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JPB wrote: I actually like the Marina-shaped thing too, but the wheels should - IMHO - be sold to someone who's planning to ruin the looks of a TR7

That's a contradiction in terms. How can you ruin the looks of a TR7? The designers have already done a good job of that. When you think of the drop dead gorgeous TR range up to the six and then they brought that monstrosity out. And to think it came within a whisker of sporting an MG badge. Pass the smelling salts please.

GHT wrote:

JPB wrote: I actually like the Marina-shaped thing too, but the wheels should - IMHO - be sold to someone who's planning to ruin the looks of a TR7

That's a contradiction in terms. How can you ruin the looks of a TR7? The designers have already done a good job of that. When you think of the drop dead gorgeous TR range up to the six and then they brought that monstrosity out. And to think it came within a whisker of sporting an MG badge. Pass the smelling salts please.

is this you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLNrLI3OBwg

That's a contradiction in terms. How can you ruin the looks of a TR7? The designers have already done a good job of that. When you think of the drop dead gorgeous TR range up to the six and then they brought that monstrosity out. And to think it came within a whisker of sporting an MG badge. Pass the smelling salts please.

Looks like GHT has designated 2017 as his 'Totally Grumpy Year' maybe he is in the honours list for his 'Services to Grumpiness' - one thing for sure he has certainly got it in anything built in the 70's & 80's by good old BL

The world's grumpiest man, ever, wrote: How can you ruin the looks of a TR7?

There are two ways to do this. Firstly, you could simply switch the headlamps on, unless their lifting mechanism is broken, in which case that won't do any harm at all, so in that case, you'd need to redesign the 7 to look a little too much like the VW-Porsche 914, but without that car's longer wheelbase. It's still not in Ssang-Yyong Rodius territory for uglies but IMHO, the Triumph Bullet - seen below in an image twoc'd from AROnline - went a fair way toward ruining the TR7's handsome appearance. Leave the room now if you have tender eyes:



Imagine that these words are a barfing emoticon..

are you not keen john i find it quite attractive..its the sort of thing i would love to park outside ght's house along with a collection of micras & allegro's..

JPB wrote:

The world's grumpiest man, ever, wrote: but IMHO, the Triumph Bullet - seen below in an image twoc'd from AROnline - went a fair way toward ruining the TR7's handsome appearance.

Ruining the TR7's handsome appearance? John, is there a branch of Specsavers near you?

Of course there's not, did you really need to ask?

Cool looking Radio Truck anyone http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C825401 should be of interest to JPB - upright driving position, wide access doors and there is a bed in back of it - however, it's an Austin so GHT will be on a grump with this or is it just Austin's of certain era ?

Grumpy Northener wrote:Cool looking Radio Truck anyone http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C825401 should be of interest to JPB - upright driving position, wide access doors and there is a bed in back of it - however, it's an Austin so GHT will be on a grump with this or is it just Austin's of certain era ?

thats lovely! i would love to have that as my site radio... does it pick up radio 4 longwave

Would you fit a tipper back to it rich?