TR7 sells for $82,100 on eBay| Off-Topic Discussion forum |

spin_out Reader
10/5/12 3:17 p.m.

TR7 sells for $82,100 on eBay. Wow!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TR7-V8-Rally-Car-Ex-Per-Eklund-John-Buffum-1-of-19-/271067442188?forcev4exp=true

Wow!

spitfirebill UltraDork
10/5/12 3:59 p.m.

I bet that thing can make you wet your pants.

Grizz Dork
10/5/12 4:11 p.m.

I was going to make a joke about the car coming with 75k in the seats, but the picture filled me with massive amounts of want.

friedgreencorrado PowerDork
10/5/12 5:00 p.m.

Oh, you tricked me! That's a pretty historically significant car.

Maroon92 MegaDork
10/5/12 5:45 p.m.

Mine must be worth at least 70K, then....

Curmudgeon MegaDork
10/5/12 6:24 p.m.

Dayumn. Wedges are getting some respect, huh?

Ian F PowerDork
10/5/12 8:28 p.m.

And the Group 44 GT6 only brought $55k? That just seems wrong to me... But I guess I'm biased.

fast_eddie_72 UltraDork
10/5/12 9:50 p.m.

I love TR7s. I saw one a few months ago and got a chance to really look it over. They're awesome. Timeless. They don't look new, they don't look old. They just are what they are. For me, they're fantastic.

mattmacklind UltimaDork
10/5/12 10:10 p.m.

I like the TR7's too, particularly the hardtops. I can live with that detail on the side so long as it is not embellished with that trim piece that has to be aftermarket only. Aside from the plaid upholstery, the interior is fairly modern looking all things considered, they did a decent job with the dash.

neon4891 UltimaDork
10/5/12 11:29 p.m.

Junior year my tech school raffled off a TR7 'vert. The auto body class cleaned it up and painted it. The auto tech class was supposed to get it running right, we never could. Still want one.

Jerry From LA Dork
10/6/12 1:08 a.m.

neon4891 wrote: Junior year my tech school raffled off a TR7 'vert. The auto body class cleaned it up and painted it. The auto tech class was supposed to get it running right, we never could. Still want one.

You guys could make it run right. However, the auto tech clas for the year after would be cancelled due to lack of funding. Read on....

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/learn-me-triumph-tr7/51937/page1/

Woody MegaDork
10/6/12 6:00 a.m.

Curmudgeon wrote: Dayumn. Wedges are getting some respect, huh?

Eklund, Buffam and Timo are getting respect.

tr8todd Reader
10/6/12 7:23 a.m.

I heard rumblings from a wedge expert that this particular car isn't exactly what it is reported to be.

Curmudgeon MegaDork
10/6/12 7:58 a.m.

If it's like most factory race cars of the era, its provenance is pretty much unproveable. Stuff got modified, changed, added, subtracted, folded spindled and mutilated so much that it's pretty much unpossible to 'restore' it. About all that's 'proveable' is the VIN. It goes back to the argument we all had a few years ago about whether a 'rebody' counted as an 'original' car, triggered by the eBay sale of a Boss 302 Mustang cowl/firewall clip with an original VIN.

Still cool to look at and probably an absolute blast to drive.