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>Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 20:49:40 -0800
>From: "Steven A. McGee, Esq." <samesq@pacbell.net>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net, Thomas J Pokrefke <thomas_pokrefke@juno.com>
>Subject: Re: miscellaneous musings; only slight LBC content
>References: <19970306.202218.6806.0.thomas_pokrefke@juno.com>
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>Reply-To: "Steven A. McGee, Esq." <samesq@pacbell.net>
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>>
>> 2. saw a triumph tr-7 for sale today. for the paltry sum of $1500, i
>> could have drove it away. I thought those had more than 4 cylinders.
>
> There were a run of TR-8's in convertible and I believe a hardtop
>version also. Production was in '80 and '81 with a total of 2,815
>TR-8's built. They carried the Rover small block 3528cc V-8's.....
>I have always wanted a TR-8 convertible. Hope that
>doesn't make me an MG traitor) If you'd like to see more TR-7,8 stuff
>check out the World Wide Wedge at
>http://triumph.cs.utah.edu/TR8/TR8.html
I know someone who was in the MG factory several years before the TR7 was
released and saw the car with MG badges. You are longing for an MG, you
just saw through the triumph clutter. The story was supported by the
history of the company published in a non-car magazine about the history of
the british car industry.
>
>Steve.
>'79 definately not a "flying wedge" Midget.
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>| Atty. at large
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