Wobland Spottage
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Long time since I've seen one of these.
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Re: Wobland Spottage
I saw a '53 frontera like that yesterday. They must've had a long production run.
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I heard a lovely burble behind me yesterday while I was out on a walk. It was a bright yellow V8 triumph tr7. I googled the reg, UJR50T and it came back as a 2litre. Did the factory make a V8 version?
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Yep - not many and most went to the states. I think that the US ones were fuel injected and had 133hp rather than the 155 the carb Rover V8 typically had at the time. The official production ones were badged TR8 but Tony Pond rallied them as TR7V8s.
At one time there were quite a number of firms converting them, Grinnall is a name that springs to mind.
At one time there were quite a number of firms converting them, Grinnall is a name that springs to mind.
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I wonder why they didn't use triumph's own V8. Strange decision. Saying that they overheat like fuck in the front, never mind putting one in the middle.
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