My Triumph Acclaim Avon Turbo!

[sierraman]

Phwoar!!! There’s a lot of animosity towards the Acclaim sometimes but in hindsight it was probably one of the best cars BL made in the sense that it just worked. You have to wonder what the Montego would have been like if they’d based it on the Accord. 

[Agila]

I have a somewhat irrational hatred of these. 

1. The woman who ran off with my Dad when I was 3 had one. 

2. Together they had a son called Alex  (which is basically the reg of your car) 

I can see the funny ironic side of this now. (37 years later #not bitter) 

In fairness yours looks lovely. 

[PiperCub]

Another one for me to file under 'Never knew they even existed'. 

 

Reggo is from Norwich as my old GT185 was CEX and that was first reg'd in 'Narrch'.

[stuboy]

blimey never heard of a turbo acclaim

[Tadhg Tiogar]

15 hours ago, stuboy said:

blimey never heard of a turbo acclaim

You have now!

Three grand on top of the basic car price, though......

[lesapandre]

On 4/4/2020 at 10:12 AM, GrahamR said:

Yes, 13" Kiwi Lineas. I've found a set. Just waiting on delivery. It was first registered in Norwich (Harry R. Fisk Ltd). Still retains the original number plates and rear window sticker.

 

Info on Fisk's garage.

http://vitessesteve.blogspot.com/2016/04/harry-r-fisk-and-kitchen-bros-triumph.html?m=1

The archive from Fisk's Garage is now in the local record office - which is probably based in Norwich. Give them a call they may have records relating to the sale of the car.

[GrahamR]

Gave all the Turbo components an inital clean today

[GrahamR]

5 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Info on Fisk's garage.

http://vitessesteve.blogspot.com/2016/04/harry-r-fisk-and-kitchen-bros-triumph.html?m=1

The archive from Fisk's Garage is now in the local record office - which is probably based in Norwich. Give them a call they may have records relating to the sale of the car.

I have a fairly comprehensive history file. There was only a father and then his son that owned it before me.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 minutes ago, GrahamR said:

Gave all the Turbo components an inital clean today

At least Turbo Technics are still around - maybe they could rebuild that turbo unit?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I wonder what the difference is between those carbs and the ordinary ones? I reckon those will be the trickiest bit of getting this lot running again. If the turbo spins over smoothly its good to go. S'pose you ought to check the actuator is OK too and that it opnes at roughly the right pressure, but even if it doesnt thats easily fixed.

[somewhatfoolish]

Blow-through carbs are witchcraft frankly; best not to think about it too hard, just service them and bung it all back on. WCPGW? Keihin do make pretty good carbs though.

[KruJoe]

On 4/4/2020 at 11:14 AM, Dick Longbridge said:

Near as dammit Metro Pepperpots aren't they? 

They do look the same, but Metro ones were 12". 

[greengartside]

Saw this on eBay and thought of this thread.

GEN-U-WHINE Harry Fiske keyring.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164192803761

[lisbon_road]

I remember the Acclaim as a great car.  Didn't go too rusty, by the standards of the time at least.

[Cavboy80]

On 4/4/2020 at 10:12 AM, GrahamR said:

Yes, 13" Kiwi Lineas. I've found a set. Just waiting on delivery. It was first registered in Norwich (Harry R. Fisk Ltd). Still retains the original number plates and rear window sticker.

 

Harry R Fisk was the BL dealer in Stoke Holy Cross just outside Norwich. 

Sadly it's gone to be replaced by a few houses. 

[GrahamR]

A few more jobs finished incuding alloys and boot badges & decals

 

 

[catsinthewelder]

I saw this in Welshpool about 5 years ago, didn't know they were a thing at the time and just assumed it'd been barried.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Any updates on this one? 

[cort1977]

Just realised that @GrahamR or his brother live near me.  I have had a chat with them once or twice when I have seen them working on various cars - they have some cool stuff - various 300ZX and a V8 cortina.

If I see them about I will say we're asking about the Acclaim.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Now for sale sans MOT as spotted in the ebay thread:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275607469522?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=0jw_UTNQSb-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=FV05_6LQQo2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[grogee]

I had a (non-Avon) Acclaim, it was my 2nd car. In Oporto Red. 

All you L/HL/HLS peasants - OUT OF MY WAY! Mine was a CD. Headlamp squirters, electric windows, deep-pile* velour, digital clock... The list is endless*.

The Honda bits were good. But it was a bit under-radiatored and kettled itself a couple of times. I do hope Avon upped the rad size a bit for the snail-equipped version.

Brakes were crap, but so was everything else from 1984. It wasn't very good round the corners but then it came after a Mini.

Most of all I remember it being about 7/8ths scale of Real Car. It was pretty tiny inside. Somehow four of us and camping gear went to Glasto in it once; the bootlid was held shut with a bungee cord.

 

[RoadworkUK]

I had an Acclaim HL as my first car. ELR 90 Y. Champagne (beige) in livery, and hilariously capable on an Essex backroad in third gear. Had an indicated ton out of it on my last day of ownership.

I always chastise myself for not having dubbed it the Critical Acclaim.