It was that era of TR that greatly impressed me as a M/cyclist thinking of perhaps buying a sports car, I think it was the cut down doors that really captured my imagination. I ended up with a 9 Frog Eye Sprite in need of much repair as a first car and many decades passed before I finally was able to get into my own sports car with those wonderful cut down doors, in the form of my +8...

Wish you all the health wealth and happiness that your TR has the potential to provide...it looks to be a real beauty... drive