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1st July 2024, 01:48 PM
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When Triumph introduced the TR7 they committed commercial suicide. What an embarrassment and an insult to a great run of true sports cars. I had a TR4A for a nearly 2 years sold it for a Ford 1500 Mk1 Cortina GT.
Let's face it ever tried getting your leg over in a sports car, the ford was better suited.
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1st July 2024, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by
James Curry
When Triumph introduced the TR7 they committed commercial suicide. What an embarrassment and an insult to a great run of true sports cars. I had a TR4A for a nearly 2 years sold it for a Ford 1500 Mk1 Cortina GT.
Let's face it ever tried getting your leg over in a sports car, the ford was better suited.
I sailed with someone who claimed to have managed it in a Messersmchidt, behind the Oxford Galleries in Newcastle.
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1st July 2024, 03:59 PM
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Douglas Bay
Wow!
Was that in a Bf 109 fighter aircraft whilst he was on a straffing mission over the Tees, Tony
Oh, sorry ... you meant the car...!!!!
All I can say is I hope he didn't have excessive cramp in his legs after the deed was done!!!
Nevertheless, some feat, hey!!
I am sure it wasnt a wind up, coming from someone else I would have thought it was a wind up, but not this character
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Originally Posted by
James Curry
When Triumph introduced the TR7 they committed commercial suicide. What an embarrassment and an insult to a great run of true sports cars. I had a TR4A for a nearly 2 years sold it for a Ford 1500 Mk1 Cortina GT.
Let's face it ever tried getting your leg over in a sports car, the ford was better suited.
Got rid of my GT6 in favour of an Opel Manta, much better in that respect.
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1st July 2024, 04:38 PM
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My holigan car in the 70/80s was a Ford Capri 2.8i great car loved burning off Golf GTIs but do not try to go round a corner at speed with it. It was the only car I ever drove that you could spin the back wheels at 40/50 MPH by dropping the gears. Later I bought a Vauxhall Caviler 2l injection FWD now that could go round corners at speed.
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1st July 2024, 08:17 PM
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#49 Should have said the Caviler was 4WD they only made a few of them 4WD, lovely car to drive.
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2nd July 2024, 01:06 AM
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Are you another one who got to the afternoon tea dances in the Oxford Gallerys Tony. Even the old teddy boys used to get in there used to trip over them in the toilets standing in front of the mirrors combing their DAs. Cheers JS
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2nd July 2024, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by
Douglas Bay
Wow!
Was that in a Bf 109 fighter aircraft whilst he was on a straffing mission over the Tees, Tony
Oh, sorry ... you meant the car...!!!!
All I can say is I hope he didn't have excessive cramp in his legs after the deed was done!!!
Nevertheless, some feat, hey!!
Maybe he was just a midget!!!


Happy daze John in Oz.
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2nd July 2024, 06:49 AM
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Maybe she stayed inside and him outside .? JS
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2nd July 2024, 07:26 AM
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j.sabourn
Maybe she stayed inside and him outside .? JS
He never mentioned whether the canopy was open or closed, but am sure the fore and aft seats were not recliners
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3rd July 2024, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by
J Gowers
My holigan car in the 70/80s was a Ford Capri 2.8i great car loved burning off Golf GTIs but do not try to go round a corner at speed with it. It was the only car I ever drove that you could spin the back wheels at 40/50 MPH by dropping the gears. Later I bought a Vauxhall Caviler 2l injection FWD now that could go round corners at speed.
Had to drag my neighbours Ford Capri 2.8i out of the estate with my front wheel drive Nissan Cherry 1.2 after it had snowed
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