1983 TVR Tasmin 280i

1983 TVR Tasmin 280i in The Fall Guy, TV Series, 1981-1986 Ep. 5.09

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: — Made for: USA

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
night cub ◊ 2015-10-16 20:12	TVR, I think.
CougarTim ◊ 2015-10-16 20:17	TVR Tasmin/280i/350i - I think the black badge on the side rules out basic Tasmin, and I'm not sure if the 350i ever made it to the US. 1985 280i pictured: EDIT: Possibly the same car in a contemporary episode of "MacGyver": /vehicle_73370-TVR-350i-1985.html - We called it 350i then, but I don't see any good reason why it's not a 280i. -- Last edit: 2015-10-16 20:26:08
Sandie ◊ 2015-10-16 20:32	NADA Guides suggest that only the 280i was sold in the US: http://www.nadaguides.com/Classic-Cars/1986/TVR
CougarTim ◊ 2015-10-16 20:35	My method was less scientific. I did a Google image search for TVR 350i and got zero results with US plates, versus several US examples of 280i.
dsl ◊ 2022-02-24 20:13	Book info that TVR launched the Tasmin 280i in US and CDN in early 83, and was the only Tasmin sold in North America. Most were convertibles, but a few coupes as well from early 84. Distribution was by a Canadian distributor in Scarborough, Ontario for both countries until TVR of America was established in mid/late 80s in Hackson (Florida, then moved to Connecticut. Tasmin name was kept until Oct 85 - a couple of years longer than elsewhere - then became 280i as normal for Series II spec. Not clear how long US sales continued but may have disappeared by end of 1980s, although in mid-80s was absorbing 60% of total TVR production.