Ray Jones, TR-Register member: 1980 Rover Group BRG metallic Triumph TR7 DHC. This car was originally exported to the Isle of Man when new and was brought back to mainland England in 1995 where the engine and many body panels were replaced by the previous owner. Ray believes this Canley built car to be one of the oldest surviving convertible TR7’s.

Dave Kirby, Orlando FL: Mine is hardly an original TR7. It is an evolution of several cars of several manufacturers. I have only owned it for 6 months or so and most of the cosmetic changes occured before I owned it. Following is a list of modifications:

Front and rear bumpers from a mid sized Chevy...Corsica??
Body kit from who knows where.....possibly custom
Inside carpet from a home improvement store
Seats from a mid 90's Saturn
Radiator from a Chrysler New Yorker
A/C condensing coil from a Toyota Supra
Close ratio power steering rack from a Mazda RX7
16" aftermarket rims (not shown in photo) modified to fit
Yokohama 225/40/R16 stickey tires (also not shown in photo)
'89 mustang 5.0 litre High Output engine (somewhere near 260 HP)
Brake master and booster from Ford Escort

Chris and Elona Brown, Isle of Man, TR7-TR8.com member: This is my wife’s 1980 DHC TR7 (TPADJ7AT). Supplied by S&S a couple of years or so ago we thought it deserved a treat for this summer, so here it is with freshly installed V8 conversion by S&S. Currently a standard 3.5 on SUs, it will soon be sporting a new hat courtesy of Messrs Holley and Offenhauser.

Jeremy and Angela Whitehead, Atlanta Georgia, TR7-TR8.com members, TR8 Car Club of America and Georgia Triumph Association members: The photos below are of my 10,000 original mile 1980 TR8. The wheels are 15" custom order pannasports shod with Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. The front brakes have been upgraded with aluminum Wilwood 4 piston calipers, vented rotors and Kevlar brake pads. Suspension consists of uprated sway bars mounted in poly bushings, SPAX adjustable shocks and all rubber bushings replaced with poly. Engine is 100% stock and retains all emissions equipment due to Georgia state law which requires all vehicles under the age of 25 to have their emissions tested yearly. VIN # is TPVDV 8AT21 3805, Paint Code: HAF, Trim Code: RAG

The photos of the yellow coupe are of my wife Angela's TR8 prototype FHC. The car was manufactured in February 1977 and has VIN# ACN 0003UA and was hence the third TR8 made. It is also the first TR8 to ever have an automatic transmission. The car was originally owned by Jaguar-Rover-Triumph and used as a test bed at the Leonia, NJ facility where it was driven by various members of the Triumph management team. A log was kept (I have it on good authority that the logs are no longer in existence) of these early pre-production coupes and notes were made on what to fix and change on the production models. 33,617 Miles were racked up in testing before JRT sold the car off to Doug Gutekunst on October 29th, 1980. As the car did not meet either 1980 emissions or crash test standards, the car was sold with the stipulation that it be used for racing purposes only. Fortunately, the car was never converted to racing trim and remains much as it did when built. The car has the factory green check interior and as near as can be figured, was the car photographed for the interior shot in the rare 1978 TR8 brochure that was never officially released. Doug and his wife kept the car until late last year when they sold it to a broker who sold it to me on Ebay. The car now has just over 50,000 miles and regularly gets driven to club events and afternoon jaunts.

Jean-Guy Lussier, Quebec, Canada: Hi to you all. I have included a pic of my TR7 so you can judge how I take care of it. It sure would be nice to wear your Tshirt at the next meeting of "Le Rendez-Vous des Anglaises" british car club here in Quebec Canada. You have one of the best site for Triumph cars and very easy to use. I will visit it often and hope one day to visit your country and really feel the English driving. Here are some pics of my TR7, some taken this fall near Montreal. The car is a 1980 built in Canley in september 1979.

Matthew Taylor, Brisbane Queensland, Australia: Like my 81' DHC? Its won a few TSOA concourses down here in Oz - its totally rot free and has never ever been driven on a salty road. I know how they rot - when I was 21 I had one as my first car whilst I was still living in Yorkshire - it dissolved!

(CLICK HERE to read the full spec on Matthew's 7)

John Ewers, Essex, UK: The car was originally made for the american market as a lhd. Made in Sept 1979 at Canley, Coventry imported back to UK approx 1999, converted back to rhd at great expense and resprayed red from russet brown. Owner then traded in for a Toyota, sad, then guy I got it from bought it at auction for about £1800. He lives in Troon Scotland, about 420 miles from me in Essex. Saw the car on ebay so flew up to look and bought it. Had new interior already in it as i assume the Californian sun rotted it. Cannot find any filler or rot anywhere, good eh.

Joel English, Belfast, Northern Ireland: Thought you might be interested in this photo of my TR7 V8 which I used in the late 80's.  I still own the car and am thinking of resurrecting it for a few sprints next year. Fair bit of work to do, my car has been laid up since 1990, albeit in a dry shed.  I would like to do a bare shell restoration, but just at the moment I dont have the time or space.  That photo was its first competitive outing at Glenariff in about 1986.  Each year it got a bit faster and eventually ended up with a 4.5 V8 by Rovercraft, producing 360 bhp, ex works close ratio box etc etc.  Got me a second in class at Croft hillclimb and was nipping at the heels of the top runners back then such as Fred Crawford and Dennis Bickerstaff, but I was usually a couple of seconds off the 6R4.  Some day I'll bring it back to life, But at the moment I am committed in other areas on motorsport.    When I do I may need a bit of help in sourcing a few bits of trim etc, although essentially the car just needs stripping, some minor rust attention and a repaint to return it to glory. 

Danny Stroud, Scotland, TSSC member: My car is a 1980 fhc in brooklands green, I restored it myself and have kept it original. The car did not cost me a lot, only a case of Tennants lager and four Nissan Micra hub caps, buy the way the hub caps belonged to a friend.