Guest JetAge Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Just got mine for Xmas (sneaked a look before it was wrapped!) Havent been allowed to read it all but it looks like an excellent piece of work---------------one or two things missed out perhaps? rebuilding the distributor and fitting an electronic ignition pack might have been useful. However to my mind Roger does tread 'unwarily' into one area. He takes issue with the Harris Mann body design. He says---'note the sweeping swage line along the side of the car, a feature not,I understand, popular with all owners.' and in the conclusion, 'Possibly the only mistake Harris Mann made was the swage line down the side of the cars which though universally disliked, remained for the entire TR7 production run' My reaction was, who has Roger been talking to?. Im certainly not aware of a universal dislike of this feature. When first attracted to the car, it was the sweep of the bodywork that caught my eye------didnt know it was called a swage line then! I realise appreciation of design is a subjective thing but for me it is the Harris Mann styling that gives the car its special character--swage and all. Also swage lines are back in,look at the Alfa GTV and the latest BMWs are covered with swages. In support of the Swage...............JetAge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ajttriumph Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 The swage line is the only thing that i would change about my 8 convertible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I'm with Jet Age. The swage IS the seven... Maxwell ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
malcolm Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I'm with Maxwell on this. The swage is as important part of the design as the pop-up lights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chris turner Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 The swage line would have been ommitted on later TRs, although I like it , at the time one or two people said they didnt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
malcolm Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I understood this Chris. Having seen the Broadside prototypes and the 'full' Grinnall cars it is clear that a future car without the 'swage' could still have looked good. Some decals fitted to the TR7 deliberately try to take the emphasis away from it. For instance the TR7 Premium edition. And yes I know the car below is NOT really a Premium, but it does have the decals..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 UUUgghghhhhhhhhh!! Looks like a Barchetta! Maxwell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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