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    Welcome to the New and Improved British Car Forum 

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    Published on 11-22-2012 02:28 PM
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    Welcome to the new British Car Forum. This page is the British Car Forum Articles page and is what is called a "Content Management System" (CMS). This area can always be accessed by clicking on the "Articles" Tab in the main navigation bar. This is a place where I, and in certain sections, you as members, can post articles (with images) and even videos. Here's a quick guide of the different areas of this page.

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    RESTORING A VINTAGE BLUEMEL STEERING WHEEL 

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    Published on 07-09-2019 04:06 PM

    RESTORING A VINTAGE BLUEMEL STEERING WHEEL

    Standard Triumph like many other LBC manufacturers utilized steering wheels manufactured by Bluemel Brothers Ltd. of Wolston, Coventry.
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    Do you own a German Exported Austin Healey? 

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    Published on 05-07-2019 07:41 PM

    I own a German exported 1963 AH and am looking for others that might own one. In particular I need to find out exactly where the wiper switch should be located. On mine it is located on the left side of the dash near the top. I have struggled to place ...
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    SU H6 Carburetor Will Not Decelerate 

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    I have a 1962 Triumph TR3B with SU H6 carbs. After a recent disassembly, cleaning and reassembly of the carbs the RPM would not return to idle after a load. It continued at an accelerated rate whether under load or at a stop - racing. Only by "goosing" the throttle with ...
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    Britain on the Green - April 28, 2019 

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    Published on 01-02-2019 09:54 AM

    The Capital Triumph Register is proud to announce that the 22nd annual Britain on the Green (BOG) will be held at historic Gunston Hall, the colonial home of patriot George Mason, on April 28, 2019. ...
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    Matching Funds for Healey Museum Donations 

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    Some of you may already be aware that the Healey Museum in The Netherlands recently issued an invitation to Healey clubs to participate in a new fundraising effort to support its long-term future. For a yearly contribution of $5,000-10,000, a club achieves status as ...
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    USS SeaHorse SSN 669 incident 

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    Seahorse, SSN 669.
    Late 73 but most likely early 74.

    Two others recollections at the bottom.

    Wrote this afterwards.





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    TR7/8 Door stuck shut. 

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    I've worked on a lot of British cars over the last 40 years but the frustration of a door that won't open past the safety latch had me scratching my head. The problem was the door would latch and lock ...
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    My Healey Story, 40 Years On 

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    40 years ago yesterday, my dad bought the BJ8. He had caught the Austin Healey bug while at the University of Buffalo in the mid-1950’s when one of his fraternity brothers gave him a ride in his 100. ...
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    Summer 1969 

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    Published on 12-23-2017 06:36 PM

    Summer 1969


    I returned from RVN in mid June of 1969; dazed of course, cold; Missoula has much cooler summers then “there,” no car; I had Dad sell my 1957 Ford Convertible, no girl friend; having received the Dear John the previous year. I decided before returning I needed to buy a Triumph TR4. ...
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