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The white elephant is a prototype of 1988 TVR - TVR never be driven by a 5 Australia-liters V8 Holden Bathurst motor racing - and one of only a handful TVR Prototypes survive today.

Commissioner and directed by Peter Wheeler, managing director of TVR, which was finally agreed that this prototype of 185 mph TVR was too outdated to 1990 and the engine of logistics in Australia could also be a problem so that the project was abandoned and 12 months later, came the new TVR Griffith ...

The elephant has been rescued from the graveyard of TVR "in the back of the factory just a week before Peter Wheeler sold the company in July 2004. An extraordinary outside - built by the hand of a British sports car, which is the story of its restoration ...

The white elephant was once TVR built prototype hand was Peter Wheeler's personal transport for the early years of his life.

Completed in September 1988 by John Ravenscroft, Neill Anderson and Peter Wheeler, the car has a body composed entirely of a single inner layer of fiberglass, which was covered by a thick layer of heavy foam models, which in ever been over-coated with the finish coat of fiberglass to give unique shape of the elephants.

Based around a modified chassis and a stripped SEAC Tasmin FHC and cut the body, this car is the TVR factory mounted only one engine from Holden in Australia. The V8 5 liter is said to have developed 350 + hp with about 400 feet / Lbs of torque.

On 15 July 2004, the white elephant was collected from Bristol, just a few weeks before Peter Wheeler sold the company Nikolai Smolenski.

August 2004
After having saved Nelly, she puts on display at the next meeting of the TVR Car Club West Lancs. Even if you arrive on a trailer, of course. Two weeks of trying to diagnose a problem with lead in the diagnosis that has some very rusty Electrics and blocked at several Injectors less. For example, the restorers to take the decision to start stripping almost immediately.

February 2005
U.S. Box Borg Warner T5 Standard specifications Salisbury & Jaguar this was rebuilt by ATJ Transmissions in Chester. Both units have been stripped and washed with acid before being examined thoroughly and are joined by Alan. The box of changes was re-machined to receive upgrade kit dated and sealed thrust bearing was installed in the bell housing. Several hours have been spent to re-finish two units to raise an "as-new finish.

September 2006
As the original exhaust system was a very bad state of repair, which manufactured a new - a friendly in every sense of the age - but this time in stainless steel high quality cosmetics and longevity. As well the system can not provide the level of noise low, 105dB, we also manufacture for a couple of days of monitoring for the final baffle system that allows us to pass checks and uphill sprints.

October 2008
After completing the tasks in the internal body, the reservoir was returned to Bristol Avenue to the work surface and your design team and fill magic the bottom and the engine compartment to the end. There is much to do, including making a hood, the new height will depend, in place of original Kevlar Hood, which had to be completely removed to access the engine compartment. Inside of the nose also needs a lot of work to ensure the new radiator can sit flush for optimum performance. Both feet should also be considered as the passenger side is very narrow and the driver's side has an important place in the front corner. When the hull was fully prepared and a background layer two packets, the engine compartment, the tunnel, nose, support the valence of the rear wheel arches and all will finished in pearlescent car blank signature stage when you are ready to go directly to the stock chassis.

June 2009
As the conservatives must install engine in the chassis before the body in the file, it is logical to complete the final table of the nose and inside the engine compartment as soon as possible. Due to the complexity of the spraying of these areas, they have to spray the entire front of the vehicle to complete this section without problems. A When the engine and chassis meet once more and the body gets up, locked the door, set the differences and finish the painting.

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