13th Apr, 2011 14:45

The Pavilion Gardens

 
  Lot 59
 

1975 Triumph TR7 Rally Car


Lot details
Registration No: KDU487N
Chassis No: ACG18
Mot Expiry: April 2011

Though not one of the famous Works rally TR7s, `KDU 487N' does have the same `KDU' prefix to its registration number and is understood to have been used by Triumph to test their five-speed gearbox, which became standard-fit from mid-1976. Built in 1975 and originally Dark Green in colour, the car's first private owner was Ken Wood. After 11 events, Wood and co-driver Peter Brown apparently rolled on the Devilla stage of the Bank of Scotland Rally, necessitating a complete rebuild. Triumph's Competition Department evidently supplied a brand new `Rally TR8' bodyshell that had been specially created for the Works team by Safety Devices. It was seam-welded with a full cage secured to the screen pillars and roof panel and featured heavy-duty axle location brackets, Panhard rod tower, quick-lift jacking points and lightweight panels.

Following the re-shell, `KDU 487N' won its class on the Burmah and Trossachs rallies, and came 4th on the Bowmaker and 8th on the Galloway Hills events. From 12 outings in 1979, it won the Kingdom Stages rally outright, came 4th on the Bank of Scotland and Burmah rallies and achieved another class win on the Trossachs. The Triumph was first painted in its current Works livery in 1980 and resprayed again last year. The car is reportedly powered by a Don Moore 16-valve Dolomite Sprint unit, as supplied to the Works in 1975. It is mated to an LT77 five-speed, close-ratio Works gearbox. The remaining specification includes: a 4HA axle with limited slip differential and strengthened arms, fresh FIA compliant FT3 bag tank (with certificate), fully aeroquiped fuel system, up-to-date FIA competition seats/harnesses, plumbed-in electronic fire extinguisher system and heated windscreen. The brakes feature AP 4-pot calipers front/Girling 2-pot units rear. The handbrake is hydraulic and the pedal box is adjustable for bias. Struts and dampers are Bilstein, the anti-roll bar is heavy-duty with alloy mounting spacers. The steering rack is high-ratio.
 

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Auction: The Pavilion Gardens, 13th Apr, 2011

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