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TR-6's. Love'm? Hate'm?

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#99 of 128 Re: Not that I'm an expert.... [Mr_Shiftright] by kyfdx HOST

Mar 19, 2011 (1:54 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 19, 2011 1:53 pm)
We really need our winking emotorcons back...

#100 of 128 how to mess up a TR6 in just a few short weeks! by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Mar 19, 2011 (2:58 pm)

So many TR6s, so few time:

 
I WANT THE STRIPES TO GO THIS WAY...NO, WAIT.....THAT WAY!
 

 
I REALLY WANTED A MUSTANG BUT....
 

 
I'LL JUST WELD THIS CHROME COFFEE TABLE TO THE FRONT, AND THEN.....

 
OH WHAT A GREAT COLOR FOR A BRITISH SPORTS CAR---AND I JUST LOVE WHAT YOU DID WITH THOSE WHEELS!!
 

 
THE LITTLE KNOWN TRIUMPH /SHELBY GT-350
 

#101 of 128 Re: how to mess up a TR6 in just a few short weeks! [Mr_Shiftright] by andys120

Mar 19, 2011 (7:18 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 19, 2011 2:58 pm)

  
I WANT THE STRIPES TO GO THIS WAY...NO, WAIT.....THAT WAY!
 
I don't like them either but I'm pretty sure those were factory OEM or dealer added. You have to remember it was the 70s, good taste was out!

#102 of 128 shiftright by marsha7

Mar 20, 2011 (5:54 am)

" In the same way that you don't put fuzzy dice on a Benz or rally lights on a Cadillac"
 
You don't spend much time in urban areas, do you???...wink, wink...

#103 of 128 Re: shiftright [marsha7] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Mar 20, 2011 (7:22 am)

Replying to: marsha7 (Mar 20, 2011 5:54 am)
Welllll....I'm not the Good Taste Police---I have no legal powers to stop this.

#104 of 128 Re: how to mess up a TR6 in just a few short weeks! [Mr_Shiftright] by omarman

Mar 20, 2011 (7:49 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 19, 2011 2:58 pm)
Wow, this topic became the "toy poodles wearing doll clothes" parade in just 11 pages. Some of those pics are neither love nor hate. Eww.
 
regarding that Triumph/Shelby "clone" ...wonder who signed the glove box on that project car? Carol Burnett? Reminds me of a mama's family quote which Andre posted one time: "What's your problem Eunice? You riding the cotton pony?"
 
It's as though the guy who built that clown car doesn't even get the joke. Parked at any car show it stinks up the whole event. Why even socialize with sports car lovers if you want to do that? Crazy.

#105 of 128 Re: how to mess up a TR6 in just a few short weeks! [omarman] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Mar 20, 2011 (7:57 am)

Replying to: omarman (Mar 20, 2011 7:49 am)
I see a lot of this---so now you know why I'm sensitive about it. I've been to hell and back. The hockey-puck stripes are harmless enough, no penalty---- but it's not easy for me to watch people *mutilate* nice TR6s in order to indulge in some kind of car fantasy gone horribly wrong.
 
I suppose people do this to TR6s for the same reason that people dress up in gorilla costumes and rant about things on YouTube--it attracts attention to themselves---and you know, in 2011 America, even unflattering attention is better than none at all.
 
I don't know WHY TR6s have been singled out for this torment. I mean, you rarely see TR3 Franken-steined, or Jaguar E-Types, or even Bugeye Sprites.
 
Yes, we see them with roll bars and air dams, but these are *raced* in SCCA or vintage events and look much as they might have when they first raced.
 
I have no problem with a TR6 modified expertly and genuinely, for vintage racing.
 

#106 of 128 Re: how to mess up a TR6 in just a few short weeks! [Mr_Shiftright] by andys120

Mar 20, 2011 (12:26 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 20, 2011 7:57 am)
I don't know WHY TR6s have been singled out for this torment. I mean, you rarely see TR3 Franken-steined, or Jaguar E-Types, or even Bugeye Sprites.
 
Thast's just it Shifty, TR6s just don't have the classic Brit roadster cachet of those cars you mentioned for several reasons.
 
-They aren't especially pretty
-They weren't good performers for their era
-They were inferior in many ways to their competition when new. When I decided to buy a new Fiat 124 Sport Spider/1600 in '71 I also considered a 240Z or a 914/4 but not a TR6 but I might have if they'd kept the nicer Michelotti bodies.
 
You see these cars as "cut-rate Healey 3000s" but to me they're more "shoulda got a 240Zs"

#107 of 128 Re: how to mess up a TR6 in just a few short weeks! [andys120] by parm

Mar 20, 2011 (9:13 pm)

Replying to: andys120 (Mar 20, 2011 12:26 pm)
You see these cars as "cut-rate Healey 3000s" but to me they're more "shoulda got a 240Zs"
 
Of course, the flaw in that logic is that a 240Z wasn't a convertible. So, if you wanted to drive topless, a 240Z wasn't even your radar back then.
 
I'll admit that some of the photos you posted are of modified TR6's that only their mothers could love. Having said that, the one with the multi-stripe treatment was a factory/dealer option as someone else mentioned. So, even though that's not my cup of tea either, that one can't be included in the clown car count.
 
I've joined the TR6/TR250 Car Club of America Club website where modifying these cars is widely accepted. Now, having said that, there are varying degrees of modification and most of the hard core owners don't stray too far from stock in terms of exterior cosmetics. But, modifications to the motor and chassis are pretty normal and these guys live and breathe these cars. So, if it's OK by them, I think that speaks volumes.
 
While a pure stock TR6 would make great subject material for a History Channel documentary, an all original TR6 is merely a to-be-modified car in waiting to a wide range of owners. As we've said with many domestic marques, it gets down to what you're after. If you're part of the lawn chair set at local car shows, then keeping a car alive with factory replacement parts is your bag. But, if you want to maximize your's and your car's quality of life, then you'll lean toward installing upgraded engine, cooling and chassis components when the original ones wear out or leave you stranded by the side of the road.
 
Personally, I'm looking for a TR6 that looks stock aside from perhaps an upgraded steering wheel and a "tasteful" set of wheels (yes, they do exist), but has some logical/rational upgrades under the hood and sheetmetal. Something like this . . . An ideal TR6 for me

#108 of 128 Re: how to mess up a TR6 in just a few short weeks! [parm] by andys120

Mar 20, 2011 (10:03 pm)

Replying to: parm (Mar 20, 2011 9:13 pm)
Something like this . . . An ideal TR6 for me
 
That one's not bad, nice colors inside and out, but I'm sure Mr.S would object to the gold painted wheel centers. That could be fixed with a can of spray paint. The luggage rack was a common acccessory back in the day.
 
I don't care for the four tail pipes. Those were trademarks of Ferraris from the beginning but now lately everyone's been copying them. IMO they're quite inappropriate for anything but a Ferrari.
 
Yes that includes you BMW M3 and Corvette!

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