Shame about the TR7. Politically motivated solution to a problem that didn't exist. Then the fact that wedges date more than any other shape...... TVR wedge anybody????
Don't be too harsh on the live axle and drums though Howard. Rear discs look fab, and there will be some on here like me who have contemplated changing, but it would really be a cosmetic/vanity fix for the road. On such a light car the drums work well enough at the rear, and provide a good handbrake. An independant rear end on such a flexible chassis would (I suspect)cause more problems than it's worth. If it was fixed to a tubular subframe (like the MGB IRS) with coilovers I doubt there would be much of a weight saving, and really the charm of the trad is that it's a trad, and provides a 30's motoring experience.
I wonder what Chapman would have made of the MX5 and the comparison to the Elan - which was a masterpiece in its time.
