacious enough for yet more luggage. I dumped my camera back in the back of the T350 as it was easy to access and less likely to get crushed. Read More Now…

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September 2022
TVR Tour Assemble - Premier Inn Carpark

I’ve never seen anyone leap out of bed so quickly, put the kettle on, make a coffee and tune the TV to BBC News 24 in such quick succession. It was like watching an early morning caffeine-based kata. Read More…

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September 2022
TVR T350 in Chunnel

It was while we were discussing Ukraine, I realised we’d just passed the turnoff for the tunnel. It was pretty subtle, with only a massive sign telling travellers where to leave the motorway. Read More Now…

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September 2022
Meebridge Bruges off Steenhouwersdijk

We were getting hungry and I was badly in need of some caffeine, having not had any before getting on the Chunnel.

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September 2022
Meebridge Bruges off Steenhouwersdijk

Trying to explain to the group about “In Bruges” proved too much of a challenge. We decided to go our separate ways and explore the famous city on our own terms. Read More >>>

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September 2022
TVR Chimera

At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender. Some TVRs also came to visit. Along with a trip to Huy and venturing to the impressive Spa Francochamps. Read More >>>

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September 2022
Fake Concord, Germany

Planes, trains and automobiles. A visit to see a fake Concorde a Russian gunship and a Zoolander petrol moment. Read More…

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September 2022
Speyer Musem TVR

Yes, that’s a 747 on stilts. Impressive engineering with some chicken schnitzel thrown in for good measure. Read More…

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September 2022
Porsche 911 Outside the Porsche Museum

We go onto the escalators which delivered us into mechanical pornographic heaven. The Porsche Museum is essentially a big white room packed full of Porsches… but what a room. Read more…

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September 2022
The Black Forest Germany

Imagine charging down the lush green A roads of North Wales, with no nanny state speed cameras, and the roads lasting for seven hours. And at the end of it all, it ain’t bara birth, but Black Forest Gateaux. Read More…

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September 2022
TVRs in Switzerland TVR Tour

Snow-capped mountains, sweeping bends through covered tunnels and the absolute panic of being unable to switch the Cerbera’s headlights on. Switzerland is many things, but boring is not one of them. Read More….

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September 2022
Sylvensteinsee Damm

We dismissed the idea of going in the Wankhaus cablecar as it was too expensive and opted for a more expensive and less amusing alternative. Read More…

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September 2022
The Eagles Nest - TVR Tour

It was time for the main event. The Eagles Nest. A solid piece of history in the heart of Europe. Read More Now…

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September 2022
TVRs on the Rossfeld Panorama Strasse

Clearly, after a visit to the Eagles Nest, the day wasn’t going to get any better. It was going to get so much better with the incredible Rossfeld Panorama Strasse. Read More Now…

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September 2022
Red Bull Hangar-7

We were making good time to the next hotel and decided to stop at the Red Bull Hangar 7. Before going in, though, we ended up at the attached cafe. The place had an upbeat vibe, dance music and eye-wincingly young and trendy staff… Read more…

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September 2022
Hash Brown Happiness TVR T350

I was awoken by the sound of spray cans rattling and being used somewhere just outside the hotel. My initial thought was someone having a go at Berlin wall-esque graffiti on the side of the hotel. I wandered bleary-eyed onto the balcony and into the cold, grey Nuremberg morning and squinted at where the noise was coming from. Read More Now…

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September 2022
Autobahn Parkplatz

Forgetting the previous night’s issue with the car park, I was volunteered by J to contort into the Cerbera by getting in the passenger side and then moving the Cerbera out of the parking space so we could get the bags in. At one point I thought I was going to get stuck but luckily managed to slide into place. Read More Now..,

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September 2022
All Was Not Lost at the Nurburgring

We parked up next to a couple of old Bentley which were getting almost as much attention as the TVRs and quickly reviewed our route to the Nurburgring.

All was not lost, while we were running late, the place wasn’t that far away and we’d get there in good time to see what was going on, have a mooch about and find a coffee. Ben had said it could get pretty hectic at the weekend, though I’d not really twigged what day it was. Read More Here…

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September 2022
Hyundai Driving Experience at the Nurburgring

To some the Nurburgring (or Nordschleife / North Loop) is just a de-restricted toll road, to others, it’s a pilgrimage; a visit to a track steeped in history and there to be conquered. Our journey home from the Eagles Nest meant we were in the vicinity of the track so we decided to head there not really being 100% sure what we’d find. Read More Now…

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September 2022
Hyundai Driving Experience at the Nurburgring

Someone had mentioned that you could hire a track taxi at the Nurburgring. It seemed a bit of an odd name, so I wasn’t entirely sure what it meant. They explained that you could go around the Nurburgring in a car and a professional driver would be doing all the hard work while you got to take home the kudos of having been on the track. Now the misnomer has been explained I had a quick look online. Read More Now…

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September 2022
The Devils Diner Nurburgring Coffee

We decided that before any major technical reviews were going to take place, we’d ensure the team were fully fit and ready with caffeine. To that end we all headed over to the Devil’s Diner. Read More Now…

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September 2022
Broken Down TVR Cerbera

The Cerbera was sat brooding in the late afternoon drizzle when we finally traipsed out of the Devil’s Diner, its shiny ‘ocean mist’ paint job beading the rain in intricate, chaotic patterns. Read More Now…

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September 2022
Leaving the Nurburgring Ben Coombs Following in the Volvo

Entering and leaving the Nurburgring is pretty cool; you go under the massive end straight through a tunnel, much the same way as you do under a runway. Read more…

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September 2022
Liege Station in the TVR Tour

As we left Germany and moved to Belgium the scenery slowly changed from rolling hills and green fields to much more urban and then industrial scenery. Read More…

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September 2022
Bond in Belgium

On getting downstairs I was confronted by J wearing a Tuxedo. Thankfully M and D hadn’t packed theirs so we decided to head out. Liege was still offering its best impression of a rainforest, with the rain now hammering down. We stopped for a quick photo and headed out into the night. Read More…

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October 2022
What did I learn while out touring with the TVR group? There are a number of things, first off take your own teabags. I've no idea how continental Europe has largely missed the whole tea thing, especially with so many British people going over there, but good tea is hard to find.

What did I learn while out touring with the TVR group? There are a number of things, first off take your own teabags. I’ve no idea how continental Europe has largely missed the whole tea thing, especially with so many British people going over there, but good tea is hard to find. Read More Now…

TVR Tour Miscellaneous Info

I’ve included some general information about the TVR Tour and the cars etc below as a reference point. If there’s anything I’ve missed give me a shout and I’ll either include it in the FAQs or create a separate page. Happy TVR Touring!

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October 2022
FAQs from TVR Tour

I get asked a lot of questions on social media and the blog, and when I’m talking about the TVR Tour and what we did. What I’ve tried to do is pull together a list of the most popular and answer them here. If you’ve got any more questions, then just use the form at the bottom of the page and I’ll get back to you. See FAQs Now…

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October 2022
TVR Tour Hotels Stayed In

As the whole point of the excursion was to get as much driving in as possible, we didn’t have a base. Instead, we stayed in a different hotel every night. Here’s a list of all the hotels we stayed in. Read More Here…

Disclaimer: This is largely based on reality. TVR logo is a registered trademark of TVR Automotive Limited (Trade mark number UK00003023851). My logo is just made in goodwill with no IP claim intended. Most photos by Experience Photography.