TR Mitch
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I remember seeing KN03 ROT on a BMW Mini Cooper a while back but it seems to have disappeared.
In the meantime, I changed my name to HG54RVH by deed poll. It was a cheaper way to get a personal number plate and I don't need to put any black screws on the plate to change any letters ;-)
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Pops up quite a lot here. Do a forum search for "Carlos Fandango"
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Whole new meaning to the phrase "the painter's are in"
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In case you miss it, there is a 7 page feature on John Coates and his TR7 in this months Classic Car mag that landed on my doormat today. (Issue 530).
Their website still showing last months (Porsche) edition but no doubt will be updated shortly. Also featured an itch of mine, the 3 litre Capri so plenty of reading to do.
http://www.classiccarsmagazine.co.uk/
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Lot's of gems in there. The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertone_Pirana'>Bertone Pirana (2.20) with it's OAT (outside air temperature) gauge and a "Fasten Seat Belts" sign, aspiring to aeroplane technology. And the little electric Ford Commuta at 2.29 - "only two pedals, couldn't be easier for the wife". Shame battery technology wasn't good enough to support the concept.
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My thought is that any tea leaf worth his salt will not be nicking the car by starting it and driving it away so electrickery, missing rotor arms etc no good. A big Krooklock thing is a deterrent but once the car is whisked away, that can be removed with an angle grinder.
I preferred the GPS tracker with a geo fencing option. Move the car outside of a 100m radius and the alarm would go off and send an SMS immediately. Discreetly fitted, this would fool anyone lifting it onto a trailer.
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WOW that's yellow !
A true contender for parking up at Arlington Row in Bibury
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Here you go, some names to contact at the DVLA -
I think one of our own may know who he is as well, judging by the sellers last few bits of feedback -
http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=vw_golf_club&ftab=AllFeedback
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The guide on this looks reasonable
http://www.barons-auctions.com/auction_details.php?aid=26&cid=1420#
Sorry if posted before.
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"Project" ha ha! I think I'll email him and ask if it can be towed home or if I need to bring a trailer
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Might be worth running until hot, then stop the engine and remove the distributor cap to allow everything to dry out. It's possible there is some moisture in there and this causes the misfire/lack of running when hot. When cooled again, the water just condenses into the nooks and crannies of the distributor only to reappear again when hot. Removing it after a run enables it all to dry out properly.
I've experienced this on a couple of older cars.
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Why are the previous owners all esquires instead of plain old "misters"? Does esq add perceived value?
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I did but then thought the bottom one was your slant on an Australian version.
Like this -
Darren, yes Photoshop CS3
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Bit gutted nobody picked up my Photoshop & "colouring in" skills
Before :
After ...
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I reckon it would have looked good as a jam sandwich too ...
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Been watching a lot of old crime stuff over Christmas (Great Train Robbery etc). Looks like a villain handing the car over to plod as a return favour
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Whatever's under there needs some air judging by the wing vent(s?) too.
Nice symmetry, I wonder why Triumph didn't do that originally. Nice admiring a bulge in front.
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Thanks for your interest and PMs. Now sold. And you are all much friendlier than dealing in the Ebay jungle!
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I remember it well.....delivered by hand.
Conrad
Yes, apologies everyone, the oily fingerprints are not mine ;-)
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Before this goes onto Ebay, first dibs for members. Sorry it's not in the classifieds but I'm not allowed to post it in there.
Bought this off Conrad some years ago, so it's got a pedigree ;-)
£50 inc postage in the UK.
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Welcome to the forum Paul. One downside of this board is the ability to find old posts, but here are a couple you might find of interest -
http://www.tr-register.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/56623-tyres-and-wheels/
http://www.tr-register.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/34755-tyre-sizeagain/
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I would like a Ferrari Dino
Darren
Stop! I've just started looking again, probably something for the spring and saw this :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4DP0Qgj9ww
I've been lucky enough to have some Italian exotica pass through my hands in the past but never actually "owned" one of my own.
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If I found that on my car, I would phone the bomb squad (or whatever tbey're called nowadays). They might take it seriously and track the perps.
These devices have a sim card in that you interrogate by calling it. It then texts back with your gps position. Take the sim card out and put into your old Nokia, dial your own number and you've got it's number. The codes to reprogramme and interrogate it for it's contact numbers is fairly straight forward and easily available online.
You can see the sim card tray and sim card in the photo above (silver bit with holes and white sim inside).
They need sight of the sky to see the gps sats so I'm not sure how well they can be hidden.
Any transmitter powered by a 9v battery isn't going to be strong or last long so I don't imagine this is tge sort of thing they had in "No Country For Old Men"
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Easy to stop using someone elses car ..
why can't i find any TR5's for sale
in TR5/250 Forum
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Not forgetting the TR5 is predominantly a ragtop and this is not the season. Anyone thinking of selling would surely wait until the spring to maximise their value and some won't even get their cars out of the garage in the winter.
I may be selling my Boxster shortly but I'd be foolish to bring it to market until next May/June.