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TVR Vixen 2500 1971

The TVR Vixen was built from 1967 until 1973, Ford-engine in most of its configurations, it succeeded the MGB-engined TVR Grantura 1800S. It is also the basis for the high-performance TVR Tuscan which was available in both V6 and V8 engine configurations. The Vixen Series I was introduced in 1967 as an evolution of the discontinued 1800S. Although it used the same chassis as the outgoing car, the significant change was the use of the 1599cc Ford Kent engine. The 1968 S2 was built with the longer (90") wheelbase chassis introduced on the Tuscan V8. The S3 continued to improve the car with a number of detail changes,

TVR Vixen 2500 1971

the heat extraction vents on the bonnet were decorated with 'Aeroflow' grilles borrowed from the Ford Zodiac Mk. IV and the Ford four-cylinder engine was now in the same tune as in the Ford Capri. Finally, the S4 cars were an interim model that used the TVR M Series chassis with the Vixen body shell. The 2500, built between 1971 and 1972, was designed to take advantage of the fact that the Triumph 2.5 liter inline-six engine had already been certified for US emissions standards.