>From: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
>Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item#428284699: Triumph : TR7
>
>I saw this item for sale at eBayMotors, the world's largest personal
>trading community, and thought that you might be interested.
>
>Title of item: Triumph : TR7
>Seller: collectthis@hotmail.com
>Starts: Sep-03-00 20:36:49 PDT
>Ends: Sep-13-00 20:36:49 PDT
>Price: Currently $4,050.00
>To bid on the item, go to:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=428284699
>
>Item Description:
>
>A complete all original example of a “Shape of Things To Come” 1979
>Triumph TR7 30th Anniversary Edition. TCW
>
>More photos at http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/ascanio99
>
>This rare hardtop coupe version has very low original mileage 31K and is
>perhaps the finest example in the country. This car is museum quality. It
>was a company car of a British Leyland Executive in New Jersey. It was
>sold to the next buyer ( claimed one of only 150 made- I could not verify
>but hardtops are quit rare for this year) who kept it in its original mint
>condition- Expertly maintained, garaged and stored in the winter for the
>last 20 years- absolulety no rust East coast car. The original shag type
>carpet is the best in existence. It is rare to see the original rear
>leather parcel shelf in this mint condition. An original spare tire sits
>in the trunk. If you want a TR7, this is the one, there is no reason to
>buy a Triumph you will have to spend a fortune in time and money on when
>for very little more than you would spend for it, you can own this one.
>
>Car can be inspected at FallFest 2000 British Car Show on Saturday
>September 9th 9am to 3pm. In Dover, NJ (directions: Route 10 to Salem St.
>(K-mart, McDonalds) Salem St. to Franklin Rd. Turn Right, 100 to Hamilton
>Business Park) Just inspected by a Triumph specialist who stated this is
>car is a 9.9. Has a new battery and Michelin tires.
>
>The TR-7 is a product of the seventies, more user friendly than other
>Triumphs and as easy to handle as any import from Japan. It gets 33 miles
>to a gallon of gas. The original shag carpet and the blue color paint are
>straight from the 1970’s. The car handles neatly, rides well and
>accelerates briskly.
>
>Canley TR7s are the best built of all the TR7s. The Canley TR7s ,
>identified by the serial no. TCW, received a number of improvements. A
>nicer steering wheel was fitted, and the hood (bonnet) acquired a small
>power bulge. Alloy wheels and a front spoiler became a dealer option. The
>five-speed gearbox was finally standardized across the range and many
>changes improved the operation of the car, including upgraded
>instrumentation, cooling and electric’s. Advertising of the day emphasized
>these changes: "A team of 67 inspectors constantly monitors the Canley
>assembly line. Then a second group of inspectors monitor the 67
>inspectors." "But that's not all," the copy continues, "each TR7 is given
>a further 58 point post-assembly check, then another multi-point
>inspection." Craftsmen and engineers with 50 years of inherited sportscar
>expertise" were now building TR7s.
>
>The reserve is very realistic for this condition car.
>
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>... me again...
>
>Information / discussion about the validity of claims has been removed.
>
>I have nothing against Wedges, but there is such a thing a
>_over-marketing_.
I did note throughout the sales "persiflage" the subject of a reserve
price never came up hmmmmmmmm...
Could this be the first of the <10K TR7s?
I better see if I can find an unrusted original`76 chocolate brown
Speke car to lay back for speculation (talk about your RARE TR7).
We could be talkin' gold mine here!:*)
Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois
1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
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