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Postby Raider » 04 Oct 2009 09:07

If you follow this link http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C116070/ you will find a "TR8 replica works car" for sale for £39995

I may be wrong on some of these details but

A replica should have 2 or 4 DCOEs
It should not have a standard brake servo and master cylinder.
A 1976 works car would be a 16 valve version.
A 1976 car should be in the white colour scheme.
No external pull switches for electrical cut off and extinguisher
Wheels far too wide for current MSA Historic rally specs
No mention of a rear disc braked axle
No mention of works type rear suspension
Awful auxiliary pods for gauges on dash top
Radio aerial still in place (the standard electric one for a radio cassette)
Wrong type bumpers
TR8 badge which it should never have – should be TR7V8
Standard fuel tank and filler
No works type jacking points.
American type lamp units in front and rear wings
No steady bars for the lamps – like they’ll stay in place on a stage!!
Nothing like the works interior – standard dashboard, no cut off switches for example
Those seats look highly suspect to me – very unlikely to be pukka competition seats and are certainly not works type!
Pathetic harnesses going over the standard prear parcel tray into the boot which means no firewall!!!
Already said quite a bit about the engine bay but where are the fire extinguisher nozzles then?
No works type fuel tank and an electric fuel pump “exposedâ€￾ in a boot which is not firewalled from
the cockpit
Cross drilled discs are visible – nothing like the works spec AP racing brakes


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Postby nofinchance » 04 Oct 2009 13:58

Does look a bit 'homemade' we didn't have the correct bits so we used sticky back plastic and washing up bottles[:)].It does look nice though but not original replica is it.And is that price correct or am I reading it wrong.thirty nine thousand nine hundread and ninety five pounds!!!.I would want the late Tony Pond to deliver in person for that.[:0]

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Postby Beans » 04 Oct 2009 14:14

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Postby Raider » 04 Oct 2009 14:15

I agree with you there - this would have to be a rally winning car driven by Tony Pond himself for the price to be right.

£3995 is more like it

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Postby Steve-LPS-Thomas » 04 Oct 2009 18:42

Well I think its worth every penny because on that basis mine is worth a fair bit more!!! Oh Yes...It would be great for my car's value if someone pays £39,995 for this.

Other bits and bobs not already mentioned.. US Bumpers/Twin Exhaust/double bulge bonnet. Poor show on the decals too.. it would not have cost much to get that bit right.

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Postby Chris Turner » 04 Oct 2009 19:48

Its a look alike not a replica. Like Steve I think my cars must be worth a few bob if that makes nearly £40k.

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Postby Raider » 05 Oct 2009 06:24

Hey, it must make mine at least £20K

After all, mine does have a competition history[:D]

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