As a higher - performance alternative to the 1600M and 2500M , TVR offered the 3000M , which used the 3.0L Ford Essex V6 and cost £ 2278 in October 1972 .
As a higher - performance alternative to the 1600M and 2500M , TVR debuted the 3000M at the 1972 Earl 's Court Motor Show . 
 It uses the 3.0 L Ford Essex V6 and cost £ 2278 in October 1972 .