Another Speke found

[Shauniedawn]

Really interesting website this...

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/underground-sites/72805-dingle-tunnel-overhead-railway-terminus-revisit-liverpool-july-2012-a.html

Scroll down a little way.

Shaun

[gaz]

Good find and interesting site like you say:



http://mytr7.weebly.com/

1981 DHC 2.0 Litre
1980 DHC pedal car
1976 FHC 2.0 Litre

[john 215]

Hi Shaun,

Great site, have spent ages over the years looking on it but never seen it that before cooooool spot.

Cheers John




LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!

1976 Speke FHC Beauty

1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!

[sp2 boy]

I carried on reading the link, it seems that the TR, as well as the other cars may have become sealed in following the partial collapse of the tunnel.

On a slightly different note about TR7s, I remember hearing years ago of one of a Speke built TR7 being placed into a sealed but viewable chamber on a roundabout in Liverpool...anybody else heard of this story or was it just bull back then about 20 odd years ago?

[gslittle]

There was a yellow fixed head in a glass case, surrounded by "impenetrable" metal fencing on the retail park on the site of the Speke factory outside the TR7 store.

I believe that some undesirables managed to breach the security and vandalise the car (which wasn't in wonderful condition anyway).

I last saw it 1999 and I think it's long gone.

Cheers

Graham


1979 TR7 TCT DHC 16V
Formerly...
1980 TR7 FHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC Automatic
1977 TR7 FHC Parts Car
1980 TR7 FHC Parts Car

[Maxwell]

There's an image of this car on page 12 / TR-Driver Issue 186 / 2012:5

Maxwell. [8D]

<b>2.0 TR7 Drop head \ Maxwell \ sold
2.0 TR7 Fixed head \ Robyn \ sold
3.5 TR7 V8 Drop head \ Oliver \ sold


2.0 TR7 Fixed head \ Ben \ current
0.7 Smart Roadster \ Oscar \ current</b>

[sp2 boy]

Thanks for confirming the tale as not bull....

Sadly I dont have access to the TR driver mags, is there a link to the page or can somebody show me an image, thanks.

[Maxwell]

Hi sp2boy.

I take it from your comment that you're not a member of the TRDC.
PM me your address and I'll see if I can find a spare back-copy of that particular edition for you. No promises - we don't generally print more than we need!

Regards Maxwell [;)][:(]

<b>2.0 TR7 Drop head \ Maxwell \ sold
2.0 TR7 Fixed head \ Robyn \ sold
3.5 TR7 V8 Drop head \ Oliver \ sold


2.0 TR7 Fixed head \ Ben \ current
0.7 Smart Roadster \ Oscar \ current</b>

[Chris Turner]

I was offered the car when it came out of the glass case. It was in quite good condition but as Graham says it had been vandalised. It was not a complete car and had no identity. It was Inca yellow.

www.triumphtrs.co.uk
THE Coca Cola car
The C+C Conversions rally car
TR7 Sprint SJW 530S
TR7 Sprint SJW 545S
TUD 682T

[silverseven]

any idea where it is now ???

Enjoyed reading the link about the tunnel, too bad for the fate of the shop , but amazing place for a repair garage just the same !

Ron.

[sp2 boy]

PM sent Maxwell, thanks.

[John Wood]

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any idea where it is now ???

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I think S & S bought it.

TR7 Sprint SJW550S

[silverseven]

did it get restored , or get sadly parted out ?

Ron.

[gingerstu]

Not being familiar with Liverpool I wasn't expecting to recognise the site, but I did! The end of the tunnel in the sandstone comes out by the old docks, where all the car dealers are now.

You can see the entrance to the tunnel from the car park of the Jag dealer.....

Thanks for the link. I also liked the Moggie there as well.

Cheers
Stu