Did the TR5 meet Canadian emission standards of the time? I bought my
TR250 on European delivery and had to have a special EPA form stating
that it met US emission standards in order to register it in the US.
Larry Young
On 1/10/2013 11:04 PM, David Fidler wrote:
> Quite a few exist in NA, but as far as I know, only the few (I think it was 3)
> sold in Canada arrived here unregistered new. Of course some US and Canadian
> armed forces guys bought TR5s while they were stationed in Europe and shipped
> over when they came home, so there are probably a lot more here than we think.
> I see them on eBay frOm time to time.
>
> I don't know where the Canadian fives ended up or if they're still on the
> road, but I'll ask our guy (he's also our historian, so if anyone knows, he
> will).
>
> Best regards,
>
> David.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 2013-01-10, at 11:27 PM, Jody Kerr <jodyfkerr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I met th fellow who lives in New Mexico and owns a proper TR5. When I
>> asked he said there were 17 of them in the US.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Dave More <tr6@lbcs.ca> wrote:
>>> Ya got me! So "officially" there were no Tr5's sold in North America other
>>> than those admitted due to bureaucratic bungling? :)
>>>
>>> Is there any record of where those TR5's ended up, and if they're still
>>> active?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2013-01-10, at 12:59 PM, "David Fidler" <DJFidler@rogers.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry to correct you Dave, I know of a few TR5s that were sold new in
>>>> Toronto through Sportscars Unlimited. They were shipped here in error
> and,
>>>> rather than take them back, BL said sell 'em! One of our TTC members is
> the
>>>> guy who sold them.
>>>>
>>>> Fid.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: 6pack-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On
>>>> Behalf Of Dave More
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 6:23 PM
>>>> To: Timothy Holbrook
>>>> Cc: 6Pack List
>>>> Subject: Re: [6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250
>>>>
>>>> Canada, like the US, received the TR250. No TR5's were sold as new in
> North
>>>> America.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2012-12-26, at 4:18 PM, Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Trying to figure out a piece of Triumph trivia with my Dad...did the
>>>>> Canadian market get the TR5, or the TR250? Online references about the
>>>> TR250
>>>>> are somewhat contradictory/vague, sometimes saying that the 250 was for
>>>> the
>>>> US
>>>>> market, other times stating it was the North American market. What's
> the
>>>>> word?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Tim
>>>>>
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