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2003 TF 160, Oxford leather seats, red interior, 17" MGRover wheels. TT 'quiet' exhaust, Viper air filter, Z&F chipped, 85th anniversary suspension set up- Bilsteins etc, brake-stiffener bracket.

A beautiful example.

Nice colour combination

mgtfbluestreak wrote: wrote:

Nice colour combination

The roof seems to match with the interior. Got any pics with the roof down please?

Not too much detail, I'm afraid, but taken outside William Morris, Lord Nuffiel'ds house.

Great looking car, and quite a rarity. We are jealous!

Great colour

ZR wheels?

SR or ST I believe, but it is the powder-coating that makes a big difference as it shows off the sculptural details of the spokes, which don't show up so well in silver, looks a different wheel. And it is the wheels that make a huge difference to the 'presence' of the car. I didn't realise how much bigger a 17" wheel was until we swapped them over, and now the 16" look too small to me. I have since blocked out the silver surround to the MG badges and added rim protectors in black, which all adds to the look.

It came with a black interior and I bought a dodgy car for its interior, just as well as the engine emptied its water a few miles from home. It came with red seats so got some money back on those and other bits we stripped before getting the remains collected. The all-red wheel came off the TF that was totalled by a sweet lady driver.

I've got a spare pair of red leather seats now with MG badge embroidered on the backrsest - must've cost a fortune as they are punched leather - as the car came with the black Oxford leather and they are too nice to give up! I've also got another red hood off a bloke in a carpark near Northampton - took me hundreds of hours to scrape off the 'restorer' he had used, which made a nice black gloop all over it - a scalpel and ten blades was the answer - and it has the full HRW so it may just go back on the car's original frame when there is time.

I would like to TF200 it if possible - I have the side vents but the bonnet seems a big job (anyone got one or a chap to make one?) and the rear spoiler would need to be made up. I wouldn't mind a turbo or twin-turbo either - 350 bhp anyone?

I forgot to mention the SEAT splitter, which finishes the front off nicely, although a bit low for a certain Adam's driveway entrance!

Very partial to silver and red for some reason 😁