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[aaronjb]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4R0sb4K4kU

9.6s standing quarter is his fastest time..  There's a slow-mo video of one launch that shows him doing at least the 60' on three wheels as it twists the nearside front off the road..

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Clearly not running the the elderly 1.8 litre 'B' series lump.

Even 200 BHP superbikes struggle to break ten second for the quarter.

[aaronjb]

Indeed not

600hp from a supercharged, nitrous injected Rover V8 that started out 3.9L and is now 4.8L, so I'm told..

[Varche]

I would like to see it go around corners. A to B was fast though

My recollections were they are not that good!

[chrisgixer]

Auto box

[Kevin Wood]

What I find remarkable is not that the engine and transmission can haul its' @rse up the strip that quick, but that they managed to stop the BL bits of the car falling apart in the process.

[AndyRoid]

Even 200 BHP superbikes struggle to break ten second for the quarter.

Andy Frost does it in 6.9 in a Vauxhall Victor, and in his first run even gives his competitor a 2½ second head start and still beats him to the finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPiHk8CaNg

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Even 200 BHP superbikes struggle to break ten second for the quarter.

Andy Frost does it in 6.9 in a Vauxhall Victor, and in his first run even gives his competitor a 2½ second head start and still beats him to the finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPiHk8CaNg

...and a terminal speed of well over 218 MPH

A Veyron Supersport takes a tardy 22.6 seconds to reach the double ton.....Macca F1....28 seconds.

[omega3000]

What I find remarkable is not that the engine and transmission can haul its' @rse up the strip that quick, but that they managed to stop the BL bits of the car falling apart in the process.

 

And i was thinking of buying a TR7 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

What I find remarkable is not that the engine and transmission can haul its' @rse up the strip that quick, but that they managed to stop the BL bits of the car falling apart in the process.

 

And i was thinking of buying a TR7 

TR5.....TR6.... Proper British sports cars.

TR7........only hairdressers and poofter's need apply.

[omega3000]

Tr7 with V8 conversion 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Tr7 with V8 conversion 

The power unit just about saves it.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Tr7 with V8 conversion 

Is that a TR8?

[05omegav6]

Tr7 with V8 conversion 

Is that a TR8?

The factory ones were, but most are 'aftermarket'...

[dbug]

V8 converted TR7s are quite cheap, but a genuine factory TR8 - thats a different matter.

Better off with a proper TR though - a good 4A will set you back about £12-£15K, a good 5 around  £25K, and a decent 6 anything from £5K (late carb model) to £20K for an early PI.  You may well get cheaper than these prices but caveat emptor