TR7 ebay auction

[barefoot]

Had to laugh a guy is advertising a TR7 on ebay below is the 1st paragraph of his advert:

"hello and welcome to my auction,
OK, well this is a massive shame, drove all the way to London for this only a week ago, but after living with it, its just not ticking the right boxes...its a truly fantastic car, LOVE IT..."

[RB26DETT]

barefoot said:

Had to laugh a guy is advertising a TR7 on ebay below is the 1st paragraph of his advert:

"hello and welcome to my auction,
OK, well this is a massive shame, drove all the way to London for this only a week ago, but after living with it, its just not ticking the right boxes...its a truly fantastic car, LOVE IT..."

Looks like someone is trying a shift a lemon.

[barefoot]

I agree but the car actually "looks" pretty good and is cheap so far.....

[anonymous-user]

This is the link to ad' - a black 1980 coupe

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980-TRIUMPH-TR7-BLACK-/2607...

Much maligned cars for no good reason - especially the IMO much more desirable convertible. A generation ahead of the more popular MGB in every department. Had some myself, including a drive in an original V8 convertible out in California.

[STW2010]

Another vote for potential lemon

[STW2010]

Actually after reading the advert I get the impression that he has just realised that it's not the car for him.

Not sure about that tartan interior though!

[anonymous-user]

STW2010 said:

Not sure about that tartan interior though!

Standard spec in the TR7. Just be thankful it's the relatively inoffensive brown one!

I also had a Lotus Esprit, thankfully one of the later cars. Early Esprits had featured some worryingly tartan interiors....

[redstu]

1970s interiors ! Who chose the material Stevie wonder on his days off?
The Japanese carried on giving us horrid interiors till the late 90s though.

[iva cosworth]

Is it really a limited edition ? those alloys Shirley were

added much later

[tr7ster]

iva cosworth said:

Is it really a limited edition ? those alloys Shirley were

added much later

Certainly looks like one - the Premium was a 1980 limited edition of 400 cars, the only fixed-head coupes to come out of the factory in black. Offered with either gold or (less commonly) silver decals, laurel leaf front logo, front fogs, tan check interior, Edrose sliding sunroof and halogen headlights. Would originally have had the standard TR7 13" alloys, colour coded to match the decals.

I've got one too, though somewhat less original....

[iva cosworth]

tr7ster said:

iva cosworth said:

Is it really a limited edition ? those alloys Shirley were

added much later

Certainly looks like one - the Premium was a 1980 limited edition of 400 cars, the only fixed-head coupes to come out of the factory in black. Offered with either gold or (less commonly) silver decals, laurel leaf front logo, front fogs, tan check interior, Edrose sliding sunroof and halogen headlights. Would originally have had the standard TR7 13" alloys, colour coded to match the decals.

I've got one too, though somewhat less original....

Thank you for clarifying ,i am old enough to remember these when new

but have never owned one

[Jasandjules]

Lovely looking machine.

[STW2010]

5 USA said:

STW2010 said:

Not sure about that tartan interior though!

Standard spec in the TR7. Just be thankful it's the relatively inoffensive brown one!

I also had a Lotus Esprit, thankfully one of the later cars. Early Esprits had featured some worryingly tartan interiors....

I never knew that. I'm 27 so didn't quite grow up around Triumphs, but in the past few years I've had an eye for the GT6. I was in Beaulieu (New Forest) last summer and was highly tempted to trade my RX8 in for a mint GT6 for sale at the garage there. This GT6 had a leather interior though, so none of the tartan stuff.

[SpeedBash]

Seller needs to give Mike Brewer a call.

Sure he'd buy it.

[GTIR]

About 18 years ago (bloody hell!) I saw a gorgeous red TR8 with a fantastic looking wide arch body kit on it. Well, I say "on it" it was actually all over the road, grass, and tree as the owner had lost it in the wet and wrapped it round a lamppost. (driver was fine, just a wee bit pissed off)

I'd seen it earlier hooning down the A41 in Watford and it looked and sounded ace, to a dorky 22yo Mini van driver(1100cc engine) anyway

[anonymous-user]

Could have been one of the Grinnall TR7 V8 Conversions.

[GTIR]

anonymous said:

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I think you may be right SM.

Sad day.