Not many cars take my breath away, but.....phew......this one does. Apparently it holds the world record for 0 - 400kph - 0 at 42 seconds. Cool video of the record setting event; car driven by Juan Montoya.I have to admit.....it's a very appealing 'futuristic' style.....I like it!
I had one of those. Fun, when it ran which was rare.The shape of things to come.
also had an 81. Mine was a limited edition fuel injected version, Crimson with a gold Triumph logo and stripes, also a drophead. Also warped the heads numerous timesMom and I at her house here in NSB back in '93. I was living in Lehigh Acres at the time (near Ft Myers). That was my pre-Porsche ride at the time - an '81 TR-7 drop-head coupe. Just enough room for me and my surfboard.
I did a fair amount of restoration work on this car getting most of my stuff from Victoria British. These cars were notorious for blowing their head gaskets - mainly from the head warping when the engine got hot. I got so I could do a head gasket replacement in less than 1 hour's time.
I sold the car around '98 not long after getting my first Porsche - an '81 911SC Targa - also white.
Crimson? Nice color!also had an 81. Mine was a limited edition fuel injected version, Crimson with a gold Triumph logo and stripes, also a drophead. Also warped the heads numerous times
it was my first car by default. It was my older brothers and he couldn't afford to keep it running so I took it over and then ran out of cash too. We dumped on a guy my dad worked with for his daughter, no idea who he dumped it on. I had no mechanical skills at the timeCrimson? Nice color!
Most of us had spare heads that were ready to install when needed. I'd take the old one down to my machine shop and have it machined flat again.
Just found this webpage with TR7's for sale - wow they went up n value! Who knew?
One has this in the description...lol:
1980 TRIUMPH TR7 CONVERTIBLEORIG 51000 MILESBLACK / BLACK XINTVERY NICE CONDITION IT APPEARS TO HAVE A BAD HEADGASKETIT
Ed China is who I want to be when I grow upWas sorry to see Edd go from the old "Wheeler Dealers" show.
And now.......he's back! :wink:
Ha ha...me too! In fact....I just ordered a box of those Grippaz orange gloves!Ed China is who I want to be when I grow up
So true......There's a special place in my heart for the chrome-laden spaceships of the late fifties and early sixties.