Airfix Triumph TR7

[patw]

Produced in 1979 this kit I bought as an already started a few months ago. The instructions were yellowed instead of white, the decals had to have two coats of clear gloss enamel to save them and the kit had been started badly. It came in red plastic but the surface was bad so after research I painted it gloss white after three coats of white undercoat/matt, to stop the Red bleeding through. Although the white versions in the day had different markings I trimmed up the standard ones and kept my fingers crossed that they came out OK! You'll notice that I'm shaky round window rubbers and the front orange indicators (shaky hands).



The original box art, although mine was damaged.














The steering was broken so I used small alloy tube to correct it.

[41chevy]

Nice build of what I feel is a cool sportscar. Don't see the cars or the kits here in the states

[patw]

Thanks 41chevy. I think Monogram made one version of this in white but that was some time ago.

[hobbybobby]

Well built, Pat, I like it!



The Triumph TR7 is actually a very small car, it has an overall length of 160 inches (406 cm), width of 66 inches (168 cm), wheelbase of 85 inches (216 cm) and height of 49.5 inches (126 cm), the coupé has a kerbside weight of 2205 pounds (1000 kg).

The interesting thing about this car is, that it was launched in the United States in January 1975, with its UK home market debut in May 1976.

The UK launch was delayed at least twice, because of high demand for the vehicle in the US, with final sales of new TR7s continuing into 1982.

[patw]

Yes your right hobbybobby, it had just enough room for two as long as you breathed in to get in and out, starting with an under powered 2 litre 4 cylinder engine and had an engine re-plant with a Rover/Buick 3.5 litre V8 for rallying. It didn't last long in our climate as it rusted away quickly! There was also a greater need for saloon cars, mostly 4 doors to carry a family around.