Very rare tr7 waterford

doleman2010

Have a look on done deal in classic cars section . there is an extreemly rare 1976 tr7 softtop for sale in Waterford.
What makes this car so rare and interesting is that it is a 1976 model with orig irish plates on it , not zv or imported year reg plates,
The first tr7 softtops were only sold in the uk from 1980 onwards.
Must be a piece of motoring history hiding out in Waterford , poss a concept car, in 1976 , surely or BL collectors dream come true?
Or is it just another of done deals finest adds selling a stolen , cloned ringer.

corktina

:rolleyes:lol

kyote00

will part exchange for blah

doleman2010

Not worth much more than a blah , if its not what it says it is.
Fair enough having one of these for your own use but to advertise it in the public arena is a bit thick .
Maybe im wrong and it is a preproduction model that happened to be made 4 or 5 years ahead of its time.

Tigger

should be reported imho

corktina

waste of time, Donedeal dont want to know....

Max_Damage

Ever consider someone may have went at the roof with an angle grinder?

doleman2010

Maybe they did do that and convert it to a softtop, they also converted the paint job from an 80-81 model , they changed all the badges and exterior trim to match also ,
So there I knew that there was a perfecly reasonable explanation for it . thanks for putting my mind at rest . blah blah blah .

Rycn

blah

carchaeologist

This car?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1614777

Mywheels says
Registration: ZFI562
Engine: 1.0L
Fuel Type: Petrol
Colour: Yellow

1.0 Engine?

I suppose the easiest way is to go and look at it and see if theres any trace of the yellow paint inside the car before the respray into gold. There should be some inside under the carpets or up under the dashboard.

You cant really blame DoneDeal for dodgy ads, what would they know about dodgy cars in fairness? We are not even sure ourselves.

doleman2010

The reason i took an interest in this one was because I used to own a 1976 triumph TR7 back in 1983-84. still have the photos of it and making comparisons this one in Waterford looks a lot newer with different trim, wheels ,paint badges, decals. plus the fact it is a softtop 4-5 years ahead of its time .
checked the spec and no flux capacitor on board to enable the time machine to work.
Maybe down the DEISE way they do things different ,and have better tecnology than the rest of us Earth bound folk.

carchaeologist

I was chatting to a guy the last day that paid 300eu :eek: for a tax book last week for his car to knock it back less than one year to 1979 and it wasnt even a rare car. The non rolling test is only causing more of this to happen.

Bitten & Hisses

carchaeologist wrote: »

I suppose the easiest way is to go and look at it and see if theres any trace of the yellow paint inside the car before the respray into gold. There should be some inside under the carpets or up under the dashboard.

Just one comment about this. Having owned a gold-coloured car in the past, it's one colour which is never recorded correctly, at least it never was in the days of the brown tax book. My car was variously recorded as silver or beige on different documents and databases, so for the colour at least, there may be an innocent explanation.