TVR 3000S

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TVR 3000S (1979)
TVR 3000S (1979)
3000S
Sales designation: 3000S / 3000S Turbo
Production period: 1978-1979
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Roadster
Engines: Petrol engines :
3.0 liters
(104–169 kW)
Length: 3937 mm
Width: 1626 mm
Height: 1118 mm
Wheelbase : 2540 mm
Empty weight : 1020 kg
successor TVR Tasmin

The TVR 3000S is an open, hand-crafted sports car , which in the years 1978 and 1979 of TVR in Blackpool ( England was made). This car was the last of the TVR M series and was replaced by the Tasmin 280i after production ended . The last 3000S were priced at £ 8,730 for a total of 258 copies. 67 of them were left-hand drive.

Overview

Mechanically, the 3000S almost corresponds to the Coupé 3000M and the station wagon Taimar . The three models have in common the chassis, engine, transmission, suspension, brakes and differential. Some of the interior and almost all body parts were redesigned for the 3000S. While TVR manufactured the chassis and body itself, many add-on parts such as position lights, brakes, hinges, locks, etc. were taken over from large-scale manufacturers from their car ranges. Many components come from Ford or Lucas Industries . Due to the manual small series production at TVR, there are many small variations between the individual vehicles of the same model, most of which are not documented. This is due to the varying availability of the parts (for example, only a small number of the last 3000S vehicles have a card reading light that is mounted in the window frame).

inner space

The driver and front passenger sit very low on either side of a high cardan tunnel. Soft foam covered with soft PVC covers most surfaces, for example the center console, the dashboard and the trunk. When the previous design of the TVR-M series was adapted for the 3000S, the Ford Consul windshield was replaced with another window with a lower base. It comes from Jensen-Healey . This made it necessary to rearrange the display instruments, so that the speedometer and odometer landed on both sides of the central tunnel.

The foam upholstery of the seats tends to fold and crack with age, which has led some buyers to choose suitable seats from the accessories. Most seats from the spare parts trade do not fit into the GRP body, only particularly low and narrow models (such as those of the Pontiac Fiero (1984–1988)) can be used.

Exterior fittings

The fiberglass body looks similar to the earlier M-Series, but all parts behind the front fenders have been redesigned to accommodate the convertible roof, retractable side windows and trunk lid. The doors have been shortened at the top in the style of a classic roadster. All cars received bumpers covered with black rubber, as the chrome-plated M-series bumpers were no longer manufactured.

The vents that first appeared in the 2500M disappeared as the Ford Essex engine was less prone to overheating than the Triumph in-line six-cylinder previously used .

drive

The 3000S is powered by a carburettor-equipped V6 engine from the Ford Essex series. The engine power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a Ford four-speed gearbox. With the Weber twin carburetor, type 38 DGAS and a compression of 8.9: 1, the engine delivered an output of 142 bhp (104 kW) at 5000 min −1 and a torque of 233 Nm at 3000 min −1 . Its displacement is 2994 cm³ with a bore of 93.6 m and a stroke of 72.4 mm. In order for the vehicle to meet US emissions regulations, the engine was equipped with a secondary air system (AIR, Air injection reactor), exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and a catalytic converter.

The engine power is passed on to the four-speed gearbox and then to the Salisbury differential on the rear axle via a dry single-disk clutch with a diameter of 241 mm.

chassis

For the 3000S, TVR used the same central tube frame as in the M-series vehicles. It was much longer and stiffer than previous TVR models such as the Vixen . All four wheels were individually suspended from double wishbones of unequal length . The wagons had rack and pinion steering.

bikes

The 3000S had special TVR “T-Slot” aluminum wheels 6JK x 14 with radial tires 185 R14 H.

Data

  • Character: Roadster with front engine and rear wheel drive
  • Top speed: approx. 200 km / h
  • Acceleration, 0–100 km / h: 7.5 s
  • Displacement: 2994 cm³
  • Engine construction: V6 naturally aspirated engine with cast block, cast cylinder head, OHV valve control and 2 valves per cylinder.
  • Peak power: 142 hp (104 kW) at 5000 min -1
  • Maximum torque: 233 N at 3000 min -1
  • Transmission: manual, 4 gears, Ford
  • Brakes: front: discs with 276 mm diameter; rear: drums 229 mm × 44 mm
  • Suspension: front and rear: double wishbones, coil springs
  • Turning circle: 10.9 m
  • Tank capacity: 45.4 l
  • On-board voltage: 12 V, negative pole to ground
  • Production: 258 pieces
gear 1 2 3 4th
Speed ​​at 6000 min −1 67 km / h 109 km / h 151 km / h 213 km / h

Turbo and Turbo SE

Of the 258 pieces 3000S TVR hired 13 vehicles with turbochargers ago, the maximum output of 230 bhp (169 kW) at 5,500 min -1 had and a maximum torque of 370 Nm at 3500 min -1 . These cars reached 100 km / h in 5.5 s from a standing start and had a top speed of 232 km / h.

One of these cars, the TVR 3000S Turbo SE, was a one-off with shimmering wheel arches, large Compromotive alloy wheels with split rim flange, leather interior, a limited- slip differential and a revised dashboard. It originally belonged to Martin Lilley himself. Stewart McCarte was among the other owners.

Web links

Commons : TVR 3000S  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ J. Tipler: TVR: An Illustrated History. Haynes Publishing, 2005, ISBN 1-84425-235-3 .
  2. ↑ Belmog: Private Collection for Sale. 2008.
  3. ↑ TVR M-Series parts sourcing list. M-Fix, 2007.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / tvr-m.fix.co.uk
  4. ↑ Oliver Winterbottom: A Life in Car Design: Jaguar, Lotus, TVR. Veloce Publishing, 2017, ISBN 978-1-78711-035-9 , p. 78.
  5. ^ J. Tipler: TVR: An Illustrated History. Haynes Publishing, 2005.
  6. ^ J. Tipler: TVR: An Illustrated History. Haynes Publishing, 2005.