Iconic British motors brand forced to move out of factory where it planned to build long-delayed sports car
AN ICONIC British brand has lost the rights to a new factory where its long-delayed sports car was planned to be built.
Much-loved manufacturer TVR were hoping to set up shop in Ebbw Vale, Wales, but the Welsh government has decided to put the site back on the market.
This comes as a major blow to car fans hoping to see the long-delayed Griffith enter production.
The V8-powered beast was first unveiled back in 2017, but TVR is now without a production line to build the motor.
According to the South Wales Argus, councillors in Blaenau Gwent County were told by the Welsh government to offer the site to other interested parties.
The borough has reportedly received several inquiries over the past six months.
TVR was founded in 1947 by engineer Trevor Wilkinson in Blackpool, with its heyday being in the 1990s when they built exotic models such as the Chimaera, Cerbera and the outrageous Tuscan.
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