From memory, ( I might be wrong) I think the TR7 maybe one of the BL firsts with side impact bars in the doors. I really enjoyed owning my 2 DHC's, the lowered TR7 V8 had a better stance and look to it and was more fun in the twisty bits as a result. Bearing in mind this engineering is about 50 years old, in a cash stricken BL with massive industrial unrest, imagine what they could have produced given the right resources and a peaceful industrial landscape. We often sell BL products short when in reality, some were more stylistically advanced compared to Ford, Vauxhall products of the day.
Best of all it doesn't feel that you are driving a car engineered in the 70's and its a massive improvement over the antiquated MG products and the previous TR range and I loved my MG Midgets, I went from a Midget into the TR7 and never looked back.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 30/10/23 11:02 AM.
