TJ Higgins wrote:
>It's fairly obvious that the TR7's styling was years ahead of its
>time. Taken a look at a Honda Prelude or [insert name of just about
>any "sporty" rice-burner here] lately? Don't get me wrong, I own 2
>Japanese vehicles myself, but I don't think the TR7 gets enough credit
>for its cutting edge styling. Sure, there were other cars before it
>that used a similar shape, but it was the first "doorstop" for the
>masses. The shape of the TR7 didn't do it in, poor quality and a
>less-than-optimal choice for a powerplant did.
Which brings to mind an incident that happened last Fall when my wife
and I had our TR8 conv. out for a little run. We had dinner in an historic
inn in a little town and when we came out there were a couple of
people admiring the 8. One fellow asked what year it was and almost
fell over when I told him it was an '80. He couldn't believe it wasn't
more than a year or two old.
I'm going to put on a magnetically mounted CHMSL (Center High Mounted
Stop Lamp, for you non-automotive engineers) this year which ought to confuse
people even more :-)
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