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I'm back to owning a British car after about a half-century interlude. While attending high school in Colorado, I drove a '59 TR3 purchased with money earned working for the local veterinarian before and after school, and on Saturdays. The TR ran dependably winter or summer, although when the starter went out, I had to crank it from the front with my textbooks propped on the throttle, resulting in a mad dash back to the cockpit before the engine over-revved.
In 1968, I drove it to Haight-Ashbury to see what was 'happening', and while returning from the city to my camp on Mt. Tamalpais, an American sedan full of college students rounded a corner in my lane and totaled me. Amazingly, I wasn't injured despite finding the right fender mirror fifty feet beyond the crash site. Stranded in SF, I found another TR3 for the paltry money from the insurance company, and struggled home with the replacement TR running on 3 cylinders by the time I cleared the bay area. A long 1200 miles at 30 mph.
My brother and I also owned a 1955 Austin Healey 100-4, and numerous British motorcycles.
I'm a retired contractor and tool junkie, have built houses and boats and restored many different bikes and cars. Am also a lot older and stiffer and less prone to lay on a concrete floor, but sometimes what must be, must be.
The '72 lived in AZ and all the topside rubber bits needed replacement as well as dash, etc., so it has a nearly new interior. The driver side A-arm mount was broken, and has been welded. New shocks and springs all around. Radiator cleaned at local shop and electric fuel pump and electric fan installed by me. It came with dual Weber DGV's and electronic ignition - not entirely sold on the Webers and still trying to dial it in. Compression 150 on all 6 plus/or/minus a few psi. Front suspension needs new bushings etc. New or rebuilt brakes all around with silicone fluid. And so on - a bunch of stuff I can't remember at the moment. Trying to diagnose a squeak from the differential area right now, and about to replace engine, tranny, and rear end fluids.
That's my story. Looking forward to visiting with fellow owners!
In 1968, I drove it to Haight-Ashbury to see what was 'happening', and while returning from the city to my camp on Mt. Tamalpais, an American sedan full of college students rounded a corner in my lane and totaled me. Amazingly, I wasn't injured despite finding the right fender mirror fifty feet beyond the crash site. Stranded in SF, I found another TR3 for the paltry money from the insurance company, and struggled home with the replacement TR running on 3 cylinders by the time I cleared the bay area. A long 1200 miles at 30 mph.
My brother and I also owned a 1955 Austin Healey 100-4, and numerous British motorcycles.
I'm a retired contractor and tool junkie, have built houses and boats and restored many different bikes and cars. Am also a lot older and stiffer and less prone to lay on a concrete floor, but sometimes what must be, must be.
The '72 lived in AZ and all the topside rubber bits needed replacement as well as dash, etc., so it has a nearly new interior. The driver side A-arm mount was broken, and has been welded. New shocks and springs all around. Radiator cleaned at local shop and electric fuel pump and electric fan installed by me. It came with dual Weber DGV's and electronic ignition - not entirely sold on the Webers and still trying to dial it in. Compression 150 on all 6 plus/or/minus a few psi. Front suspension needs new bushings etc. New or rebuilt brakes all around with silicone fluid. And so on - a bunch of stuff I can't remember at the moment. Trying to diagnose a squeak from the differential area right now, and about to replace engine, tranny, and rear end fluids.
That's my story. Looking forward to visiting with fellow owners!
