text: Founder of UK sports car manufacturer TVR dies in Spain
  
  June 7, 2008 
  
  Trevor Wilkinson, who founded the UK performance car manufacturer TVR has died at his home in Minorca, Spain. He was 85. 
  Wilkinson, from Blackpool, left education at 14, getting an apprenticeship at a local garage. In 1946 he bought a local wheelwright's business, which he renamed Trevcar Motors, which sold and repaired cars, as well as undertaking light engineering work. 
  He built his first car the following year. It was a two-seater based on an Alvis Firebird chassis for his own use. He then formed TVR Engineering, the name derived from his own - TreVoR. The first TVR was unveiled in 1949. It was a two-seater with an alloy body and a multi-tubular steel chassis.
tokens: Founder of UK sports car manufacturer TVR dies in Spain June 7 , 2008 Trevor Wilkinson , who founded the UK performance car manufacturer TVR has died at his home in Minorca , Spain . He was 85 . Wilkinson , from Blackpool , left education at 14 , getting an apprenticeship at a local garage . In 1946 he bought a local wheelwright 's business , which he renamed Trevcar Motors , which sold and repaired cars , as well as undertaking light engineering work . He built his first car the following year . It was a two - seater based on an Alvis Firebird chassis for his own use . He then formed TVR Engineering , the name derived from his own - TreVoR. The first TVR was unveiled in 1949 . It was a two - seater with an alloy body and a multi - tubular steel chassis .
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