* **RHD RIGHT HAND STEERING !**\ **Ideal for companies as an advertising medium.**\ **This vehicle comes from a collection, the HU has expired.**\ **On request and at extra cost but also with new HU (TÜV) and fresh inspection !**\ **Caution: Due to several locations we have no presence in front of and no regulated opening hours !**\ **Visits only after making an appointment by phone !**\ **You will be unnecessarily annoyed if you do not meet us.**\ **An appointment is only advantageous for you:**\ **With an appointment we dedicate ourselves exclusively and completely to you and your wishes.**\\\*Mileage: 80,000 miles = 132,000 km**\\\*From Wikipedia:**\*Engineering history**\\\\*After the Grantura, the Vixen and the M-Series, the fourth generation of TVR models began with the Tasmin introduced in 1979. The vehicles belonging to this series are unofficially referred to as TVR Wedges. The series was developed from 1977 under the direction of Martin Lilley, who had taken over TVR in 1965. A new model series had become necessary because many of the mass-produced parts that TVR purchased from Ford of Britain and British Leyland for the M series were no longer produced in the second half of the 1970s. With the new models, Martin Lilley wanted to position TVR in a higher market niche. Potential competitors were Lotus and Porsche.[1] The costs of developing the new model and preparing it for production added up to £550,000 by 1980.[2] They exceeded the owners' capacity and ultimately led to the company being sold to Peter Wheeler in 1980. Over the years, Wheeler expanded the Wedge into a wide-ranging family of models**\\\*With the introduction of the 350i in 1983, the (Tasmin) 280i became the base model in the TVR range. While it was produced for the export markets until 1988, the right-hand drive version of the 280i, which sold significantly less well in the UK than the 350i, was discontinued in the summer of 1986. The role of entry-level model was then taken over by the newly developed S series, which had a comparable engine.**\\\*Model designation**\*When the cars were launched in 1979, they were given the model designation Tasmin, which, depending on the source, can be traced back to the first name of a friend of Martin Lilley,[4] to the Australian-New Zealand Tasman racing series[5] or a combination thereof[6] or to a term found by chance in a dictionary[7]. The numbers 200 and 280i were added to the term Tasmin for further differentiation, referring to the respective engine displacement (2.0 and 2.8). From summer 1984, the name Tasmin was dropped, since then TVR only used three-digit numerical codes to differentiate the individual vehicles (200 or 280i).**\\\*Technology**\*Like all TVRs, the Tasmin had a tubular steel trellis frame, but it was longer and stiffer than that of the M series. Most of the drive parts came from contemporary Fords. Suspension and steering came from the Ford Cortina, only the rear suspension was a TVR design. The gearboxes came from Ford and were used in the Cortina, Taunus and later in the Ford Sierra. There were disc brakes all round, the front ones from the Ford Granada. The engine was supplied by Ford Cologne, a 2.8 l V6 with Bosch injection system, which delivered 150-160 bhp (112-119 kW). For the first time at TVR, an automatic transmission was also available on request.**\\\\*Body design**\\\\*The design of the plastic body goes back to Oliver Winterbottom, who had designed the wedge-shaped bodies of the Lotus Elite and Éclat models in the early 1970s. On the one hand, Winterbottom endeavored to adopt the proportions of earlier TVR models: a long hood, a tightly cut passenger compartment and a short rear overhang, which had become a TVR trademark since the Grantura.[8] On the other hand, the Tasmin set itself apart from its predecessors with an emphatically smooth design and acute angles. In this respect, the wedge-shaped TVR body is a further development of Winterbottom's Lotus designs.[5][9] The front section tapers to a point and ends in plastic-clad bumpers, which in the early years contrasted in color with the rest of the body, but from around 1984 were mostly painted in body color. For the first time at TVR, there are folding headlights, which were necessary to ensure the prescribed minimum height of the front lighting. On the closed versions, the roofline slopes down to the rear end immediately behind the B-pillar. The rear window can be opened, allowing access to the load compartment. At the rear, a vertical glass panel extending across the entire width of the car is installed above the rear lights to facilitate visibility to the rear. The door handles, for example, came from Ford, the rear lights initially from the Rover SD1[10] or from the Lucas range of accessories. Finally, all convertibles produced from 1985 onwards used the rear lights from the Renault Fuego, which were installed rotated by 180 degrees. They are rare, so obtaining replacements is a major problem today.[11] The housings and the motor of the folding headlights come from the Triumph TR7, as does the gearshift. The vehicle electrics were purchased from British Leyland, the seats came from the Triumph 2500 S.[12]**\\\*The wedge-shaped design influenced several other car manufacturers. Ginetta, for example, based the design of the G26 on the front end of the Tasmin and its sister models.**\\\*Body versions**\*TVR Tasmin Fixed Head Coupé Series 1 with short tail (1980)**\*TVR 280i Convertible**\\*The Tasmin was available in three body versions, the 280i model in two.**\\\*The **\\\\*core model was a two-seater Fixed Head Coupé with a hatchback body and a large rear window that could be opened and also served as a tailgate. The Fixed Head Coupé was produced as Series 1 from 1979 to 1981. From October 1981, the two-seater model adopted the modified body structure of the 2+2-seater Tasmin+2. This version, which was in the range until 1988, was referred to internally as the Series 2.**\\\*The 2+2-seater coupé known as the Tasmin +2 appeared in October 1980. new body. The proportions of the body were changed, while the chassis remained unchanged: The hood is shorter, the rear overhang is longer, and the C-pillar runs flatter,[13] giving the body a more balanced overall appearance. TVR also replaced the two small fuel tanks with one large one. Critics complained that, despite the significant changes to the body, the rear seats were at best suitable for small children; they were only usable when the driver and front passenger seats were pushed as far forward as possible.[14] The 2+2-seater version of the Wedge was not a success. Production was largely limited to the years 1980 and 1981, during which a total of 41 Tasmin+2s were built. From 1982 to 1984, six more vehicles were added.**\\\*A third variant was the two-seater Tasmin Convertible, which was offered from 1980.**\\\, fuel type: Super, 2 belted seats, mech. convertible. seats, mechanical convertible roof, electric double windows, radio/CD, country version Great Britain, blue interior