Convertible (DHC) TR7 Press Car Launch JRW / KHP

[TR Tony]

A rare one in a rare colour:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRIUMPH-TR7-CONVE ... 19bdac8f5c

The listing says registered Jan 80, so with the UK launch of the DHC in March 80 this must be a Press Car or similar.

Tony

1981 2L FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 3.5L V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!
1977 TR8 FHC EFI Factory development car Inca Yellow

[birminghamtr7]

thats very close to steve tr7 inc perhaps as you say its also press car
similar colour as well.

[Chris Turner]

The TR7 press cars were finished in mostly non metallic colours (the exception JRW 588V was Platinum & JRW 600V which was Persian Aqua) and weren't offered for sale to the public on the convertible. They were registered in Coventry on numbers from JRW 580-600V, these registrations were issued to the factory in October 1979 and used on cars registered between Oct 1979 and March / April 1980. TR Drivers club member Roy Hankins has an Inca yellow car registered with a KHP number.

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[V8Wedgehead]

I wish the TR7s & 8s here in the US had more character. I love the idea of a registration plate being a major point of determining the details of a car. Here we have a VIN and unless its a TR8 coupe no one cares. The excitement of hey look it TUD 686T or JRW 588V makes the car have more presence in my mind. Its lame to say hey its TPVDV82048567 blah, blah, blah.....now how can I get a car from the UK to my house with in reason? [;)]

Michael
1980 TR8 FHCs; Rally Conversion #0020 & Stock #0058

"If it is broken then fix it....if it is not then make it faster!"

[Graham Robertson]

Went on a run today and was suprised by a friend, who has a Spitfire, but he turned up in a new TR7! Apparently its an orginal press car from when the DHC's were first introduced:



Graeme (the owner of the new car) is actually a member of the forum but I can't remember his user name. No doubt he'll be along to give a few more details. He's found a few old magazines with similar cars featured, but has not found his car yet. There were a few press cars with consecutive registration numbers. I believe they were all "Inca yellow"?

It's a really nice looking car!

Graham




Graham 1981 TR7 dhc Midas Gold

[staningrimsby]

It looks a bit like TR7inc's car, his name is Steve and he lives in Sleaford, i may be wrong but his is very similar.

[staningrimsby]

No sorry his is JRW582V. [:I]

[Chris Turner]

Funnily enough I've just written an article about the 1980 convertible press cars. Listed most of their (JRW or KHP) reg numbers including their (mostly) non metallic colours, about 20% are Inca yellow. As I recall 599, the one pictured was on the motor show stand in 1980.

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[danny]

Great photos, makes me wish I still had my TR7




Danny
1980 TR7 fhc - Brooklands green
1967 Spitfire Mk3 - Signal red
1953 Ford Anglia E494A - Black

[John Clancy]

Good to see a pair or original looking dropheads together. And with the Keepax alloys too - beautiful.

[TR Tony]

Interesting one - a RHD DHC on a V plate apparently registered 1st November 79. Registration begins JHP - a lot of the factory cars were KHP so obviously registered in the same area.

Development car or a conversion? Pics aren't the best & it's not exactly standard condition.

Item number 260850961759.



Tony

1981 2L FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 3.5L V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!
1977 TR8 FHC EFI Factory development car Inca Yellow

[john 215]

Hi Tony,

Intresting car and as you say not exactly standard but nothing that cant be reversed i guess.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TR7-S ... 3cbbedcd5f

Cheers John


LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!

1976 Speke FHC Beauty

1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!

[John Wood]

Early engine configuration as well, anyone know the chassis number?
Very interesting indeed.

1975 TR7
1977 TR7 Sprint

[Steve-LPS-Thomas]

A recent article by Chris Turner in TRDriver mag about factory press dhc's of 1979 mentioned that 2 other convertibles were built in 1978/9. These were not in the run of cars registered JRW. A yellow one surfaced a few years ago. Wasn't that one registered JHP? Prototypes were usually built in pairs, could this be the other one?

[Steve-LPS-Thomas]

Just remembered the other one was S reg (doesnt necessarily mean they are not related). Isn't there a press pic of a JHP dhc in Kimberlys book?