On Wed, 17 Jul 2002, Richard Gosling wrote: > I really don't get this whole arguement - that the TR7/8 is not a 'real' > Triumph (or even a 'real' TR) because it doesn't have a separate frame.
Oh, I think it's a real TR - it is an affordible high performance sports car for it's time. Sure there are much higher HP things out there from Japan today, as the TR8 was a considerably superior car to say a 4 or 6. I was commenting on the characteristic I most notice about all the Triumphs I've ever been associated with - the rattle and bang. I believe most of that comes from body parts which move at a different rate than the frame, doors which flex/move in their frames and bonnets/boots which aren't fully "cushioned". I don't think there's anything wrong with these, but they are quite different feeling from something from Japan or Germany. > Granted, the styling of the TR7 is a subject of deeply divided opinion. But > that shouldn't affect its legitimacy. Those who say it is not a 'real' TR - > what do they think Triumph should have done? Continued to up-grade a No, I am in agreement with you - I liked the upgrade, not just in the aethetics, but in the underlying engineering modernization. I was not attacking the wedges at all - I only wanted to point out that there are some of us who loved/liked the older cars, and ALSO enthusiastically liked the newer cars. Plus, my dad wouldn't be caught in an 8 or a spit, which gets a son out from under that. I like the 3, and I liked the 4, but I ultimately think the later Spits (square tails, pre big black bumpers) are the best looking of the swoopier body styles. The square tail improved the Spit, IMHO, and didn't help the 6 (the 4/5/250 looks better to me). I think the wedge is a sexy looking car. I just wanted to make the comment about the rattling bodies of the older cars, with tongue in cheek. Scott ================================================================== Scott Ruffner Computer Systems Senior Engineer Computer Science Department [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Virginia (434)982-2219 http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~jpr9c /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
