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TR7 Video

Postby john 215 » 21 Jan 2018 17:51

Hi,

Long time no post ! Hope you are all ok.

This popped up on Face Flannel this afternoon on various pages, for those who have not seen it - and its positive :shock: if not always correct in details !

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaQVVX0U2cU&feature=youtu.be

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Postby saabfast » 21 Jan 2018 19:50

Interesting video, car was more rat look than mine but I wish my transmission shifted that well!
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Postby Beans » 21 Jan 2018 20:09

mmm ... testing a TR7 on straight roads :?
But at least something positive about our cars :mrgreen:
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Postby littlepippin » 22 Jan 2018 10:26

Yeah, he would really have enjoyed that ride on some twisty turny stuff - they are built for it, and loads of fun around country roads.
I quite like the gearbox whine - it makes my car sound racey. I think I also have forgotton that most gearboxes of the era probably were a bit whiney, more basic design and manufacture and lube technology.

Felt really sorry for his clutch....
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Postby FI Spyder » 22 Jan 2018 15:02

Yah, I had to laugh that to test the handling of the TR7 he had to turn from one road onto another intersecting. Although the TR7 is fine on straight roads, it's meant for the twisties.
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Postby sonscar » 22 Jan 2018 15:29

Did he have his door closed?.Steve

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Postby busheytrader » 22 Jan 2018 22:06

That's a road test with a difference.

He knows his Triumph TR's. He listed them all from 2 to 8.

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Postby FI Spyder » 23 Jan 2018 15:49

Not so much. He listed the TR5. The TR5 was never sold in N/A, it was badged as the TR250 (carb'd).
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Postby busheytrader » 23 Jan 2018 22:57

busheytrader wrote:That's a road test with a difference. :D

He knows his Triumph TR's. He listed them all from 2 to 8.


That's a road test with a difference.

He knows his UK market Triumph TR's. He listed them all from 2 to 8. :D

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Postby supercass » 24 Jan 2018 09:22

I had to laugh at his casual "I may or may not have coolant" approach.
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Postby FI Spyder » 24 Jan 2018 15:52

He was trying to break it to see if it had any weak points he had to address. There wasn't. :P
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