I have been in and out of performance cars all my life. At one point or another, I have had a '57 Dodge (325 cu in HEMI), 1964 Olds 442, 1965/1966/1969/1991 Mustangs, Nissan 350Z and I currently have a 2014 Corvette Z51 but through all of these runs the thread of a greater passion; English roadsters.
In high school I had a 1958 Triumph TR3. In college I had a 1962 TR4 that my room mate totaled. I replaced it with a 1964 TR4 that I drove until I was drafted into the Army. After a tour in Viet Nam I came back to a 1971 Triumph TR6 (loaded: AM/FM radio, overdrive, factory hard top). I drove it until 1975 when I went to my local Lotus dealer to see when deliveries of the new Esprit were expected. The Lotus dealer was also a TVR dealer and there on the floor was a new unsold 1974 2500M. And the rest, as they say is history. I bought it and drove it on week-ends and in auto crosses/gymkhanas until 1989 when I put it storage.
I began a full "frame-off" restoration of it in 2017, after I retired, and completed it 3 years to day later. I was planning and active schedule of east coast shows in 2020 but COVID shut that down. Hoping for a better 2012 and a chance to get out and around.
In high school I had a 1958 Triumph TR3. In college I had a 1962 TR4 that my room mate totaled. I replaced it with a 1964 TR4 that I drove until I was drafted into the Army. After a tour in Viet Nam I came back to a 1971 Triumph TR6 (loaded: AM/FM radio, overdrive, factory hard top). I drove it until 1975 when I went to my local Lotus dealer to see when deliveries of the new Esprit were expected. The Lotus dealer was also a TVR dealer and there on the floor was a new unsold 1974 2500M. And the rest, as they say is history. I bought it and drove it on week-ends and in auto crosses/gymkhanas until 1989 when I put it storage.
I began a full "frame-off" restoration of it in 2017, after I retired, and completed it 3 years to day later. I was planning and active schedule of east coast shows in 2020 but COVID shut that down. Hoping for a better 2012 and a chance to get out and around.