John Schroth wrote:
>
> Back in Dec I posted a question regarding a decision I needed to make on
> what to do about about my Spit that needed some repair and the purchase
> of a new project car. The overwhelming response was to fix the Spit and
> buy the TR7. To update everyone - the '76 Spit is back on the road with
> a new short block, and the TR7 arrived last weekend. I guess I'm now
> part of the elite multi Triumph owner group.
> The TR7 is an '80 conv w/ air. It was purchased in the summer of '80 in
> Cleveland. When the car had 720 miles on it it was driven into the back
> of a semi, eliminating the original owner. The car was then purchased
> at auction for $3700 and repaired. Windshield frame replaced and
> extensive work on the driver side fender. The new owner put 10K on it
> in '81 and '82. The car has sat since then. The interior is shot, and
> the front floors are bad. Since about '90 it's been inside covered in
> ladders, building materials and other garage stuff. I first saw the car
> in '93. I then offered the owner, the father of a friend, $500 for it.
> He turned me down. Well, he left us in '95. His son finally got sick
> of tripping over it and sold it to me for $300.
> That the you know the history, what should I be looking at as I being to
> put this back on the road? Where can I get some floor pans? Where do I
> start?
>
> John Schroth
The original owner was "eliminated?" And then the last one "left us in
'95?"
I'll tell you what that car needs first ... an exorcism (!)
--
Martin Secrest
73 GT6
74 Spitfire (both exorcised)
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