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Re: breakdown truck

#2101 Post by GHT »

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.
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#2102 Post by rich. »

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.
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Re: breakdown truck

#2103 Post by Grumpy Northener »

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 :o
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Re: breakdown truck

#2104 Post by JPB »

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:

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#2105 Post by rich. »

are you not keen john :o 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.. :D
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#2106 Post by GHT »

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?
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#2107 Post by JPB »

Of course there's not, did you really need to ask? :lol:
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#2108 Post by Grumpy Northener »

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 ? :?
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Re: breakdown truck

#2109 Post by rich. »

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 :idea:
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#2110 Post by TerryG »

Would you fit a tipper back to it rich? ;)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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