another barn find

samco · Postby **samco** » 16 Oct 2007 15:35

Just been to see a dhc advertised in the tr regeister magazine that has been off the road since 1990. It had a genuine 30,600 miles on it but unfortunately the years had not been good to it and the body is beyond economical repair. The dashboard however is like new and will be going into my restoration including the one good panel left on the car, the push button bootlid. There are also some good blue seats and door cards including the best pair of blue sun visors I have ever seen which will come up for sale shortly.

The car itself was persian aqua and the vin number is

sattpadj7aa 406689

I have done some checking and as far as I can make out it was made in the last six months of production at solihull and if my calculations are correct in around the last two months. Can anyone varify this.

The price of this little gem. Â£50

If it doesn't fit you obviously need a bigger hammer.

Check out my album

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1980 Californian import converted to right hand drive V8. Under construction.

TR Tony · Postby **TR Tony** » 16 Oct 2007 20:00

By the VIN the car is just 97 vehicles before my FHC, which was made in June 81. So this DHC was probably made in the same month. What a shame such a low mileage car had been left to deteriorate to that extent.

Samco - if the door cards are v good condition might be interested as spares for my FHC. Presume they are blue check with square door lock buttons? Let me know will you? Thanks.

Tony

1981 2L FHC Cavalry Blue - very original & not rusty!
1980 3.5L V8 DHC Regency Red - on the road again.

Chris Turner · Postby **Chris Turner** » 16 Oct 2007 23:03

My burgundy FHC is 6869 so very close to your vin number, mine was built in June aswell.
Hopefully XFP 530Y will be back on the road next year.

www.triumphtr.co.uk
SJW 539S TR7 sprint
1980 TR7 Premium.

silverseven · Postby **silverseven** » 17 Oct 2007 01:02

ahhhh,man, if only you were closer, I would have be seriously interested in the seats..

For the record, my dhc's serial is 7799 and was built in Aug 81

Ron.

samco · Postby **samco** » 17 Oct 2007 08:01

Tony they are blue check and when I get the car back to mine I will clean up all of the items and post piccies. Then you can see how good they are. I expect to be having a bit of a sale around Xmas time as I have two cars to scrap.

If it doesn't fit you obviously need a bigger hammer.

Check out my album

http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t299/samco_bucket/

1980 Californian import converted to right hand drive V8. Under construction.

TR Tony · Postby **TR Tony** » 17 Oct 2007 11:28

Thanks Samco, that's fine. You're not that far away from me so if they are decent I can collect. The seats would be good too but I would be struggling to find storage space!

Tony

1981 2L FHC Cavalry Blue - very original & not rusty!
1980 3.5L V8 DHC Regency Red - on the road again.

Fett · Postby **Fett** » 23 Oct 2007 18:36

This is off topic, but speaking of barn finds a friend of mine sent me this link to the king of all barn finds! Sadly no TR7s that I could pick out of the pics.

http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm

TJ
1976 FHC VE
1978 FHC

john · Postby **john** » 24 Oct 2007 09:51

Samco

looking at your piccies that project of your seems to be comimg on nicely. You look like you are making a real good job, have you decided what the finished colour is going to be.

[8 whole cylinders worth of punch to ram the world through the windshield and out the rear view mirror. Car & Driver]
1981 Grinnall TR7 v8
1981 Black FHC
1979 & 1980 Black Premium FHC(laid to rest) Sorry :-(

John

samco · Postby **samco** » 25 Oct 2007 08:10

Yes its is now black. I will post some new pics shortly. I have done it myself with cellulose and it had 9 coats and has been colour sanded or wet flatted as I know it so the shine is like nothing you see on a new car. Cant wait to get it on the road

If it doesn't fit you obviously need a bigger hammer.

Check out my album

http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t299/samco_bucket/

1980 Californian import converted to right hand drive V8. Under construction.

omichaelshar · Postby **omichaelshar** » 25 Oct 2007 09:50

samco,

black is a good choice and I am sure it will make you proud when it's finished. i look forward to seeing the pics...

it is amazing how good wedges look in a variety of colours. rgb are my favs. i lack the green, but red and blue look good to me eye:

Yes, i think i have finished my sorjourn with the black dog and been working on the project again. Today I finished cleaning the cross bolted 4.0L block. the top hat liners also turned up today...

We'll see spose...

Owen

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 25 Oct 2007 18:37

Good to see you're at it again [;)]

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1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
Also a 1980 TR7 DHC, 1980 TR7 DHC FI, 1981 TR7 FHC
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/</center>

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