Most influential cars

[crublue1]

Yeah, over 30k with the buyers premium. Worth a fraction of that in reality, about 5/6k in the condition it was in as it wasn't a pristine example. Bought by a fan of the show, not because he was a TR7 enthusiast, I believe.

Ah that makes sense, thought it was a bit pricey!
Not that I'm an expert or anything.
My boss owns this -

 

[maxwellblue]

Ah that makes sense, thought it was a bit pricey!
Not that I'm an expert or anything.
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Cool, the Inbetweeners car

 

[crublue1]

Cool, the Inbetweeners car

Yep, we pick up customers from the station in it sometimes. Its a great ice breaker/ conversation piece.
Think he paid 10k for it, which is obviously about 10k more than its actually worth if it wasn't famous.
My brother in law has just restored this -

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Just at the end of the TR age they made a few TR8 convertibles, they were a really nice looking car. Unfortunately never got to drive one so cannot comment on how they were on the road.

 

[Bill Walker]

Just at the end of the TR age they made a few TR8 convertibles, they were a really nice looking car. Unfortunately never got to drive one so cannot comment on how they were on the road.
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I quite like that. I was never a fan of the TR7, especially when you compare it to a TR6.

But that soft top looks ok, get rid of the daft spoiler though, can't see that taking on bends at 80/90mph plus ;)

 

[homerdog]

Drove from Stockport to Northern Spain in two different Maxis …

Was it a cut and shut then? ;)

 

[maxwellblue]

Yep, we pick up customers from the station in it sometimes. Its a great ice breaker/ conversation piece.
Think he paid 10k for it, which is obviously about 10k more than its actually worth if it wasn't famous.
My brother in law has just restored this -
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That looks really nice and it looks like he's done a quality restoration on it.

 

[maxwellblue]

Just at the end of the TR age they made a few TR8 convertibles, they were a really nice looking car. Unfortunately never got to drive one so cannot comment on how they were on the road.
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There were about 2500 lhd TR8 convertibles made for the North American Market.
It never went into production in rhd form although 22 pre production and development cars were made but never sold to the public.

 

[Bluemanc100]

Was it a cut and shut then? ;)

No, neither of them were

 

[Keeper!]

A woman’s VW Beetle breaks down​

She stops at the side of the road and doesn’t know what to do.

She has no phone signal, and doesn’t see any cars. She feels stranded.

20 minutes later she sees a car in a distance! ...but it doesn’t stop.

Neither does the next one. She’s distraught.

Then after much waiting, she sees a car and it’s a VW Beetle as well!

The driver stops next to her.

A man gets out: “I couldn’t leave a fellow Volkswagen driver stranded! Let me see what I can do”

He goes over to her car, checks it out, pops open the hood and says: “ah! I see the problem! You’re missing the engine!”

“Oh no!” the woman exclaims, surprised, thinking how she could have lost it. The road was bumpy...

“You’re in luck though,” says the man, “I have a spare engine in my trunk!”

 

[RadcliffeRick]

There were about 2500 lhd TR8 convertibles made for the North American Market.
It never went into production in rhd form although 22 pre production and development cars were made but never sold to the public.

Shame they didn't make it to the UK market, they had all the ingredients of a winner but I guess it was all down to the quality, or lack of, of the finished car.

 

[JULES]

Just at the end of the TR age they made a few TR8 convertibles, they were a really nice looking car. Unfortunately never got to drive one so cannot comment on how they were on the road.
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looks nice, however the X19 was a much better car in every way, shame the all rusted away

 

[Keeper!]

looks nice, however the X19 was a much better car in every way, shame the all rusted away

The X19 was and is a stunning car.

The rap it got for been a hairdressers car was insulting and wrong

 

[East Level 2]

There were about 2500 lhd TR8 convertibles made for the North American Market.
It never went into production in rhd form although 22 pre production and development cars were made but never sold to the public.

Wasn't there talk about banning soft-tops in the USA due to safety fears? This would have been late seventies or early eighties and a number of manufacturers scaled back production as a result. Others incorporated a roll-bar into the design which didn't do much for the looks of the cars but got round the problem.

 

[homerdog]

No, neither of them were

That's good then. Still the worst car I've ever driven, by a country mile.

 

[BHsteve]

Ford Escort MK1

one of my all time favourites !!!

 

[Centurions]

The X19 was and is a stunning car.

The rap it got for been a hairdressers car was insulting and wrong

That is quite the ugliest front bumper I've ever seen. Was that for the overly zealous American market?

 

[Keeper!]

That is quite the ugliest front bumper I've ever seen. Was that for the overly zealous American market?

good spot, USA spec for sure

Here is a Euro spec

 

[hilts]

The X19 was and is a stunning car.

The rap it got for been a hairdressers car was insulting and wrong

Thanks Vidal

 

[DrBlueBob]

That is quite the ugliest front bumper I've ever seen. Was that for the overly zealous American market?

The BMW 2002i gives it a run for its money.