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anyone seen these before?
Posted: 02 Mar 2010 21:08
by gaz
Posted: 02 Mar 2010 21:20
by PeterTR7V8
Intersting, ugly & if I were to be pedantic (as I was born to be) it isn't a targa top.
Good find.
Posted: 02 Mar 2010 21:58
by TR Tony
Not seen the pics before but agree with Peter, not a targa roof but more like pics of a 2+2 conversion, of which there were a few.
Am I imagining it or was there a factory 2+2 prototype built? IIRC it was mentioned on here sometime ago?
Tony
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Posted: 02 Mar 2010 22:01
by jclay (RIP 2018)
There is one Targa top TR7 in existence. This one ain't it!
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Posted: 02 Mar 2010 23:29
by John Wood
Those pictures are of a car built in the mid 80s in the Midlands. It was painted sky blue with tan check.
The owner of this company built it.
http://www.aldridge.co.uk/index.cfm
He still owns a yellow 77FHC V8 and a dismantled convertible.
1975 FHC
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Posted: 03 Mar 2010 00:02
by Henk
This a (DIY I think) targa.
[img][IMG]http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z26/TRHENK/targa.jpg[/img][/img]
and also DIY twin headlamps.
[img][IMG]http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z26/TRHENK/33821896-triumph-tr7-v8-rally.jpg[/img][/img]
Henk
1980 TR7 US Convertible
1978 Mini Clubman Estate
Posted: 03 Mar 2010 00:12
by Bobbieslandy
I'm really liking the targa top and twin headlamps! is this bad? should i be punished?[:I]
Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00
by jclay (RIP 2018)
The Targa I have seen photos of here on this forum was a coupe that had the top cut right at the window opening. It had a fitted vinyl top. That was two years ago.
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Posted: 03 Mar 2010 13:47
by Rich in Vancouver
Bobbieslandy,
Mistress will be along shortly to punish you.
Assume the position.
1975 TR7 ACL764U
Posted: 03 Mar 2010 18:18
by Chris Turner
There is a factory built 2+2 TR8 at the Haynes Museum at Sparkford.
www.triumphtrs.co.uk
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Posted: 03 Mar 2010 21:31
by nervousnewowner
henk you def show the targa roof, first pics to me look like the idea was stolen from a 2cv..... the twin headlight look..... dont think so. in the dark anyone your following will think your in an mr2, at least with standard tr7 headlights they will know its a tr7..... usually because only one will be raised[:D]
the project at birth, watch it evolve...I hope...
Posted: 03 Mar 2010 21:44
by Steve-LPS-Thomas
This is a stroke of genious.. put two headlights in one unit then if only one comes up you still have two headlights!
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Posted: 03 Mar 2010 23:23
by Henk
Lol, I never had problems with the headlamps of my dhc but years ago i,ve had a Speke car with the lights go up and down separatly.
But i like the idea of twin lights so as with lotus.
Henk
1980 TR7 US Convertible
1978 Mini Clubman Estate
Posted: 04 Mar 2010 00:31
by silverseven
I really like the 2+2 targa!!!
not a big fan of the unfinnished twin lights though.....
Ron.
Posted: 05 Mar 2010 08:19
by RUDDY
Same car ??
