I have never seen one of these before, but I like it.

Sad. So sad

 

The TR8 was the one to have, finally got the power it was crying out for. They were much better built by then, at Solihull not Speke, but unfortunately it's reputation was irretrievably tarnished

 

Indeed. Recall they didn't actually make that many TR8s?

 

Never owned a crap Ford?

 

Talking of Triumph 's, I've dragged the old Vit out of hibernation, 3 days of tweeking and spit & polish later.......

 

Lovely! Rot status?

 

They are indeed generally not pants. I had several, managing to avoid anything made by BL (apart from my Dad's Rover 3.5s, which were excellent ).

 

None really, new centre outriggers, side rails, front body mounting brackets and a large part of drivers floor replaced a few years ago. Never use it with salt down.

 

It's a beaut! Is it the same as a Herald, where you can flip the bonnet up and sit on the front wheel while you're fixing the engine ?

 

I had an XR2 also a brand new last of the Escort shape efforts, mainly for Driving Instructing.

 

Yes

Yeah

 

Sorry about that, having snags trying to upload pics

 

Apparently the yellow TR7 in the Detectorists actually belongs to Mackenzie Crook. And has had a massive effect on the rise in value of of TR7’s

 

In 68 to 71 I used to teach (well child mind) in Halewood near Speke - and would see trailer loads of TR7 body shells being delivered to the factory and left in the yards outside - - they were out in all weathers - no wonder that they rotted.

 

No, just under 3000 iirc.

 

Reading up, seems most went off to the US, rather than Europe.

 

https://www.aronline.co.uk/the-converters/crayford/tr7-tracer/