Very Old TR7 DHC

[Cinnobar]

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Not many R plated DHC around I'd be curious to know if this is a conversion.

 

Jim

[rayjones]

Steve at S&S has suggested on another forum, that it could be a FHC re-shell!

[Guest letstorque]

....or does it have bells fitted?

[Guest Paul Heritage]

Most this age are re-shelled using original V5 etc. The one in the picture has certain aspects that are not usual :

Single bulge bonnet (not usual on convertible)

Later alloys (not usual on 1977 car)

Smaller than normal fuel filler than you would expect for a '77 car

Dash looks more black than grey (not usual on a '77 car)

 

Could still be a pre-production convertible though.

[chris turner]

The points you make Paul:-

1 Single bulge bonnet would have been used if it was a reshell as most shells were sold without bonnet boot and doors

2 They are not later alloys I have a set which were made in 1976, and even if they are from a later car many have been fitted as an upgrade at various times in a cars life.

3 The original cars all had black dashes and grey was fitted to the later ones.

It could be a pre production prototype but this is hard to tell without the chassis number.

[rconnew]

Guys,

      There were approx 10 cars built by hand converted to DHC from FHC shells, apparently by the management as the work force was on strike at the time it may well be one of those cars. Currently know of two ACT cars in the UK one in Scotland and another (with a V8) in Hampshire

 

 

 

TR7/8 DHC - prefix (ACT)

 

Chassis

1: Assembly:                A = Speake

2: Model range:             C = TR7/8

3: Specification:            T = TR7/8 Hand built DHC

4: Number:                   012345 etc = number in series

5: Suffix:                      F = 5 speed gearbox

6: Suffix:                      A = Automatic gearbox

7: Suffix                       L = the other left-hand drive cars

8: Suffix:                      C = exhaust control is fitted

9:Suffix:                       M = Canadian specification

 

 

       

ACT 1 to 110 (Apr 78 to May 78 - one or two may have been built in 1977)

 

Note Not all numbers used. Approximately 10 cars were built Apr - May 1978 - evidence suggests that one or two were built earlier circa 1977. These cars were all converted to DHC by hand from TR7 FHC's off the line - some of these cars were later given V8 engines so would to all intents and purposes have been pre-production TR8 DHC's. Because of the move to Canley at this time some were finished off at Canley.

 

Hope that helps

 

Richard

[chris turner]

Usually if a car has been used for testing it would have been registered near to one of the factories in the Midlands ie Birmingham ,Oxford or Coventry.This car has a Berkshire registration,but according to the book RMO was not issued with an R suffix, could be a mistake I suppose.

[rconnew]

Chris,

       Looks like PMO to me not RMO - either way Triumph did some very odd things at that time so who knows.

 

Richard

[chris turner]

Richard,

It is PMO as you say, this means it was registered in Reading during March 1977.The factory has no connection with Reading as far as I know.

[rconnew]

Possible link is that Abingdon is only 20-25 miles away from Reading! Perhaps it was sent there for? and ended up being registered in nearby Reading - just a thought.

 

Richard