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Agree with the faults. Mechanical condition would be key to understand. On the plus side It's an usable affordable Full Classic - a nice big attractive car in one of the best years - and a bit more unusual than a lot of Classics in that price range.
Might be a nice car for someone not looking for a high point car.
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Awesome!! We owned this TR-6 for 5 or 6 years in the late 80s and loved it!! One of the most fun to drive cars I ever owned. Well documented and supported cars with a great club network. Join the Vintage Triumph Register and maybe more important, 6 Pack which is a TR-6 club.
If you want to annoy any neighbors fit an ANSA exhaust system, looks great but very loud! 😁 😁
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Up and running - nice to see what one hopes is a recent pic at a show.. Paint on rims oddly looks ancient to me so I wonder about tires.
A six window I could get into!
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Great story Walt - thx for sharing that!
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29 minutes ago, alsancle said:
Celebrities get lost in time for the most part. I think it is interesting but not enough for me to every pay extra.
AJ never wants to pay extra!!
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I think it's interesting if the celeb was a car person like Gable, Cooper or Kerry, James Garner who I am sure you know influenced the Firebirds chosen for the show. Clark Gable stands out to me because he was such a car guy. Someone needs to put a book together on his automotive life...
I know a couple other R107 SL owner's whose cars had been celeb owned. Seems like they all had one for nearly a 20 year stretch. One was discovered by reviewing papers that came with the car and was not a feature of the sale. Might have been Heather Locklear? Other than a few jokes (use your imagination) that's about all it added up to.
I would imagine many higher end collector cars pass through well known people all the time but it doesn't impact price. The universe of celebs I might pay a premium for is pretty small.
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Cleaned up nice John!
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@Ed Luddy that 81 is even the right color. And a really nice low mile car isn't ridicules price wise either as you point out..
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5 years on, same handle, an old friend goes to the rainbow bridge and we have a new buddy!!
She is even a 2x Hershey veteran! 👍😁🐕❤️
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73 does away with the cool but pesky wiper doors which didn't work on mine. Headlights would work if they felt like it...
Cool cars though imho. 😊
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6 hours ago, John Bloom said:
Steve, what was the driving experience with your 71?
John I was 22, 23 - I can tell you the tires broke loose nicely! It was tired. I would love to experience a clean well maintained C3. I like the early cars but always wanted a pace car or an 81, 82.
Your kids would love one! 😁
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Funny color is subjective. The green doesn't trip my trigger like Targa or mulsanne blue or steel cities grey but matching # 4 speed is nice since so many of these are running replacement engines.
Looks like a very nice C3. Wide price range on these 68 - 72 cars, convertibles do bring around a 20% or better premium.
Had a 71 visibility is much better top down.
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I like these more amd more. Color suits the car I think.
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Agree with Andrew on balance of the Clipper in a 4 door. Thos seems like a very good opportunity for someone.
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2 hours ago, Angelfish said:
I did join Benzworld and there is a tremendous amount of knowledge there. I’ve found the AACA to be a little friendlier overall and have had just as many questions answered here as by the Mercedes guys.
It only takes 12 to 18 months for them to warm up to you! 😁😁😁
I am hardly ever on BW anymore but if I am stuck, I search BW before I use the factory manuals I think I paid $250 for. The shop manual cd they used to pedal for these cars is useless btw. Not the actual content in the books...
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Fish, did you ever join R107 subforum on Benzworld? It may be the ideal place to enlist help here.
Plus the cast iron block cars have a couple different things to look for. The FI system on those is finnicky (D-jet?) which you probably already know. Metal timing chain giudes though - yeah!
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Fish you know I cannot help being stuck here in CT but...looks like your becoming an R107 collector! 👍😁
Clean looking SLC...
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Child's play compared to a sea of black vinyl on any given 60s convertible on a sunny July afternoon after shopping for an hour or two with mom..
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Oddly I saw a post on a Packard fb page last night. Guy purchased a Packard 6 engine and was looking for a car to put it in...
Ton O' work here but great bodystyle even on a 115.
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Color change also which may impact price. Orange on these actually works but given the choice I would prefer black. Paint and trim appear to be driver level but you wouldn't want to ignore at least some interior work.
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That's unfortunate. I know they were on the website not too long ago. Buried, but available. Maybe existing stock ran out.
Was pleased with the set we bought for the 39 120. A very high quality repro.
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Plus, 90% of early V8 guys will accept this car if your concerned about that aspect. Not like it is metallic green with seats from a van, ac and a corvette drivetrain.
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AJ I get it. A set of 5 rims for 40 in decent shape will run you around $100+ per easy at Hershey or through PAC classifieds. Or you stumble on a set if your lucky, for a "song". I do know 39 & 40 are different and you don't want "close enough" for that car.
If you can live with high quality repro the caps and rings are still available at Hirsch.
It will look really cool if you make that change.
Subject car, IMO is probably a bit high price wise. Academic for what you want to do but a lot of work to be done there.
If ypu found a 40 Su 8 sedan in sililar shape for $4 - 5k stuff it up at Tom's and have spare mechanicals.. Or stick on the blingy wheels and sell it for a profit to the bomb guys. 😁
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AJ for the record - assuming your looking to retire the WWW & chrome wires - not swapping! 😁😁
Have you hit David Flack or Dave Mitchell yet?
Bitten by the British car bug! Triumph TR6
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All Lucas, general quality jokes aside in the 5 or 6 years we had ours I had to replace thr alternator which happens, and nothing else electrical. Drove it all over New England and upstate NY. It was a really dependable car.
Guy who bought it did a full restoration and it came out really nice.
Once in a while a one owner car with very low miles will hit the market. Really, really good examples were around $20k not too long ago. I think they are a bit more now.