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for the british car owners.
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Yep, that was about right. After my first Triumph I should have learned, but I bought two more...
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Why do the British drink warm beer? Because they have Lucas refrigerators.
Toggle switches in British cars have 2 positions: off & off.
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the only thing missing was the electron smoke
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That was worth it!
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i can practically smell burnt wire. Laughing out loud, here.
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02-26-2010, 08:04 PM
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A reality check for me. I was thinking about my two Austin Healey 100-4's and '59 TR3 from long ago and getting all nostalgic. Started looking at pics of the '54/'55 MG TF1500's thinking it might be cool to have one to tool around in. Maybe not.
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As a counterpoint, I never had a speck of electrical trouble with my 72 TR6, which was my daily driver for 3 years, 1981-1983.
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ive put probably 40,000 miles on my TR4 in the last 10 years.....only issue has been a generator and voltage regulator going out. ...and believe it or not, the local NAPA had them in stock. fixed same day!
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Back in the early '60's we had a '54 MG-TF that had regular generator problems( my fault). Fortunately they were available for less than $20.00 at the Main Sears store in Philadelphia.
Best, Tom
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Best thing I ever did for my '73 TR6 was install a Crane optical electronic ignition, and a Hitachi alternator for a Nissan truck.
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I had a TR4..
correction.. it had me.. moved on to a Z.. wish I had kept it.. Rika |
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I learned how to drive on a '75 Triumph TR6. That was a very cool little car and had a nice sound. The horn has a wimpy sound when it worked. The signals worked well when they wanted to.
Now I have my new MINI. I hope some of the German pedigree wore off on it.
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I owned 2 TR's; a 4 and a 250. The electrical wasn't really the biggest problem, the biggest problem was that both of them were old British cars, whose useful life was really over. Fun, but I was just a kid and couldn't afford either of them. (but I did get to experience the joys of pulling a tranny out of the cockpit of the '4 to replace the clutch! Good times!)
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Got owned by a 72 TR6.
Joesph Lucas' last words: "Never drive at night"
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