Started by Trevor Wilknson and based in Blackpool, the first TVR car was produced in 1949. The original Grantura, of 1958, with its backbone chassis and glassfibre body had VW derived front and rear independent suspension with drum brakes. Engine options eventually included MGA B-series, Coventry Climax and Ford pre-crossflow. By mid-1961 disc brakes and non-opening front quarter lights had appeared.

TVR went on to produce cars in Blackpool right up to 2006, but in early 2018 it was announced that the Welsh Government had bought a minority stake in the company. This car is a 1961 Grantura Mk II with the 1622cc B-series engine from an MGA.