Welcome!

Welcome to the internet home of the TVR Car Club of North America, a 501(c)7 non-profit organization chartered in the state of Ohio. We are an organization supported by dues paying members who are charged with promoting the TVR marque, driving our cars as often as possible, and having a good time doing so!

Woodwork Update

We are on track for Woodwork 2025, which will be held 10-12 October 2025 at the location of our original Out of the Woodwork show - Round Valley State Park in Lebanon, NJ. Click here for more details and to register for the event!

As most regular Woodwork attendees know, every few years we try to arrange for a special guest to join us and share unique aspects of the history of TVR. Over the years we ve had insight from two separate owners of TVR, US importers, and factory workers each sharing their unique experience being a part of what makes TVR great. This year s guest is no exception. Our special guest this year is Mike Bigland. Mike was on the M series design team. He designed the M frame and rear suspension vertical links as well as influencing many other aspects of the car.

Mike's involvement with TVR started in late 1967 when one of his racing customers, John Burton, purchased a Tuscan SE off the stand at the 1967 Motor Show in London. He collected the car one wet November day after the show and a short introduction/demonstration from Martin Lilley. John, an outstanding driver, arrived quite shaken at Mike's workshop after 120 scary miles, (it was a very wet miserable day) and left the car with the clear instruction to: "sort it out properly before I drive it again". Mike made a number of changes, which the factory heard about, and Martin Lilley asked Mike to bring the car to Blackpool to evaluate the modifications. After about an hour or so with the car, Martin asked Mike to get involved with some "production engineering and technical problems" - from this entree Mike became a TVR dealer, tried to turn the Zante prototype into a production vehicle, built a Works racer for the factory, and eventually became Technical Director where he researched and helped develop all the changes to the upcoming M series for the then-incoming new US regulations.

So why do you have this page?

If you've found our page you're probably here for one of two reasons: 1) you're a TVR owner looking for a community of owners willing to help each other and have fun, or 2) you heard the name TVR or saw one and wanted to learn more about these rare British cars. If you're part of the first group, why not sign up for a membership and then check out our technical articles available to club members. If you're part of the second group, you can start with "What's a TVR?" and work your way through some information on the various models and history of TVR in North America. Either way, thanks for checking out our site and we hope you find what you're looking for.