23 scenes from Blackpool TVR sports car factory in Bristol Avenue including workers, engine production lines and when it closed
By Claire Lark
Published 8th Mar 2023, 11:47 BST
Updated 8th Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
TVR left behind a legacy in Blackpool when it ceased trading in 2006.
The sports car manufacturer had operated from its Bristol Avenue premises since 1970 seeing thousands of workers through its factory doors. But despite make-or-break talks the Blackpool firm collapsed leaving 250 people out of work. But the memories live on and these photos capture life at the Bristol Avenue factory through the years.
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TVR worker John Whitehead with a new TVR Cerbera speed 12 which was world's fastest production car. which has been unveiled at their factory in Bispham Photo: Dawn Castle