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Winter project: valved exhaust experiment
Over the winter, I set my exhaust guy a challenge. Develop a solution where I can quieten the exhaust with a flick of a switch. I love the sound of my Cerbera, it sounds like all TVRs should, but there…
My mate had a Cerbera, a convertible one
I’ve lost count how many times people have come up to me and said this. What they mean of course is their mate had a Chimaera. Even then, after being corrected, it’s followed up with, yes the convertible version- It’s…
A Huracan, a T.50 and a Cerbera
I’ve mentioned before that a huge part of a TVR Cerbera ownership experience, is how involved the drive is. You’ll have heard me use words like drama, theatre and occasion. Also you’ll have heard me use the word analogue a…
The Americans are coming
Hello, hallo, bonjour, こんにちは, hola, ciao. In my little corner of the internet, where I wax lyrical on a niche topic, I have noticed a trend that is probably not all that surprising when you think about it. According to…
Winter Jobs: car seat leather restoration
The drivers seat desperately needed attention. Each time I would sit in the drivers car seat, the seat cushion, seat back and bolster would discolour – it was an absolute headache keeping on top of cleaning it. With a liberal…
Out and about Summer 2023
With the clocks now moved back an hour and British Summer Time officially in the rear-view mirror, we enter a period of near 6 months darkness and grim weather to accompany it. So it’s as times like this it’s good…
TVR Cerbera safety – how safe is a Cerbera?
High powered, light-weight, pure British plastic sports car with no thought given to safety, built in a shed by a guy called Nigel – right? TVRs are often portrayed as red-blooded sports cars without any namby-pamby safety devices to get…
TVR Cerbera reliability – the simple truth
You know when you’re washing your car, and a passer-by says “you can do mine next hahahaha”. I think I pull the same face while rolling my eyes into the back of my head, as I do when a stranger…
Make the most of them while you can
This advice (rant) isn’t so much about Cerberas, nor even TVRs, it applies to all classic cars, regardless of make, model, value etc. The war on the motorist has been running for decades now, first we saw the use of…