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Postby RUDDY » 27 Oct 2013 10:52

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Postby RUDDY » 27 Oct 2013 10:55

I enjoy coming across photos on the Internet showing TR7's as new or newish cars...

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Postby Workshop Help » 27 Oct 2013 11:12

Back then, cars were all mostly boxy in shape and the TR7 stood out like a fresh breeze. Now days, cars are all mostly round in shape and the TR7 still stands out like a fresh breeze.

Did we pick the right car or what?

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Postby seven » 27 Oct 2013 13:19

Have to agree with you that the TR7 never looks dated.

GBB616W, interesting.

Date of Liability 01 10 1987
Date of First Registration 10 03 1981
Year of Manufacture 1981
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1998cc
CO#8322; Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

Triumph TR7 DHC
Triumph 2.5 Estate
Bentley Turbo R RL
Mercedes 320SLK
Jaguar X-Type Estate
Kawasaki GPZ

The car is unable to handle my driving capabilities

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Postby stevie_a » 27 Oct 2013 13:21

[:(] GBB 616W

Date of Liability 01 10 1987
Date of First Registration 10 03 1981
Year of Manufacture 1981
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1998cc
CO©ü Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

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Postby seven » 27 Oct 2013 13:24

Great minds think alike [:o)]

Triumph TR7 DHC
Triumph 2.5 Estate
Bentley Turbo R RL
Mercedes 320SLK
Jaguar X-Type Estate
Kawasaki GPZ

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Postby Maxwell » 27 Oct 2013 13:37

March '81 until October '87.

Not very long. Rust, Accident or...?

Maxwell [:(]


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Postby gaz » 27 Oct 2013 14:23

Could be anything Andrew I have one sat on my drive registered 82 last on the road 90
Found with the engine out in bits and the odometer reading about 4500 miles
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.....so could even still turn up this one did after 23 years
www.classiccarrunblackpool.co.uk

1981 DHC 2.0 Litre
1980 DHC pedal car
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Postby Roy Hankins » 27 Oct 2013 15:23

I remember Our Price records. I spent many a Saturday morning in there.[8D] That shop called Woolworth sounds vaguely familiar too.

I also enjoy looking at these period photo's of the day. With hindsight I would of taken a camera out with me everyday and taken a picture evertime I saw a TR7 or BL dealership crammed with unsold TR7s. My biggest regret is when I was in Southampton Docks with my dad, that I didn't take any pictures of all the TR7s lined up on the quay. What a picture that would of made now! [:(]



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Postby seven » 27 Oct 2013 15:42

Ruby stayed on the road for a short time 2

The vehicle details for ULW 694X are:
Date of Liability 01 07 1988
Date of First Registration 13 10 1981
Year of Manufacture 1981
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1998cc
CO#8322; Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
Vehicle Excise Duty rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £123.75
12 Months Rate £225.00

7 years or less

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Mercedes 320SLK
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Kawasaki GPZ

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Postby busheytrader » 27 Oct 2013 21:32

I trust that was a Leyland bus............

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Postby silverseven » 27 Oct 2013 23:10

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Back then, cars were all mostly boxy in shape and the TR7 stood out like a fresh breeze. Now days, cars are all mostly round in shape and the TR7 still stands out like a fresh breeze.


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fresh breeze with a hint of gas and oil .......

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Postby supercass » 28 Oct 2013 01:51

A seven year lifespan would probably have been quite good for a car of that era. Many cars at that time of all makes were showing significant rust problems after 4/5 years. Cars of that era were usually scrapped because of rust. Not so now. Now it is often because the cost of ECU's and complex electronics renders repair uneconomical. (Of course there are some exceptions, some Mercedes circa 1990's / early 2000's suffered from significant rust but I guess that is for another forum)supercass

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