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TR7 sets speed record

Postby ACW30445 » 19 Jun 2010 19:14

http://flashbackracing.com/2010/02/may- ... 1-715-mph/

I thought this might be fun to post!

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Postby PeterTR7V8 » 19 Jun 2010 20:00

A shorter man may have gone faster.[:D]

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Postby Clara Ann » 19 Jun 2010 20:55

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Ta-ta for now!

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Postby Beans » 20 Jun 2010 00:55

Funny ... the top speed of a bog standard DHC is 114 MPH according to roadtests of the day [:p]

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<font color="blue"><i>1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, now restored and back on the road)
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Postby frankman » 20 Jun 2010 10:27

... Hi Beans, I think your T'Kreng makes it much better... (faster)
.. How did you come to the name T'Kreng?

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Postby Beans » 20 Jun 2010 11:09

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by frankman</i>

... How did you come to the name T'Kreng? ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
She got that name during her restoration in 1996.
Thanks to a friend who walked into the shed when I was having a fight with some parts,
while lying underneath the car (lots of swearing was involved [:D]).

After unfolding a deckchair and opening a bottle of beer he made himself comfortable.
Shortly after that he carefully pushed a big hammer underneath the car with the remark;
"<i>maybe you can throw this at 't Kreng </i> (Dutch for bitch) <i>, but careful please, otherwise you might hit one of my cars</i>"
That made me smile so I joined him for a beer, but the name stuck ...

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1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)</font id="blue">
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Postby frankman » 21 Jun 2010 11:09

Lol ... I would still have a few names [:D]

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Postby mb4tim » 21 Jun 2010 19:46

that's a good looking front end! ;)

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Postby Bobbieslandy » 27 Jun 2010 23:36

i'm sure i've heard that name in vietnam war films!


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Postby silverseven » 27 Jun 2010 23:59

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by mb4tim</i>

that's a good looking front end! ;)
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-needs a windblocker though ....[;)]

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Postby zekow1 » 28 Jun 2010 01:36

WOW!!! that is a great looking front end,
TIM you are right ,
where could I get one??? HuHHH!!
do they still make them ???
Where ???
How much??
Alhough I must say I am parcial to the other end.

I have said this before , 111 mph???? really ???is that all.

I had a tr7 in 1975 and it used to do 110 115 everytime I would drive to miami from Daytona Beach
I have tickets to prove it .
Maybe my speedometor and the officers old radar gun where out of sink???
Maybe it was all a dream.
Getting the one I have now to start is a dreaM
Maybe next week???

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