Don't laugh....

Hilly30si said:
I think people are too worried to spend frivolously with this tax budget coming up. Dead right about TR5 never seen them this cheap, gonna hang on to my TR6 for a few years yet
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I do like a TR6, but don't know why really, as they are not very pretty.
Prices are still a bit high for me. I know they are cheaper than they were, but still a bit high.

Yours does look very smart in the yellow with the minilites.
 
Pondrew said:
All still in the mix. I have a bit of a 'thing' for 1970s wedge styling. I think the TR7 looks cool, in a 1970s way.
I look at multiple cars everyday, from Spitfires to DB9s and everything in between. I would love a DB7 Volante, but the running costs are just too high. Parts are ridiculously expensive.
I will probably get nothing at present, as garage space is a problem. I do have a plan to build another double garage at the side of the house and turn my front garden into a driveway. Not sure if the Council will like it, though, as it involves removing a few 'precious' trees! Conservation area (God knows why) so I am at their mercy.
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Check on the county map online. It will show if those trees are listed or not.
 
I was informed that the OP had made a plea for advice that I was best suited to respond to..

How may I help you?

I can assure you that Google (other search engines are available) did not exist then..

In fact ..according to Google themselves the founders were only around 7- 10 years old when I had my TR7s..

Former owner of 4 TR7s and a TR8..all drop heads..IMG_3735.jpegIMG_3410.jpegIMG_3773.jpegIMG_3774.jpeg
 
TitanTim said:
I still like them, I was probably looking some years ago when prices were high. My brothers Herald Vitesse had a complete rebuilt, I think they ended up donating it to Coventry Motor Museum. I assume the 6cly is the same as used in the TR6. I just remember it was very smooth.

Tim.
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Mine was a 1600cc but I think they also made a 2000cc version. Lovely smooth engine (y)But yes, a rust bucket.
 
buzyg said:
Check on the county map online. It will show if those trees are listed or not.
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The trees don't have individual TPOs but being in a 'conservation area' they may as well have.
Our local Council's 'tree lady' is a bitch aswell, which doesn't help!
 
enuff_zed said:
Blimey Peter! You're rocking those blue shorts and perm!! :rofl:
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25 years old…I had a great job, twice the salary of my first job, I was on a job grade 50 year old managers dreamed off, two decent bikes.., a tuned Laverda 1200 Mirage and a 1000cc Norman Hyde Trident, a girl friend that bonked liked a demented rabbit on amphetamines, a string of TR7s/8s and a nice 3 bed virtually new semi on a lovely estate…it all went downhill from there…
 
And yet despite all that none of your TRs was Yellow!

My favourite TR has always been the TR5 as it has the classic looks and the straight 6 engine.
 
Mr Tidy said:
And yet despite all that none of your TRs was Yellow!

My favourite TR has always been the TR5 as it has the classic looks and the straight 6 engine.
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Sadly asking British Leyland to restart the TR5 production line in 1980 wasn’t an option..
 
My choice of 1970s wedge would be an X1/9, perhaps with a more modern engine fitted. There are several for sale here at any time (despite low delivery numbers) because they don’t have the same propensity for rot in the absence of salt and constant damp.
Otherwise, I’d want a V8 wedge from TVR or in the form of an Esprit. There’s one for sale in Sydney with a 5.7l Chevrolet engine taken from a Corvette. I just hope it has a different gearbox from that in the Lotus V8 Esprit.
 
BMWZ4MC said:
My choice of 1970s wedge would be an X1/9,
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No, no and thrice no.
Fiat is not a brand I could ever get excited about.....ever.
When I was younger the X1/9 was seen as the ultimate 'hairdresser's car'. Those and the SWB Vitara with added balloon wheels and a 'bullbar'. Mmmmm.......classy!
 
B21 said:
Sadly asking British Leyland to restart the TR5 production line in 1980 wasn’t an option..
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I wasn't suggesting they would, that's why I put my comments in different paragraphs! :thumbsup:
 
Pondrew said:
No, no and thrice no.
Fiat is not a brand I could ever get excited about.....ever.
When I was younger the X1/9 was seen as the ultimate 'hairdresser's car'. Those and the SWB Vitara with added balloon wheels and a 'bullbar'. Mmmmm.......classy!
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Hairdressers must appreciate a well-balanced mid-engined car with a revvy engine. I suppose that’s why they like the Boxster.
I’d like a soft top SWB Vitara with ballon wheels and a bull bar to use as a beach buggy simply because they’re grotesque!
 
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Pondrew said:
No, no and thrice no.
Fiat is not a brand I could ever get excited about.....ever.
When I was younger the X1/9 was seen as the ultimate 'hairdresser's car'. Those and the SWB Vitara with added balloon wheels and a 'bullbar'. Mmmmm.......classy!
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You should try an Abarth 124 Spider, great little Roadster and IMHO alot more interesting than an MX5.

Always fancied the X1/9 but ended up with the MK1 MR2.

Tim.
 
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