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RIP Peter Wheeler (1945-2009), ex-TVR boss

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | June 12, 2009 | In tvr videos



It is always a sad day when a beloved car industry figure passes away. Peter Wheeler, a former chemical engineer who owned British sports car maker TVR for 23 years before selling it to the young Russian tycoon Nikolai Smolenski, has left behind a legacy of passionately built, often-flawed but always deeply exciting cars such as the TVR Cerbera, Tuscan and the mad Sagaris.

Read Colin Goodwin's insightful tribute to the man here and watch TopGear's review of the Sagaris to get an idea why TVRs were so special.

[Source: Autocar]

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