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Posted: **20 Sep 2012 19:10**

Here she is... shock - horror, a non-Speke interloper!

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Posted: **20 Sep 2012 19:42**

Looks nice...... Maxwell [;)]

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Posted: **20 Sep 2012 20:08**

That does look very nice, Steve.

Did Carmel start life down here in Dorset (that is life after Solihull)? I thought the registration *LJ is a Dorset (Bournemouth) number?

Tony

1981 TR7 FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 TR7V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!
1977 TR8 FHC EFI Factory development car Inca Yellow

Posted: **20 Sep 2012 20:40**

I just looked thru the paperwork (not much)and it seems the car spent most if not all it's life in Kent.

It appears that it was supplied by Henleys (South West) Ltd. Southampton Road, Salisbury to Trebor Ltd. Woodford Green, Essex, I see that Trebor became Trebor Bassett and then Cadbury Trebor Bassett. She's aptly named then, no wonder she's so sweet!

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Posted: **20 Sep 2012 20:45**

Carmel is sweet![:D]

Is the black under the bonnet an undercoating?

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Posted: **20 Sep 2012 20:45**

Looks like a pretty nice original car [:)]

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Posted: **20 Sep 2012 21:06**

She's zeibart rust proofed so it's nasty black under the bonnet. Other stuff discovered so far... She once had a Witter tow bar fitted. No rust but boot area missing trim and a mess. Original carpets unfaded, inside almost like new, mark on passenger seat back, consol and instrument panel partially dissembled not sure why.

Very little rust but paint generally worn out. Water leak suspected as little or no water in cooling system. All lights work. Starts and rev's cleanly. Nobody has spotted something visible in the under bonnet pic above.

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Posted: **21 Sep 2012 00:44**

Nice find !

There is definitely something about that colour that pleases me [8]

Ron.

Posted: **21 Sep 2012 04:29**

The fan shroud is missing. Looks like you could have added a little water, driven her down to Mediterranean for holidays and back.

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Posted: **21 Sep 2012 04:53**

Hi Steve,

Great looking car [8D] Any plans for her or leave her standard.

Cheers John

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Posted: **21 Sep 2012 05:05**

Funny how you dont see what isn't there! I hadn't noticed the shroud fitting missing. That's not it. Look again.

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Posted: **21 Sep 2012 05:33**

No special plans at the moment. just to make a nice car even nicer. Always been a big fan of that colour ever since I saw a Uk Tr8 in Aran beige at the TR register Int. back in the early 80's. Saw a stunning Beige Tr8 Fi Dhc for sale in California couple years ago that would have probably been my ultimate wedge. Most cars are a shade of red or a shade of green or blue or something but beige is, well beige! It's kinda typical '70's but also bang up to date. Occasionally seen on Porches.

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Posted: **21 Sep 2012 05:50**

Air con fan pulley.

I have the same on my 76 ACW five speed car which I've not told anyone about yet.

I think this is the first Aran Beige coupe that I've ever seen.

Great looking car. [:)]

Roy

Posted: **21 Sep 2012 06:03**

Nope, that's not it. It's obvious once you suss it. Secret car Roy??

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Posted: **21 Sep 2012 07:35**

Yes you have got the overseas market fan pulley with the grove for the air pump - odd for a UK spec car. My Solihull coupe does not have that but maybe they just grabbed whatever fan assembly was to hand on the line?

But what are those 3 bolts on the back edge of the front panel/bonnet shut?

Tony

1981 TR7 FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 TR7V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!
1977 TR8 FHC EFI Factory development car Inca Yellow

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