These projects never seem to start as a project; they start as a simple, quickish job, but then soon spiral into many related & convoluted jobs. Plagued by the return of the squealy brakes and frustrated by the stock levels…
The old girl is 25 years old today
Registered on September 1, 1999- my TVR Cerbera is 25 years old today. It’s hard to believe that a car that old can still look that good and draw crowds (and often away from the very expensive super-car you parked…
Cerbera Phone mount + wireless charging
For the last 6 years or so, I’ve mounted my phone using a magnetic phone mount attached to the ashtray. While this worked well at the time, it was always a pain to then charge it while mounted, as this…
Armrest dent removal
Pop your head inside any Cerbera with original interior, and you’re guaranteed to see the infamous armrest dent. Not sure what I mean, well a quick google of cerbera interiors, illustrates this perfectly. The armrest takes a beating. You tend…
Happy 8th Birthday (ownership)
Eight years now I’ve been custodian of this Cerbera! I suppose I should start with the breakdown. I promised a warts & all coverage of the good times and bad. 2nd time in 8 years, and the first time…
Spring time
I don’t usually write anything about my annual service, as it’s usually a non-event, with the usual replacement of the odd consumable or two.But this time, I wanted to specifically call out 1 item of interest. I forget where I…
Winter project: valved exhaust experiment
Over the winter, I set my exhaust guy a challenge. Develop a solution where I can quieten the exhaust with a flick of a switch. I love the sound of my Cerbera, it sounds like all TVRs should, but there…
My mate had a Cerbera, a convertible one
I’ve lost count how many times people have come up to me and said this. What they mean of course is their mate had a Chimaera. Even then, after being corrected, it’s followed up with, yes the convertible version- It’s…
A Huracan, a T.50 and a Cerbera
I’ve mentioned before that a huge part of a TVR Cerbera ownership experience, is how involved the drive is. You’ll have heard me use words like drama, theatre and occasion. Also you’ll have heard me use the word analogue a…