OT - TR8

Been hankering after a summer fun car for a while, and almost bought
something on a few occasions. This has caught my eye...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200003363884

Never so much as sat in one, but it strikes me as naff enough to be
stylish....

Mrs H has just ordered a Megane Convertible, so I have bargaining
power!!!!

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Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 16:25:31 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

> Been hankering after a summer fun car for a while, and almost bought
> something on a few occasions. This has caught my eye...
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200003363884

goodness: http://i17.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/82/1e/6f_3.JPG

that's a tight fit.

> Never so much as sat in one, but it strikes me as naff enough to be
> stylish....

64 thousand miles of headroom - or similar IIRC

--
William Tasso

Land Rover 110 V8
Discovery V8

On 2006-07-03, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

> Never so much as sat in one, but it strikes me as naff enough to be
> stylish....

TR7 is unlikely to ever be stylish, one of the most disliked british
cars around! TR6 on the other hand, rather nice.

Fiat X1/9 is similar in price range, very similar in performance
(slightly better than the TR7) and isn't ashamed to show itself in
public!

Older square MR2 is good but has a hairdresser image, and handles the
corners better than the next generation.

Don't know what your budget is but for around £5,000 you're looking at
a good Lotus Esprit series 1/2/3, some of these get raced in classic
racing events and beat most of the rest, including the above. A
friend has a series 2 amd on track loses much more powerful italian
machines on the straights but catches them on the corners. They have
a bad reputation, which isn't really deserved, certainly not in the
series 3 and later. A series 3 is much better than a series 1 or 2,
but the earlier cars are still very appealing.

If you're after an old sports car, I'd suggest buying Classic & Sports
Car for a few months, they usually do 3-4 car tests quite reguarly,
and tend to do the cheaper cars rather than Lambos and Ferraris. Also
check the magazines for tests in your price range.

> Mrs H has just ordered a Megane Convertible, so I have bargaining
> power!!!!

A Megane Convertible! Isn't that grounds for divorce?

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

On or around Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:19:58 +0100, Ian Rawlings
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On 2006-07-03, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Never so much as sat in one, but it strikes me as naff enough to be
>> stylish....
>
>TR7 is unlikely to ever be stylish, one of the most disliked british
>cars around! TR6 on the other hand, rather nice.
>
>Fiat X1/9 is similar in price range, very similar in performance
>(slightly better than the TR7) and isn't ashamed to show itself in
>public!

except that the one in question has had a V8 put in it...

>Older square MR2 is good but has a hairdresser image, and handles the
>corners better than the next generation.

original MR 2 is basically what the X1/9 would have been had it not been
made by Fiart. The X1/9 was a lovely little car with so many fundamental
fiat-flaws that it was next to unusable.

The original MR2 was simialr sized but had the advantage of toyota
reliability.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" (sieze today, and put
as little trust as you can in tomorrow) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Odes, I.xi.8

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:19:58 +0100, Ian Rawlings
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> On 2006-07-03, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Never so much as sat in one, but it strikes me as naff enough to be
>>> stylish....
>>
>> TR7 is unlikely to ever be stylish, one of the most disliked british
>> cars around! TR6 on the other hand, rather nice.
>>
>> Fiat X1/9 is similar in price range, very similar in performance
>> (slightly better than the TR7) and isn't ashamed to show itself in
>> public!
>
> except that the one in question has had a V8 put in it...

Didn't that make it a TR8?

>
>> Older square MR2 is good but has a hairdresser image, and handles the
>> corners better than the next generation.
>
> original MR 2 is basically what the X1/9 would have been had it not
> been made by Fiart. The X1/9 was a lovely little car with so many
> fundamental fiat-flaws that it was next to unusable.
>
> The original MR2 was simialr sized but had the advantage of toyota
> reliability.



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her doing it."

If the answer is offensive maybe the question was inappropriate

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"GbH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Austin Shackles wrote:
>> On or around Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:19:58 +0100, Ian Rawlings
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>> On 2006-07-03, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Never so much as sat in one, but it strikes me as naff enough to be
>>>> stylish....
>>>
>>> TR7 is unlikely to ever be stylish, one of the most disliked british
>>> cars around! TR6 on the other hand, rather nice.
>>>
>>> Fiat X1/9 is similar in price range, very similar in performance
>>> (slightly better than the TR7) and isn't ashamed to show itself in
>>> public!
>>
>> except that the one in question has had a V8 put in it...
>
> Didn't that make it a TR8?

A TR7 with a Rover V8 in it was indeed called a TR8.

I like the bit about needing a little TLC..
Yea, like jack it up in one corner and all the other three stay on the
ground I bet.

They were complete and utter rot boxes.


--
Andy

On 2006-07-03, Fuzzy <[email protected]> wrote:

> They were complete and utter rot boxes.

ISTR that some thought the styling was a temporary setback as the rot
would remove the problem! I can't remember anyone ever saying
anything nice about them, even people who liked Triumph Spitfires. I
like the TR6 though, despite it being more of a german design than
British.

Give me an Austin Healey 100M any day though. You'd have to give it
to me though, can't afford one!

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

>
>Don't know what your budget is but for around £5,000 you're looking at
>a good Lotus Esprit series 1/2/3, some of these get raced in classic
>racing events and beat most of the rest, including the above. A
>friend has a series 2 amd on track loses much more powerful italian
>machines on the straights but catches them on the corners. They have
>a bad reputation, which isn't really deserved, certainly not in the
>series 3 and later. A series 3 is much better than a series 1 or 2,
>but the earlier cars are still very appealing.
>

Why had I never thought of that. Very good suggestion....

>If you're after an old sports car, I'd suggest buying Classic & Sports
>Car for a few months, they usually do 3-4 car tests quite reguarly,
>and tend to do the cheaper cars rather than Lambos and Ferraris. Also
>check the magazines for tests in your price range.

Yes, I buy Classic Porn quite regularly...

>
>> Mrs H has just ordered a Megane Convertible, so I have bargaining
>> power!!!!
>
>A Megane Convertible! Isn't that grounds for divorce?

I've always held that everything is relative. Given that last week
her pen was hovering on a deal for a Beetle Cabrio I have to say I'm
quite pleased with the outcome!

--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"

On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:21:41 +0100, "Fuzzy" <[email protected]> wrote:


->> Didn't that make it a TR8?
->
->A TR7 with a Rover V8 in it was indeed called a TR8.
->

IIRC a TR8 is a RHD V8 Triumph made for the US market, what we have here is a
TR7 with a V8.


--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

"Fuzzy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> I like the bit about needing a little TLC..
> Yea, like jack it up in one corner and all the other three stay on the
> ground I bet.
>
> They were complete and utter rot boxes.
>

No no no!! You're thinking of the Austin/Leyland Princess!!
http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/bromkt1078f.htm

Notice how it's a black car on a black background - so you can't see how bad
it really is.

Steve

On or around Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:17:51 GMT, "GbH"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>> On or around Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:19:58 +0100, Ian Rawlings
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>> On 2006-07-03, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Never so much as sat in one, but it strikes me as naff enough to be
>>>> stylish....
>>>
>>> TR7 is unlikely to ever be stylish, one of the most disliked british
>>> cars around! TR6 on the other hand, rather nice.
>>>
>>> Fiat X1/9 is similar in price range, very similar in performance
>>> (slightly better than the TR7) and isn't ashamed to show itself in
>>> public!
>>
>> except that the one in question has had a V8 put in it...
>
>Didn't that make it a TR8?

only if the factory did it. some owners did their own - this one could have
been built as a TR8 or it could be a conversion - the fact that it says
"engine from an SD1" leads me to think the latter.

not that that makes it bad, just need a careful exmaination to see it's been
done right.
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"My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent.
I shall attack. - Marshal Foch (1851 - 1929)