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Registration No. 7 VC
Commission No. CT 5581 O
Engine No.
CT 5682 E
First registered 27
March 1962
The specification of 7VC is intended to be similar to the
works cars (3, 4, 5 & 6 VC) as they were from the Tulip Rally in April 1963 through to their
last event in the UK in November that year, the RAC Rally. Externally, the cars in this specification were distinguished
from the earlier events by having three auxiliary lamps - two Lucas 700's and a single 576 mounted centrally on
the bonnet. They ran on twin Weber 45 DCOE carburettors and had a number of other homologated performance improvements.
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| 3 VC in the Alpine Rally, June 1963 |
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| 4 VC as Course Car on the Manx Trophy Rally, 1963 |
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| 4 VC at the start of the Spa-Sofia-Liege Rally, August 1963 |
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| 6 VC on the RAC Rally, November 1963 |
7VC also has some modern refinements and safety features,
but only where permitted by historic rally regulations - the car still qualifies as a 1962 TR4 historic rally car.
Chassis
Body
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seam-welded
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steel panels
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T45 full roll cage
and matching long-range fuel tank
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original aluminium backlight & centre section,
glass rear window
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all seams sealed, all body panels & cavities
Waxoyled
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“long”
bulge bonnet as works cars, quick-release catches
- front wing air vents
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heater inlet air scoop
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works-type lamp bar
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all fuel lines and brake pipes routed inside vehicle
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aluminium fire wall behind rear trim panel
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black vinyl panels on doors for rally numbers
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laminated screen
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chrome “bullet” type door mirrors
Suspension
Wheels & tyres
Engine
- Weber 45 DCOE carburettors
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TriumphTune inlet manifolds
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twin throttle cables
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secondary throttle return spring
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Pipercross cold air box and external cone filter
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cylinderhead gas-flowed
and polished, unleaded valve seats
- tubular manifold and rally exhaust system with skid plates
on silencer boxes
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standard crank shaft
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rear main oil seal conversion
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forged 87mm pistons
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Piper 3TR camshaft
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spin-on oil filter
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thin fanbelt conversion
- later type radiator without header tank extension
- electric cooling fan
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oil cooler
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oil catch tank (for crank and rocker cover
breathers)
Drive Train
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uprated clutch
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competition-spec overdrive
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standard differential (4.1:1 ratio)
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overdrive switch on gearknob
Brakes
Interior - all interior trim as standard (blue), except:
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dashboard covered in black vynide
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Ridgard rally seats
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Luke GM4 harnesses
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Moto-Lita 14” steering wheel
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fire extinguisher
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overhead map/storage pockets
Electrical
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hand-made wiring loom – 6 relays, 4 Lucas fuse boxes
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alternator conversion
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interior battery master switch
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twin SU fuel pump,
switchable
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refurbished 25D4 distributor, vacuum advance disconnected
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standard ignition/points
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twin Lucas Sports coils – mounted
on l/h inner wheel arch
- twin air horns on l/h inner wheel
arch
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exterior lighting:
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halogen bulbs in all lamps
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Lucas SFT700’s on lamp bar, switchable
with headlights
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centre Lucas WLR576 lamp mounted on bonnet,
switchable with main beam
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Lucas WFT576 reversing lamp
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instrumentation as standard
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Lucas SPB160 horn button on passenger side
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headlamp flasher switch on dash
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Avanti map reading lamp
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Halda Twinmaster TWM1 (metal case)
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4 x P lights for stopwatches to right of Halda
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Hella-type auxiliary
power sockets in engine bay, boot and behind dash
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additional Lucas fuse
box behind dash for auxiliary instrument power (Halda, P lights, compass,
map light)
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cagelight power at
base of cage by B-post
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