the TVR SEAC pages
A racer for the road
Chris Schirle:
Peter Wheeler wanted a psuedo race car for the road - I am not sure who it would appeal to but the fact is he was not wrong many times.
I was told by PW to try and transfer some of the handling and performance (of the Racer) on to the production models - he wanted a flagship car.
For the road car Bilstein and Koni were brought in to the factory to try and make the car comfortable - Springing, damping and brakes were altered for production. They had to be performance cars but they had to be comfortable.
Peter Wheeler wanted a psuedo race car for the road - I am not sure who it would appeal to but the fact is he was not wrong many times.
I was told by PW to try and transfer some of the handling and performance (of the Racer) on to the production models - he wanted a flagship car.
For the road car Bilstein and Koni were brought in to the factory to try and make the car comfortable - Springing, damping and brakes were altered for production. They had to be performance cars but they had to be comfortable.
The SEAC was a progression of the 390SE: in fact the first prototype (C98ULL the white press car) was really a 390SE under the skin.
The 42O SEAC was unveiled at the October '86 Motor Show
This silver car was later resrayed black
This silver car was later resrayed black