A 1974 Triumph Toledo, fitted with an injected two litre Vauxhall Carlton SRi engine, driving through a Vauxhall Omega gearbox. Finished in Carmine Red, and sitting on MGF wheels. Not to be taken on lightly.
This takes me back. I had a 1974 Toledo as my first car, in the early 90s; it had been my mother's, and originally came from William Lewis in Shrewsbury - OUX 780M? I think, so not so far from this one's origins. Much less common than the Spitfire, and a bit less racy, more solid. The steering wheel seemed huge, and I can still remember how it felt in my hands. There was a choke lever to be pulled out, which seems incredibly archaic now - and lovely wooden dashboard. Rust finished it off in the end, in 1996. Proper cars, those....
A 1974 Triumph Toledo, fitted with an injected two litre Vauxhall Carlton SRi engine, driving through a Vauxhall Omega gearbox. Finished in Carmine Red, and sitting on MGF wheels. Not to be taken on lightly.
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This takes me back. I had a 1974 Toledo as my first car, in the early 90s; it had been my mother's, and originally came from William Lewis in Shrewsbury - OUX 780M? I think, so not so far from this one's origins. Much less common than the Spitfire, and a bit less racy, more solid. The steering wheel seemed huge, and I can still remember how it felt in my hands. There was a choke lever to be pulled out, which seems incredibly archaic now - and lovely wooden dashboard. Rust finished it off in the end, in 1996. Proper cars, those....
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