I had a TVR TAIMAR which was a 1978 3ltr ford v6 with various parts from other manufacturers. I ran it as a daily driver for about six years and took it to France for a driving holiday and apart from having no heater it was reliable.
It was about 1988-1994 ish and I have fond memories of it, I sold it to a chap called Mike Bigland who turned out to be the technical director at the factory in the 1970s developing the chassis for the v6 3000M and TAIMAR!
He went on to restore the car and I have been told it's now the best example of its type in the world!
Pic of the wife and my little girl and my MG BGT (life was better then when i could own two sports cars a wife baby and a house)