September 2017

UNFINISHED PROJECT

Very Strong Tidy Shell

NEW Safety Devices Roll Cage
NEW Alloy Rad NEW Quick Rack
NEW Fuel Pumps & Fitted Ring
NEW Exhaust Manifolds
L.T. 77 Gearbox

John Eales Development Engine
X Bolted Alloy Block
Lightened and Balanced Crank with A.R.P Bolts
SDI GPA Rods and Omega Pistons
B.V. Heads
Quad 45's
Alloy Billet M.S.D. Distributor

MiniLite Wheels
Car Polybushed
Spare Adjustables All Round

£14,500

LOCATED IN HAVERFORDWEST, PEMBROKESHIRE

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September 2017

Regrettable sale of my 1981 Triumph TR7V8 Homologated Group-4 rally car.

This is a properly prepared FIA historic rally, race, hill climb, sprint or road TR7V8 with a current RAC Motor Sports Association competition logbook and homologation papers.

It has won me a number of single venue trophies over the years, but is now in need of some restoration as it has been stood. The basic shell is very solid, with corrosion to the front chassis rails, front valence and headlamp panel. The cod river’s door needs a new skin, but a new galvanised panel is included in the sale.

This Triumph has a mildly tuned 3500cc Rover V8 on twin Sus, although a quad Webber manifold can be included for an extra £100. Be warned however, as you won’t get a double digit fuel consumption with the latter carburettor set up.  It has a good standard five speed gearbox and a lovely, multi-linked, (recent) ZF/Quaife axle with rear discs and limited slip differential. Suspension is Bilsteins all around with tarmac-spec coils. There is a hydraulic handbrake and bias pedal box. The fibreglass bonnet and boot look a lot worse than they are and only need good sand down and priming ready for paint. Overall the car is good and as I already said very solid as I am fastidious about rust, but the car has been standing now for some time and will need recommissioning.

There is a full multi-point, triangulated, Roll Centre, roll cage fitted with legs going through to the strut tops and door bars.

The fuel tank is standard, but has been cleaned and rust treated professionally. A new Red Top fuel pump and electrics are fitted. The wiring loom has been professionally repaired following an under dash fire and the dashboard needs refitting. The two Cobra bucket seats are out of date, as are the four point harnesses. A fire suppression system has been fitted, but it’ll need a new extinguisher. There is the usual competition 12v cut-off switches and remote electrical and fire pulls.

The wheels are Minilite replicas in white with good road tyres fitted. There are no spares however.

I’m not sure what more I can add to the description, other than to remind potential buyers, that the big bonus of this car is its’ RAC MSA competition logbook and proven rally history.

The car can be inspected prior to sale, but if you win the auction, then it’s yours and I cannot haggle. I’ve tried to be honest with the advert, I do have 100% feedback and as I said, you’re more than welcome to come over to Shaftesbury in North Dorset, to view before placing a bid. The car is in a well-lit barn and is on my two post ramp, so the underside is easily inspected.

Below is a video of the car running prior to its latest layup period about two years ago. Since the wiring has been repaired, although it’s not running presently due to a lack of time and energy to finish the job!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m5_VHtIiUg&feature=youtu.be

I welcome serious enquiries (evening and weekends) andI hope the winning bidder enjoys this great Triumph TR7V8 as much as I have in the past, as in the right hands, it could be a top 20 winner at a very minimal cost.

*To be absolutely clear- the shell is sold, with no rust in the floors, boot or inner/outer sills. All four wings are fine, as is the roof and A & B pillars. The inner front and rear wings are fine, but there is corrosion at the front of the chassis legs. The front valence has “seen some action” and the headlamp panel is rusted. The bonnet and boot are fibreglass*

No reserve auction, so grab a bargain while they remain affordable and have some competition fun, or run it as a very fast road or track day car. The DVLA v5 is in my name, so happy bidding.. Andrew

September 2017

Proper British Historic Rally Car (D3) with papers. A rare car, very few originals built. Full Grp 4 Replica TR7. Class winning car, Northern Historic Rally Championship. MSA Log Book with HRVIF Homologation Papers.

Fully Balanced & Lightened Dolomite Sprint Engine. Newman PH3 cam. Twin 45 Webers. Lumination.

LT77 Gear Box.

4 HA Axle. Parallel Links + Panhard Rod. 4.55 Plated LSD. Rear discs & Jaguar Calipers.

Bilsteins all round. Front adjustable Plastforms on 2.25" springs. Adjustable TCA's. AP Discs on Wurts Alloy Bells. Volvo calipers. Biased Pedal Box. Hydraulic Handbrake.

Safety Devics Cage. Works Spec Sump Guard. Plumbed in Fire Extinguisher.

Car now stripped, shot blasted and some undercoating.

Car needs extensive body panel rebuild (mostly floor) competant welder not difficult. Panels priced from Rimmer Bros @ £725.00.

Car in Northern Ireland but transport to anywhere arranged.

If you can't see past the current condition of car, to what it can be, its not the car for you. These now selling for serious money. £5800.  Call Sean

February 2015

Registration: SGR 496R
Chassis Number: ACG2454
Engine Number: 3509005
Number of cylinders: 8
Year of Manufacture: 1976

(Race Retro & Classic Car Sale 2013)
Estimate (£): 35,000 - 40,000
Sold for (£): Unsold

From 1976 to 1980 British Leyland ran a Works team of TR7s in International rallying. These cars were initially built with the 16-valve Dolomite Sprint engine but were then later switched to the Rover V8 engine shortly before the introduction of the new TR8 model. The Triumph TR7 V8 was successful in rallying, mainly on tarmac events. The TR7 V8 was most successful in the hands of Tony Pond, the exploits of charismatic Tony Pond driving a "works" entered Triumph TR7 fired the patriotic imagination of the public, winning in Ypres and on the Manx at a time when Triumphs' competition heritage needed reviving.

Bought new in 1976 by privateer rally driver, David Lambton, purely to be used as a rally car, this particular TR7 was converted to a V8 rally specification car almost immediately when new, with the preparation and conversion work being carried out by the renowned 'Ian Lines Rallying' of Weston Supermare with help and support from the 'Works'. It has covered just 13,916 documented miles from new.

Finished in Leyland Works colours, the car was campaigned from 1976 - 1982 in the hands of David Lambton in many club and National events including The Durham Dales, Keilder National and Otterburn Rallies. The car was successful and was often mentioned in local press and nationally in the Motoring News, due to its success in many rallies and having won several club championships.

In 1982 the car was laid up and remained unused, but still in the original owners hands, until 2009. A total rebuild of the car was then commissioned and was completed in 2009 to the highest of standards. No expense was spared on the car - it was rebuilt with a fresh dry sump engine by the renowned Rover V8 specialist, John Eales, giving close to 300 bhp with lots of torque. Also a close ratio gearbox was fitted, along with a Quaife limited slip differential. A new full welded cage was also fitted along with almost every rally aid you could think of. The specification today includes factory vented brakes - part no.STN 0068, Works sump guard - part no.STN 0086, quick lift jacking points and Bilstein works suspension - part no.STR 0430.

The car has only competed in the 2009 Bulldog Stages Rally since completion.

Presented today with FIA/HTP papers to full current classic rally spec, and with extensive period history, this is a sensational period rally car guided at half the price it cost to restore, and ready to use.

Registration: KDU 487N
Chassis Number: ACG18
Engine Number: CG14HE
Year of Manufacture: 1975

(2011 Silverstone Classic Sale)
Estimate (£): 25,000 - 30,000
Sold for (£): Unsold

British Leyland and the exploits of charismatic Tony Pond driving a "works" entered Triumph TR7 fired the patriotic imagination of the public, winning in Ypres and on the Manx at a time when Triumphs' competition heritage needed reviving.

KDU 487N was at the very genesis of that emotive time in the mid seventies as a development car that initially started a works rally car program. Originally used as the development car for the 5-speed gearbox it supported the two works Rally Sprints KDU 497N and 498N as a "recce" car.

The first privateer owner was Ken Wood and with navigator Peter Brown, damaged the car on the Devilla stage of the Bank of Scotland rally necessitating a new shell. Triumphs Competition department provided a new "works" specification TR8 shell developed with Safety Devices, complete with "let in" roll cage to the A posts and roof, strengthened, and with lightened panels. Stamped SD 71 ID which is visible today on the front panel.

Class wins followed on the Burmah and Trossachs rallies, 4th on The Bowmaker and 8th on the Galloway.

In 1979 the Kingdom Stages was won outright, 4th on the Bank of Scotland and Burmah and another Trossachs class win.

In addition to the integrated roll-cage the works shells included heavy duty brackets for the axle and Panhard rod tower and quick-lift jacking points.

Now completely rebuilt and prepared by the renowned rally expert Ricky Higgs and currently with a reputed Don More Sprint engine as supplied to the works in 1975, (Fully prepared V8 available). The gearbox is as run by the works, a LT77 five-speed close ratio mated to 4HA rear axle and LSD. The fuel system, purpose manufactured Premier Fuel Cell has a FIA certificate. Brakes are AP 4-Pot caliper fronts, 2-pot rears with a hydraulic handbrake. A biased pedal box, fresh Bilsteins dampers ,high ratio rack, new seats and belts completes the inventory on a seriously well engineered rally car with an important history.

This TR7 had a standard V8 fitted when bought then after little use the wiring loom melted and circumstances meant it wasn't used again.

My sons car which we are now selling as just are not getting round to fixing it. it has no mot or tax as has been off the road for 5 years. Being sold as a non runner.

Body
This was the most solid car i could find when it was bought. It was MSA logbooked with homologation papers and had just been finished after its conversion from a tr7 road car to tr8 rally car. It has a roll cage fitted. The 7th picture shows a small hole in the floor pan about 6 inches long. Plus the panhard rod has pulled off the chassis.
The car is basically still solid but needs a little welding as described plus a repaint.
I have rubbed both floor pans down underneath and applied 2 coats of hammerite over the last 2 winters.
As you can see i have a new front spoiler included.

Power Train
The engine is a standard v8 on SU carbs. I have a weber set up with 4x40 webers on a mangoletsi manifold which have never been fitted.
It has a SD1 5 speed gearbox
The rear axle is the later heavy duty version with an LSD which worked very well. I don't know the ratio but i believe the LSD was new.

Suspension
The suspension is running escort front 2 and a quarter inch Bilstein roller top mount struts with bilstein rear shocks. The car has been polybushed.

Brakes
It has princess 4 pots on the front with vented discs plus a caliper conversion on the rear with solid discs.
It also has a hydraulic handbrake.

This is not an ex works car but had been built by a gentleman who prepared vehicles from his home.
It worked well but i had plans to build a mega engine hence i bought the weber carb conversion for it but the wiring issue happened and i never got round to it.

We are selling now while the car is still good enough for someone to put it back to its former glory or even better.

TR7 V8

Excellent non sunroof shell just subject to a £2500 respray in B.A. Works colours

V8 with 4 Barrel carb and new distributor and uprated ignition system - Believed to have had cam and head work done.
New large core radiator.
Tubular manifolds and twin outlet stainless single box exhaust system but includes secondary boxes if you prefer.
Large 260mm four pot front brakes.
Adjustable solid mounted V8 subframe
Uprated springs and adjustable Spax gas shock absorbers.
Hi ratio axle.

New carpet set
Just needs seats & belts to your choice and some final assembly.

First to see will buy.......

you are bidding for this far from average car its had loads done to it and is very very fast the v8 is mint has no rattles bang does not over heat and runs very smooth
engine modes where done by sussex performance its got rapped four branch manifolds straight through exhaust with just one back box sounds mad
high lift cam and twin barrel holly as seen in picture
has full carbon fiber track spec racing seats
full 5 point track harness
full roll cage
propper not copy mini lite wheels all with very good tires
external engine cut off
rear axel is locked and strapped
all lights work fine even lift up front ones now thats saying something
this car in the past has been races at lots of places ie
donnington park has been up santa pod
and other sprint /hill climb events
to be honest if you rearly wanted to it would not take much to put back on the road would be a very fun weekend car or even as a drift car
i just dont have the time to play any more
if you have any questions plz call rikki on 07884960366

plz do not bid not to buy cash on collection only or can deliver for a fee

1977 TR7 converted to V8 in 1981 and used on the local road rally scene with great success.

The car has been in dry storage for 24 yrs and the bodyshell is in a very good rust free condition.

Engine is rebuilt on twin SU carbs, with a Kent fast road cam fitted, Electric Fan, Oil Cooler kit, standard SD1 5 speed gearbox, LSD fitted to axle, 4 pot brake calipers with vented disc's, Aeroquip brake hoses fitted,

Original Bilstein works Gp4 Adjustable struts with roller top mounts.

Safety Devices Roll Cage, Cobra seats, aircraft spec harnesses, flocked dash, Smiths original rev counter, with auxillary gauges, battery master cut off swith fitted.

Internal Aeroquip fuel lines with Facet fuel pump, Jazz Competition fuel tank fitted in boot.

Alleycat 8" rims fitted, with 4 spares also.

This car is an ideal base for a Competition car only needing very basic mods for a MSA Rally Log Book , or ideal for Sprinting, Hillclimbs, Track Days or just a Fun Road car.

Car is ready to go with 12 Months MOT,

Viewing by arrangement.

Triumph TR7 V8
Historic Rally Car

Full Historic rally spec. TR7 V8 rallycar. Had a lot of money recently spent , comes with a MSA logbook , Historic rally identity forms , V5C and MOT feb 2013 and homologations papers .

Brief spec.
Strengthened shell , full SD cage finished in traditional "works" colours. Fitted with a fresh built full spec John Eales dry sumped engine running quad Webers , LT77 close ratio gear box , 4HA salisbury axle with LSD . AP alloy 4 pot front calipers and vents AP discs alloy hub bells etc. Bias pedal box , AP alloy 2 pot rear brake calipers with additional hand brake caliper with hand brake cables. Bilstein coil over front struts with RTM , Bilstein rear dampers and coil springs , Quick rack , heavy duty X member with spacers . Alloy radiator , remote oil filter , oil cooler , alloy dry sump tank aeroquip oil and brake lines, proper red/blue unions throughout. Big bore manifolds and exhaust system and much more . Be-spoke wiring with additional fuses/relays terratrip , electric plumbed in extinguisher , lightweight seats and 5 point harness's, minilite wheels, Bilstein quick lift jack etc.

This car sounds superb and in the right hands will be very quick and competitive. Very cheap alternative to an Escort

may part exchange.

Ex Works Triumph TR7 V8 Rallycar

An original Ex Works TR7 V8 rally car , has just under gone a 2 year sympathetic bare shell restoration (photo file available) . Rebuilding the original components where ever possible , retaining the original bodyshell , engine , gear box axle , brakes , Dash board and wiring loom etc.

This car originally built for 1978 Lombard RAC rally , was then famously sold via Del Lines to Charles Golding in 1979 who successfully rallied it for a further 25 years.

Due its lack of owners it has stayed extremely original , the body shell still has the welded intregal roll cage in the front screen pillars , the dash board is totally authentic with its felt top , screen , Halda twinmaster , pea lights , original Magnesium minilite wheels (8" front & 9" rears) and many more small details that only a car of this heritage would have .

The car has been finished in the "SPARKRITE" colours from when it formed a 2 car team along with Roger Clark for the 1980 Lombard RAC rally. The car carried Charles' own private plate for the last 3 decades MUC1D.

Mechanically - it is a full spec. Group 4 TR7 V8 rally car, fully rebuilt engine , quad 48 Webers , dry sumped Close ratio gear box , 4HA axle , AP brakes and rear , bias pedal box and hyd hand brake , Bilstein suspension alround , Heavy duty X member, cranked billet steering arms etc.

Included in the sale are the original Homologation papers , magazine articles , old MOTS , photos , V5C , MSA log book etc. Would be great to see this car out competing on Historic rallies again.

The car is available with a large spares package.

1977 Triumph TR8 Historic Rally car A very straight & clean rust free rally car with all the correct parts fitted. Ideal for historic rallying. Originally built by SS preperations , strengthened , seamwelded shell with full SD roll cage , turret braces etc. Lightweight bonnet/boot and bumpers, quick lift jack points in the sills , finished in traditional works rally colours . Engine; Rover V8 3500cc with 10.5:1 compression, cr forge pistons, stage 3 big valve heads,double valve springs, 224 cam, crane hi rev lifters, lifter pre load kit, cloyes, duplex chains, steel pulleys, lightened & balanced crank , rods and flywheel, competition clutch , uprated oil pump , big wing sump , oil cooler , Janspeed 4 branch exhaust manifolds and stainless system , lucas sports coils and luminition and micro dynamics rev limiter , Currently on a Holley (390cfm) Rover 5 speed LT77 gear box , single propshaft , Twin Taper Fully floating Atlas axle , with alloy dural brace and alloy diff cover , 3.7 LSD . Bilstein adj. platform front struts with roase jointed top mounts ,350lb springs , Bilstein rear dampers with 325lb springs , rose jointed tubular top arms , poly bushed heavy duty bottom arms , heavy duty x member , power steering , 255mm vented dic brakes with AP 4 pot brake calipers , rear disc brakes with hand brake cables and hyd hand brake , Bias brake valave , lines inside car etc. Heat wrapped fuel tank , twin facet fuel pumps , etc Full harness belts and FIA seats , Terratrip , be spoke dash switch panel , Felt covered dash top (as per works cars!) Plumbed in extingusher , 4 X Lucas 20-20 spot lights , large alloy sump guard , Minilite wheels (Ford fitment) etc etc ... Everything on this car is off the shelf items making it cheap & easy to run and maintain . very FAST car if driven properly like Mr Tony Pond did ! Comes with V5C , MSA log book . Cheap fun and it sounds fantastic. May consider part exchange

This was from Jason Lepley Motorsport

3.9 Litre steel rods, solid lifters, Titanium valves, race cam, 297BHp or 319BHp without the bonnet, Quad 40 ida carbs, Gearbox rebuilt standard TR7, Suspension spax adjustable with roller bearing top mounts, All polly bushed, Race anti roll bars, Coolong 3 core radiator with integrated cobra alloy oil cooler, Fibreglass wings bonnet and boot with heaglight conversion, Fill FIA cage, 6 Point harness race seat, Rear axle 345 ratio gripper l.s.d. Current MOT and road legal,

TR7 V8 Painted in original works colours the car is in excellent condition, and would make a good show car, had loads of up grades fitted over a number of years.

Lots of old bills and test certificates

May part ex for another car preferably Mini or MG Metro Turbo or classic motor bike WHY

the car is curremtly tested but its sorned

no daft offers please any questions please call 07766883256

New 500 edelbrock carb

facet fuel pump

new distributer + leads

uprated cam chain + gears

2 into 1 big bore exhaust

5 speed box and sd1 back axle

anti dive kit

uprated springs front & rear

spax adjustable shocks rear

uprated brakes on front

polybush kits fitted

sparco rally seats fitted

BESPOKE TR7V8 SPRINT OR TRACKDAY CAR FOR SALE.

ROVER 4.6 V8 ENGINE, BRAND NEW BLOCK 1000 MILES AGO AND STAGE 3 HEADS BOTH FROM RPI ENGINEERING
J & P TIMING CHAIN.
PIPER 285 CAM WITH CRANE ANTI BLEED FOLLOWERS.
LIGTHENED FLYWHEEL,
BESPOKE WINDAGE TRAY AND SCRAPERS,
BESPOKE BAFFLED, TRAPDOOR, HIGH CAPACITY WINGED SUMP,
EDELBROCK PERFORMER MANIFOLD,
HOLLEY 650CFM RACE CARB,
K&N AIR FILTER,
EXTRACTOR EXHAUST MANIFOLD 4 INTO 1,
MALLORY DIZZY,
MSD 6AL IGNITION WITH REV LIMITER AND BLASTER COIL,
ALLOY RADIATOR,
FRONT AND REAR STRUT BRACES,
LT77 GEARBOX WITH UPRATED BEARINGS,
BESPOKE PROPSHAFT,
REAR DISC BRAKES WITH PROPORTIONING VALVES,
QUAIFE ATB LIMITED SLIP DIFF,
3.45 REAR AXLE RATIO,
6 GALLON ALLOY PETROL TANK,
HOLLEY FUEL PUMP, ANTI DIVE KIT,
GAZ ADJUSTABLE COILOVERS FRONT AND REAR,
500lb FRONT SPRINGS AND 200lb REAR SPRINGS,
ALLOY HUBS,
SUPERFLEX BUSHES THROUGHOUT,
WILWOOD FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS,
GROUP N FRONT DISCS,
MINTEX COMPETITION BRAKE PADS,
COMPOMOTIVE MINILITES 7" FRONT 9" REAR,
MICHELIN SLICKS FITTED,
FULL ROLL CAGE AND REAR BEAMS FROM ORIGINAL BL RALLY CAR, REAR TRAILING ARMS INSTALLED FROM THIS INSTEAD OF ORIGINAL POSITIONS,
GLASS FIBRE BOOT LID AND BONNET,
PERSPEX GLASS TO SIDES AND REAR,
ROOF VENT,
ELECTRIC HEATED WINDSCREEN,
COBRA SEATS,
5 POINT HARNESSES
OMP STEERING WHEEL,
ATB DIGIDASH,
BESPOKE WIRING LOOM,
12VOLT VARLEY COMPETITION BATTERY,
12VOLT ANDERSON BOOST-START SOCKET,
ALLOY FOOT RESTS

CAR WEIGHS LESS THAN 900KILOS AND IS AROUND 280BHP. CAR WAS BUILT PURELY FOR TRACKDAYS WITH HILLCLIMBING AND SPRINTING IN MIND, VERY FAST CAR, BUT WELL SET UP, NOT NERVOUS AND SERIOUS FUN, TIME CONSTRAINTS MEAN CAR IS NOT BEING USED SO ITS UP FOR SALE.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING THE CAR PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS, CAR IS A RACE CAR THEREFORE IT IS NOT ROAD LEGAL, CAR CAN BE STARTED AND MOVED UP AND DOWN THE DRIVE BUT IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD, COMES WITH V5.

HERE ARE SOME LINKS ON UTUBE OF CAR IN ACTION:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXEFBpZ_Exk&list=UULFJEmZlNDOkSzd6qclvk-Q&index=6&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZgCK0h4HjM&feature=relmfu

Historic Project

Ex Terry Maynard Triumph TR8

This was last used in the British Rallycross Championship

The car runs but cannot drive as steering rack is broken

3.9 V8 engine

5 speed SDI gearbox

Big hubs with ford fitments

Adjustable suspension

Also included in this package

1 TR7 Bodyshell

1 TR7 Complete car

Lots of spares etc, far too much to list

Contact Baz on 01621 819228 or 07802818290 between 9am - 6pm on Monday - Saturday

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