Bear with me, you'll see where this is going.
I purchased a 1977 TR7 FHC V8 (heavily modified, but incomplete) back in March 2011 from a guy in North Yorkshire, which he'd bought some years earlier in North Scotland as a standard TR7. I'm in the North East so the car is currently in Blyth, Northumberland.
I have history with the car that says it was sold new in Ipswich on 19/10/77 and then sold to people in Daventry & then Devon.
So basically this car has travelled across the country and ended up in Blyth, but I also thenbfound out that around 10 years ago it was owned by someone in Bedlington, Northumberland for a few years from 2000. This is only a few miles from my house and thought they would be interested to hear what happened after they sold it and it travelled around Scotland/Yorkshire and returned Ito their doorstep. I wrote a letter to the home address of the then owner but haven't heard anything back from them, even though i know the previous owner still lives at the same address (they are a local councillor).
I'm interested in learning more history, so should I write again, turn up one day on their doorstep and say hello, or just forget it?
I'm amazed that a car sold in Norfolk, went via so many places inc. near where I live, then via Scotland, Yorkshire and back.
Cheers Paul,
1976 TR7 FHC (ACG 3115)
1977 TR7V8 3.9 FHC rally car (ACG 35005)
1980 TR7V8 3.5 DHC
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