Car shows 2024
The weather this summer has been real hit or miss. Our usual circuit of shows was often interrupted by awful weather that just put us off going altogether; or if it looked promising, it was 50/50 as to whether we…
Cerbera Boot jobs
Once again it started as a single job, then spiralled into a few. 🙂 I’d noticed that my boot release wasn’t always working. In the sense that you can hear the solenoid sometimes click very weakly. Things like this, you…
Stone chip re-paint
It’s been 7.5 years since I had the front of the car painted (done when the headlights were converted), and ever since then, the front bumper area of the car has accumulated stone chips. I’d touch them up probably every…
Cerbera Brake Caliper Project
These projects never seem to start as a project; they start as a simple, quickish job, but then soon spiral into many related & convoluted jobs. Plagued by the return of the squealy brakes and frustrated by the stock levels…
The old girl is 25 years old today
Registered on September 1, 1999- my TVR Cerbera is 25 years old today. It’s hard to believe that a car that old can still look that good and draw crowds (and often away from the very expensive super-car you parked…
Cerbera Phone mount + wireless charging
For the last 6 years or so, I’ve mounted my phone using a magnetic phone mount attached to the ashtray. While this worked well at the time, it was always a pain to then charge it while mounted, as this…
Armrest dent removal
Pop your head inside any Cerbera with original interior, and you’re guaranteed to see the infamous armrest dent. Not sure what I mean, well a quick google of cerbera interiors, illustrates this perfectly. The armrest takes a beating. You tend…
Happy 8th Birthday (ownership)
Eight years now I’ve been custodian of this Cerbera! I suppose I should start with the breakdown. I promised a warts & all coverage of the good times and bad. 2nd time in 8 years, and the first time…
Spring time
I don’t usually write anything about my annual service, as it’s usually a non-event, with the usual replacement of the odd consumable or two.But this time, I wanted to specifically call out 1 item of interest. I forget where I…