Safety in earlier TRs

[omichaelshar]

Today I had the opportunity to look more closely at the design of TRs prior to the wedge.

Honestly, I decided following that I don't desire to own any of the earlier editions as I feel I would probably kill myself driving one.

The wedge seems the safest design.

Owen

[Steve-LPS-Thomas]

I went to the Motor Show years after TR7/8 production. There was a Road Safety stand (RoSpa???). The static display featured many pics of TR7's and highlighted it safety features, years after it went out of production. SIPS etc. (before Volvo)

I feel a list coming on...

<ul><b><li>Ex BL Development TR8 (Rally Replica).</li>
<li>The First and Only UK TR7 "Victory Edition" (Now Sold) </li>
<li>Ex-BL/Safety Devices Development 8v Rally Car.</li>
<li>"The Shape of things to Come" Trailer.</b></li></ul>

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[jclay (RIP 2018)]

Since the TR7 was designed mainly for the US market and Ralph Natter was making such a stink about the Corvair (Loved mine!), the BL engineers spent a lot of time adding safety fetchers to the 7.

Beginning with a hardtop model only, rubber impact bumpers, side impact bars in the doors, collapsible steering columns, safety hooks on the bonnet, crumple zones, diving transmission/engine assembly, fuel tank protection, inertia locking seat belts and inertia switch on FI fuel pump.

No wonder the old cronies didn't like it!

Have fun, drive fast & safe, be kewl,

jclay

[FI Spyder]

[quote]<i>Originally posted by jclay</i>

Since the TR7 was designed mainly for the US market and Ralph Natter was making such a stink about the Corvair (Loved mine!), the BL engineers spent a lot of time adding safety fetchers to the 7.


Have fun, drive fast & safe, be kewl,

jclay

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I would have liked a Corvair Spider Turbo. They had solved the cornering problem by then.[8D]

TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra