TVR’s production history is defined by small runs, frequent variants and incomplete historical records. The figures below range from single prototypes to approximately 6,000 Chimaeras, with periods and estimates kept explicit. Most model counts come from the TVR Car Club Holland production table; the club notes that some figures are estimates and that TVR nomenclature and records are not fully certain.
Contents
- Prototypes and the Grantura foundation
- Griffith, Tuscan and Vixen production
- The M-series and Taimar era
- Wedge and Tasmin production
- S-series and the revived Griffith
- Chimaera, Cerbera and late TVR
Prototypes and the Grantura foundation
The earliest entries are effectively one-off milestones. TVR Number One is listed at 1 car in 1947, while TVR Number Two is listed at 1 in 1949. Later, the TVR Tina Prototype is listed at 1 for 1967 and the TVR Zante at 1 for 1970. These are production-table entries, but they should be read as listed counts rather than as a complete account of every experimental car made by the company.
The Grantura established a more substantial production base. Approximately 100 Grantura I cars were built between 1958 and 1960. Approximately 400 Grantura II cars were built between 1960 and 1961; the club says this figure includes Grantura IIa. Approximately 400 Grantura IIa cars are also listed for 1961–1962, with the club grouping that figure with Grantura II. Because the categories overlap in the source description, those counts should not be added together as though they were independent totals.
| Model | Listed production | Period | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantura I | Approximately 100 | 1958–1960 | Estimate |
| Grantura II | Approximately 400 | 1960–1961 | Includes Grantura IIa, according to the club |
| Grantura IIa | Approximately 400 | 1961–1962 | Grouped with Grantura II |
| Grantura III | 60 | 1962–1964 | Listed count |
| Grantura Mk3 1800 | 30 | 1964 onward | Listed count |
The Grantura III count is 60 for 1962–1964, followed by a listed count of 30 for the Grantura Mk3 1800 from 1964 onward. Together, these entries show how TVR’s early history moves from small, approximate series into separately identified derivatives, while also showing why variant naming matters when interpreting totals.
Griffith, Tuscan and Vixen production
The Griffith 200 is listed at 203 cars for 1963–1964, and the Griffith 400 at 59 for 1964–1967. The Tuscan range then includes 101 Tuscan V6 cars for 1967–1971, 28 Tuscan V8 cars for 1967, and 36 Tuscan V8 LWB SE cars for 1967–1968. The 28-car Tuscan V8 entry comprises 4 right-hand-drive and 24 left-hand-drive cars.
The later Tuscan V8 wide-body count is 6 for 1968–1970: 4 left-hand-drive and 2 right-hand-drive cars. These drive-layout splits are useful context because the total is small enough that each configuration represents a meaningful share of the listed series.
The Vixen line produced larger numbers. Vixen S1 is listed at 117 cars for 1967–1968, Vixen S2 at 438 for 1968–1969, Vixen S3 at 168 for 1970–1972, and Vixen S4 at 23 for 1972. The Vixen 1300 count is 15 for 1971–1972, while the Vixen 2500 count is 385 for the same period.
These figures place the Vixen S2 among the stronger-volume entries of the period, while the Tuscan V8 wide-body and the Vixen S4 illustrate TVR’s recurring pattern of highly limited derivatives. The periods overlap because the table records model production windows rather than a single uninterrupted company-wide production series.
The M-series and Taimar era
The 1970s M-series includes several distinct volume levels. The TVR 3000M is listed at 654 cars for 1971–1979. The 1600M count is 148 for 1972–1973, and the 2500M count is 947 for 1972–1977. The 3000M Turbo is listed at 20 for 1975–1979.
The open 3000S is listed at 258 cars for 1978–1979, comprising 191 right-hand-drive and 67 left-hand-drive cars. The 3000S Turbo count is 13 for that same period. The drive-layout breakdown accounts for the listed 3000S total without requiring any additional assumption about market distribution.
The Taimar adds a hatchback-style branch to the same broad era. Taimar production is listed at 395 cars for 1976–1979, while Taimar Turbo production is listed at 30 for 1976–1979. The turbocharged variants therefore appear as much smaller series in the production table, although the source does not provide a complete body-style or market split for them.
Wedge and Tasmin production
The Wedge and Tasmin period contains some of the clearest body-style splits in the supplied production figures. Tasmin S1 is listed at 118 cars for 1979–1981. Tasmin 200 is listed at 61 for 1981–1984, comprising 16 coupes and 45 convertibles.
Tasmin 280i is listed at 1,002 cars for 1980–1984. Its breakdown is 140 coupes and 862 convertibles, making the convertible configuration the dominant listed body style. Tasmin +2 Coupe is listed at 47 cars for 1980–1985.
| Model | Total | Period | Body-style detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasmin 200 | 61 | 1981–1984 | 16 coupes; 45 convertibles |
| Tasmin 280i | 1,002 | 1980–1984 | 140 coupes; 862 convertibles |
| Tasmin 350i | 949 | 1983–1990 | 52 coupes; 897 convertibles |
| 350 SE | 26 | 1983–1988 | 25 right-hand-drive; 1 left-hand-drive |
The Tasmin 350i count is 949 for 1983–1990, including 52 coupes and 897 convertibles. Other Wedge derivatives were far more limited: the Convertible Turbo is listed at 13, with no production period stated; the 390SE at 33 for 1984–1988; the 400 SE at 242 for 1984–1988; and the 420SE at 70 for 1984–1988.
The special-edition entries become smaller still. The 350 SE count is 26 for 1983–1988, with 25 right-hand-drive and 1 left-hand-drive car. The 420SEAC is listed at 37 for 1986–1988, the 450SEAC at 18 for 1988–1989, and the 450SE at 35 for 1989–1990. The 400SX is listed at 2 for 1989; the club says both were dealer conversions from 400SE cars. The 660 SEAC is listed at 1, and the listed car was left-hand drive. These entries should not be treated as comparable factory series without retaining those qualifications.
S-series and the revived Griffith
The S-series figures vary by source and category. The TVR Car Club Holland table lists 605 TVR S1 cars for 1986–1988, 887 TVR S3 cars for 1990–1993, and 34 TVR S4 cars for 1993–1994. It also lists 415 V8S cars for 1991–1994.
A separate TVR Car Club S-series page, updated in January 2021, lists 668 S2 cars for 1988–1991, 887 S3/S3C cars for 1990–1993, and 50 S4C cars for 1993–1994. The club notes that these figures are estimates. It also identifies at least 7 known 2.0-litre supercharged V8S cars; “at least” makes this a minimum known count rather than a confirmed production total.
The difference between the S4 figure of 34 in the production table and the S4C figure of 50 on the separate S-series page reflects different labels or counting boundaries in the sources. The S3 figure is 887 in both listed descriptions, but one names the category S3 and the other S3/S3C. These distinctions are important when comparing club records.
The revived Griffith 4.0 is listed at 2,582 cars in total for 1992–2002. That total represents a substantially larger run than the early Griffith 400 count of 59 for 1964–1967, but the two figures belong to different generations and should not be merged into one model total.
Chimaera, Cerbera and late TVR
TVR’s official Chimaera model page dates Chimaera production to 1991–2003, a 13-calendar-year inclusive span, and says approximately 6,000 Chimaeras were built in total. The same page identifies five main iterations: 400, 400HC, 430, 450 and 500. The approximately 6,000 figure is an official rounded total, not a separately itemized sum of the five iterations.
The Cerbera production entries in the TVR Car Club Holland table are more granular. Cerbera 4.2 V8 is listed at 411 cars for 1996–2005, Cerbera 4.5 V8 at 174 for 1997–2005, and Cerbera Speed Six at 1,190 for 1999–2002. The Speed Six is therefore the largest of the three specifically quantified Cerbera entries in the table.
The most exclusive late variants are recorded in single digits. The Cerbera Speed 12 race version is listed at 5 cars for 1999, while the street version is listed at 1 with no period stated. Typhon is listed at 3 and T440R at 1, both without a stated production period. The T400 Racer is listed at 7 cars for 2001–2002.
Taken together, the late figures show two different scales of TVR production: an approximately 6,000-car Chimaera total over 1991–2003, alongside specialized Cerbera and racing-related derivatives recorded in counts of 1, 3, 5 or 7. The source notes and unstated periods remain part of the statistics, because the available records do not support more precise interpretation.