Christopher Kenneth SMITH Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Hi All I am currently putting together an article for the TRaction magazine on the ACN TR8's (not preaching to the converted but these were the approx. 150 TR8 pre-production cars that were, in the main, sent to North America for evaluation). If anyone has one of these cars (please just the ones with the VIN starting ACN ...) then please drop me a line (drcsmith2@hotmail.com) .. it's not important if it is a box on parts in a garage or a concours one. I do own a number of these TR8's, here is one of my favourites, a TR8 which never left the UK and was factory fitted with fuel injection ... known as 'Bumpy' Edited June 20, 2018 by Christopher Kenneth SMITH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 mine starts with ACN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Here's one in our local club (at least it was a year or two ago). Dunno the VIN, but they're gigantic images if one wants to click to open them. Edited June 20, 2018 by Don H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Christopher Kenneth SMITH Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Yes I believe that one is Robert Carmody's ACN 00036 - very rare car as I will enlighten in my article! Brilliant photos - thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Horsley Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Hi Christopher I had the owner of Pre-production TR8 MHP 404V contact me recently whilst I'm caretaking TR7/8 Register. From records only a total 22 RHD were ever built, so this car has historic value as it sister cars have, neither of the sister cars have been taxed or MOTd since 1984 (387V) & 1992 (396V) and we have no record of who owns those cars or where they are, does anyone on the forum know of them? Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chris turner Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Phil, MHP 387V is a US spec TR8, MHP 396V is a UK TR7 with a V8 conversion. MHP 404V is the first UK spec TR8 built at Canley. It was featured in the same episode of Top Gear as our cars in 2001. It was factory fitted with Spider trim. It was bought from auction by the brother of WAC 272S, both cars went to the Isle of Man for many years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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