Interesting......

[paul w]

Just spotted this wedge on 'Fleabay'-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pinto-Engined-Tri ... .m14.l1318
Anyone notice this is a chopped fhc?
Anyone feeling brave?

See ya. Paul

[gaz]

my god your right paul i wonder what it says on the log book cos i would have thought to change that it would have had to have some sort of cert. to say it had been done properly and would there ever have been a time it was worth doing i dont think so not price wise anyway.........

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[paul w]

It'd need an engineer's report,Gaz.I'm just wondering what the vin/
chassis no.is...could it be one of those factory experimental cars?

See ya. Paul

[gaz]

it doesnt even say what year it is.......
its got a single bulge bonnet so probs not a late one as the boot lock would also suggest the same unless they have been changed at some point ive asked them what year it is we'll see if they reply eh!...

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[paul w]

Gaz,off topic,but i saw your cars big brother at Malvern -

Similar but 3.5 litre v8

See ya. Paul

[gaz]

cool mine was originally bought from wadham stringer northampton and i assume that was also going of the SHA part of the reg i think thats how they work it......
i don't know what the premises are been used for now but the original tel number is the peugeot main dealer in northhampton although different areas
the number has gone from a triumph to another car dealership coisidence that aint'it

so there are two SHADOW's (out there) as mine tends to get called although that one say's it better than mine lol



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[stevie_a]

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<font color="blue">Could you tell me when the car was converted from a hard top to a soft top
Has the car got an engineer's report what it is on the v5 form?

I see it has only got a single bulge bonnet so is this an early car I.E. what year is it

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[gairo1]

There's another thread about the car somewhere.
To cut off the roof the car would have had to be strenghend somewhere??

[Chris Turner]

It is not a factory experimental convertible as these used the DHC rear deck, this one has a FHC deck.

www.triumphtr.co.uk
TR8 FHC
TR7 Sprint

[welshsteve]

This has been on flea bay twice already that I have seen. God help whoever buys it[:0]

If it's got tits or tyres then it's gonna cost ya!

[bmcecosse]

I have asked too - if it's a cut down FHC - no reply received.

[moestr7v8]

Hi Paul
I emailed the seller asking him who cut the roof off and was the chassis strengthened, and he replied back that he was not responsible and how on earth did I know it was originally a coupe!!!!!!!!!!
Surely he can't be that naive or should I say thick.[;)]
Regards Moe

[gaz]

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

it doesnt even say what year it is.......
its got a single bulge bonnet so probs not a late one as the boot lock would also suggest the same unless they have been changed at some point ive asked them what year it is we'll see if they reply eh!...



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well the reply i got was this:
its a 1977 fhc converted to drop head.
so dosent look like he is trying to hide anything although he answered it by email rather to answer it publicly using the Q&A on the ebay listing

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[stevie_a]

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i have no information on the conversion i'm afraid but it appears to have been done quite
well, particularly the engine conversion. its a 1977 model. the car is in olton, solihull if you want to view.</b>


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[gaz]

poor guy with all this interest he probably thinks its worth a fortune

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