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Re: TR7 Bashing... ( was Re: Another Show Car (65 TR4) FOR SALE)

To: DuperSude@aol.com
Subject: Re: TR7 Bashing... ( was Re: Another Show Car (65 TR4) FOR SALE)
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 17:51:45 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: drake@direct.ca, richburg@bellatlantic.net, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
On Fri, 10 Oct 1997 DuperSude@aol.com wrote:

> >This list caters to all of us, whether it's a rusted out
> >TR7 or the finest Triumph that money can buy, or restore.
> Hi all, 
>   Why is it everyone always rags on the Wedges? They are more affordable and

I read a book on sports cars once... they described the TR7 as "you either
love them or hate them"... seems to be popular choice :-)

Myself, I would rather that BL stuck with the frame-chassis,
airplane-shaped LBC... but they didn't, and I can't really change that.

Strangely enough, my personal favorite among the "wedges" is the Lancia
Stratos.  Not as if I'd ever fit inside one, but it looks neat.

As with any other car, the TR7 can be good or bad.  Really, ANY car is
reliable if you take care if it.

> are, from what I understand, reliable than any other TR.... Also they don't
> rust NEARLY as bad as any of the TR6's and GT6's and Spits, and... that we've
> brought home.. Let's just say we have a "small" car yard in our backyard.....
> My TR7 had been sitting for over a year outside and, after only some gas in
> the tank and about 30 seconds of cranking, it sprung to life... no other car
> we own can say that.....  Sorry, just had to throw in my 2 cents, 

Nothing quite like a cool car waking up after an extended sleep... felt
great to get the TR4 snarling after 5-odd years of neglect!

-Malcolm



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