And now for something completely different

[Pondrew]

Been looking at various 'classic' cars after ditching the idea of a Cobra.
I found this for sale and I really like it:


I would like to turn it into a 'rally rep' like this:


My wife thinks I have lost the plot!

 

[paddy wright]

Used to love the look these!

 

[BeeEmm]

I agree with your wife on this one. I think you need a reality check, as you are displaying symptoms of someone who has a certain amount of money 'burning a hole in their pocket.' I have been there many times. Your last three cars should make you realise that you will never be content for long. Love the cars you have, the 4 series is a stunner.

 

[Chippie]

My wife thinks I have lost the plot!

She’s correct

 

[enuff_zed]

I reckon you should get it as it's the V8.

Then we'll run a sweepstake on whether you arrive at the accident backwards or forwards. :rofl:

 

[Scubaregs]

Your wife will shortly be purchasing a plot for you, if you carry on like this. :wink:

 

[Pondrew]

I reckon you should get it as it's the V8.

Then we'll run a sweepstake on whether you arrive at the accident backwards or forwards.

I won't actually ever drive it. That would just be silly. It was made by BL, don't think it would get out of the drive without breaking down!
Plenty to 'tinker' with, though.

I love the look of the TR7, always have.

It's a TR8 conversion. It's a V8!! OK it's a 3.5L Rover V8, but it's a V8.

 

[Pondrew]

I agree with your wife on this one. I think you need a reality check, as you are displaying symptoms of someone who has a certain amount of money 'burning a hole in their pocket.' I have been there many times. Your last three cars should make you realise that you will never be content for long. Love the cars you have, the 4 series is a stunner.

I have a lot of money tied up in the 440. I don't use the car; it sits in the garage and comes out for cleaning. I would rather have a cheaper car that I don't use TBH.

 

[DevonPaul]

I reckon you should get it as it's the V8.

Then we'll run a sweepstake on whether you arrive at the accident backwards or forwards. :rofl:

I'll have a quid on "arrives on a tow truck".

Paul

 

[enuff_zed]

It's a TR8 conversion. It's a V8!! OK it's a 3.5L Rover V8, but it's a V8.

Oh if it's only a conversion then walk away!
If it were a genuine TR8 then maybe.

 

[Zedebee]

My first “sports” car was a TR7 convertible with a Sprint conversion, i.e. the 16v head from the Dolomite Sprint. At about 130hp it was more than enough for the car which did pirouette a few times. The engine was pretty good (as is the rover 3.5l) although even at 10 years old the rear corners had serious rust issues. Fast forward 30-odd years, there’s probably not much of the original car left. Buy it if it moves your soul, otherwise leave well alone.

 

[Pondrew]

It's a TR8 conversion. It's a V8!! OK it's a 3.5L Rover V8, but it's a V8.

Oh if it's only a conversion then walk away!
If it were a genuine TR8 then maybe.

Only a handful of RHD TR8s were ever made at the factory. 99% of all TR8s are conversions.

Well I like it, so nerrrr

 

[enuff_zed]

It's a TR8 conversion. It's a V8!! OK it's a 3.5L Rover V8, but it's a V8.

Oh if it's only a conversion then walk away!
If it were a genuine TR8 then maybe.

Only a handful of RHD TR8s were ever made at the factory. 99% of all TR8s are conversions.

Well I like it, so nerrrr

Not a bad looking car, spoilt completely by those ridiculous (keep the colonial cousins happy) bumpers! :rofl:

 

[B21]

I had many TR7s and 1 TR8 , all drop heads when I worked at BL..

Two paving slabs in the boot was the handling tuning job..

Loved them...the fixed head which was never really the main plan looks ugly to me.but heh ho..

As others have said the bumpers are chunky..don't be lying underneath the front one if you takie it off..

My best friend 'Buster' slung one of them backwards down the slip road on the M4 at Reading..can be twitchy to those weened on ABS/DSC etc..

I looked at them prior to then going for an E89..

Wish I had bought the UK spec TR8 drophead I had when MOE cancelled the UK launch..

 

[Ole gits rule]

I used to like the look of the TR7 when they were launched, not so much now, would prefer a X1/9 these days

 

[Pondrew]

I used to like the look of the TR7 when they were launched, not so much now, would prefer a X1/9 these days

Tricky decision Sean, I'll admit. British crap or Italian crap. :lol:

If it wasn't for the infamous Unions and labour strikes, the TR7 could have become a really good car. They had big plans for it going forward, but it never happened.

I am a child of the '70s and '80s so a piece of nostalgia as I get older fits the bill. Isn't that the reason why all 'modern classics' become popular, if they survived? The cars your dad never had, or did, and as children coveted.

When I was 8 or 9, my primary school teacher at the time (Mrs Douglas, I'll never forget her name), drove to school in a brown MGB V8. I thought she was a Goddess, just because of the car she drove. Nostalgia; what it's all about for me!

I owned a Mk3 Escort RS Turbo in 1988. I have seen really good examples for sale for £60k. Not because they are good cars, they're not, because people of our age who have the money want to re-live their youth.

 

[IRD]

I used to like the look of the TR7 when they were launched, not so much now, would prefer a X1/9 these days

Tricky decision Sean, I'll admit. British crap or Italian crap. :lol:

If it wasn't for the infamous Unions and labour strikes, the TR7 could have become a really good car. They had big plans for it going forward, but it never happened.

I am a child of the '70s and '80s so a piece of nostalgia as I get older fits the bill. Isn't that the reason why all 'modern classics' become popular, if they survived? The cars your dad never had, or did, and as children coveted.

When I was 8 or 9, my primary school teacher at the time (Mrs Douglas, I'll never forget her name), drove to school in a brown MGB V8. I thought she was a Goddess, just because of the car she drove. Nostalgia; what it's all about for me!

Both of my wives were (one still is) Mrs Douglas. One was a primary school teacher in the 70s and drove a red MGB. At that time we couldn’t aspire to the V8 just the standard 1800cc. Mind you my uncle had the V8 and I used to drool over it. The handling was a bit suspect on them because of the extra weight of the V8 and he wrote it off at an MG Car Club sprint at Croft Autodrome.

 

[Pondrew]

Both of my wives were (one still is) Mrs Douglas. One was a primary school teacher in the 70s and drove a red MGB. At that time we couldn’t aspire to the V8 just the standard 1800cc. Mind you my uncle had the V8 and I used to drool over it. The handling was a bit suspect on them because of the extra weight of the V8 and he wrote it off at an MG Car Club sprint at Croft Autodrome.

Thanks for the reply Iain (Ronald, Richard??) Douglas! :lol: oke:

Handling and driving characteristics of these type of cars is no longer the point, though. I could buy a Dacia and it would handle (and be more reliable) than any car from the '80s. Being terrible is half of the attraction TBH.

 

[IRD]

Both of my wives were (one still is) Mrs Douglas. One was a primary school teacher in the 70s and drove a red MGB. At that time we couldn’t aspire to the V8 just the standard 1800cc. Mind you my uncle had the V8 and I used to drool over it. The handling was a bit suspect on them because of the extra weight of the V8 and he wrote it off at an MG Car Club sprint at Croft Autodrome.

Thanks for the reply Iain (Ronald, Richard??) Douglas! :lol: oke:

Handling and driving characteristics of these type of cars is no longer the point, though. I could buy a Dacia and it would handle (and be more reliable) than any car from the '80s. Being terrible is half of the attraction TBH.
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I think I can begin to see where your wife is coming from. She must be a saint.

 

[Pondrew]

She must be a saint.

I do keep referring to her as Simon.

I will freely admit I am an absolute nightmare; to live with and to deal with!