I'm in the middle of my TR4 race car restoration and am in need of a couple
of body pieces to finish the exterior. I'm looking for a good early TR4
grille and upper valence. I have a new lower valence to go on but would
like to get a decent upper one.
There is a 6 week delivery on a new piece from TRF. Everything else is
painted beautiful bright red, and I'd rather not wait that long to finish
the exterior.
Let me know if anybody has one at a reasonable price.
Thanks,
Jim Lee
L
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To: fot-digest@autox.team.net <fot-digest@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2000 10:13 AM
Subject: fot-digest V1 #190
>
>fot-digest Thursday, October 19 2000 Volume 01 : Number 190
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>
>
> Re: Triumph historical comedy
[BillDentin@aol.com]
> Fw: Triumph historical comedy ["Paul Richardson"
<Paul-Richardson@cyberwa]
> Re: Triumph historical comedy
[Rosspemlee@aol.com]
> Re: Fw: Triumph historical comedy ["michael l. cook"
<mlcooknj@bellatlant]
> Question from Doug Ross ["Paul Richardson"
<Paul-Richardson@cyberware.co.]
> Re: Fw: Triumph historical comedy [""
<greenman62@hotmail.com>]
> San Diego Triumpest - FOT Meet after Kas Presentation.
[EISANDIEGO@aol.c]
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>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 09:21:29 EDT
>From: BillDentin@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Triumph historical comedy
>
>In a message dated 10/18/2000 6:12:06 AM Central Daylight Time,
>Paul-Richardson@cyberware.co.uk writes:
>
><< One of the characters in my dad's first Le Mans Team of 1955 was Les
> Brooke. Now I dont' know how many of you have seen the film of the 1955 Le
> Mans race, but Les figured strongly in it. 'Brooky' first appeared in the
> film in a long shot at Tertre Rouge corner - He was just behind the cloud
> of dust and sand that went up as he shot off the circuit and 'planted' his
> TR on top of the sandbank.
> >>
>
>Ah yes!
>
>I know that picture well. And Les's car #29 is why we run #29 on Ole
>Blue...not to mention neither Les nor I have missed many meals, and we have
>similar body structures.
>
>Bill Dentinger
>
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>
>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 18:15:39 +0100
>From: "Paul Richardson" <Paul-Richardson@cyberware.co.uk>
>Subject: Fw: Triumph historical comedy
>
>Bill Damdinger wrote
>
>> not to mention neither Les (Brooke Le Mans driver 1955) nor I have missed
>many meals, and we have
>> similar body structures.
>>
>> Bill Dentinger
>
>From what I remember of Les you were indeed very similar in stature and
>character Bill. - Funny but the colour of your TR 'old blue' is almost
>exactly like the colour of one of Les Brooks's eyes. Yes!! Les had one
>blue eye and one brown - He took great delight in closing first one eye and
>then the other during serious conversations with people - most
>disconcerting. He also kept a special eye patch for party occasions. He
>would put the patch one eye for an hour, and then put it over the other eye
>for the next hour or so etc.etc. People who didn't know him would never
>dare ask the question, but usually went home very confused and thinking
>they were a damn sight more pissed than they actually were.
>
>Best wishes
>Paul
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:23:28 EDT
>From: Rosspemlee@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Triumph historical comedy
>
>Paul,
>Iv'e seen this film and read the story many times. What I don't understand
is
>what possesed him to remove the trans. tunnel? Even on a race car this
takes
>considerable time and some kind of a wrench or at least a pair of pliers.
>Wonderful story in any case !
>Doug Ross
>Rosebud Racecar
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 23:43:46 -0400
>From: "michael l. cook" <mlcooknj@bellatlantic.net>
>Subject: Re: Fw: Triumph historical comedy
>
>I could not resist more comments on the SCCA races at Reading airport. I
don't
>think I actually got lost on the circuit but there were a couple of places
>where you had to know the directions before hand.
>
> Coming off the runway portion on the farthest-away part of the track,
you
>travelled a hundred yards or so on a taxiway which came to a T junction
with a
>Stop sign! Other than ignoring the sign, you had to decide whether to turn
left
>or right which, on my first lap of practice with no other cars in sight,
was a
>puzzle. I went right which proved to be correct. Later, during the race,
Ken
>Slagle blew the engine in his TR just as he arrived at the Stop sign and
the
>car remained there for the duration, at a dead stop.
>
>You could be pardoned for having trouble finding your way because your
brains
>were scrambled. At one or two points, the circuit went across the runway.
On
>either side of the runways was a shallow drainage channel, perhaps ten feet
>wide and six inches deep. You did not lift off the throttle for these. The
>sides were tapered but the effect, in a VERY stiff TR3 was to crash into
the
>middle of the channel and launch out the far side, landing on all four
wheels
>about ten feet onto the runway and then repeat the whole thing on the far
side.
>20 laps or so of that could chip teeth.
>
>Off the runways, the track ran down through some outbuildings and old
barracks
>on a surface so rough that I had trouble hanging on to the wheel when
reaching
>for the OD switch. Again, this terminated at a T junction with a huge oak
tree
>directly opposite. It was turn right after HARD braking. There were a lot
of
>scars on the oak tree.
>
>Accelerating out of the pit lane for another practice session, I had just
>shifted into 3rd when the world in front of me turned metallic blue as the
hood
>flew up. It snapped the hinges, hit me a good one on top of the helmet and
did
>a flat spin across the track at about helmet level. Henry Hemmen who was
just
>behind me at speed in a TR4, was able to duck before being decapitated.
>
>I had forgotten to secure the hood pins. I have never forgotten since.
>
>Mike Cook
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:03:42 +0100
>From: "Paul Richardson" <Paul-Richardson@cyberware.co.uk>
>Subject: Question from Doug Ross
>
>Hi Doug and FOTers
>
>Doug Ross asked why Les Brooke used the tranny cover to dig his TR out of
>the sand at Tertre Rouge. He used it initially because he had no other
>digging equipment and he did not spot the spade sticking in the sand
>several yards away for some time. The cars carried a small tool kit, so he
>doubtless removed the cover with a screwdriver.
>
>- - Funny but the marshals didn't point Les towards the spade - there were
>French cars in the race weren't there !!!!???? Apparently, if a French car
>went into the sand anywhere at Le Mans in those days - spades seemed to
>sprout out of the ground all around them like mini forests.
>
>Best wishes
>Paul
>
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>
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:06:55 GMT
>From: "" <greenman62@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Fw: Triumph historical comedy
>
>>From: "michael l. cook" <mlcooknj@bellatlantic.net>
>>Reply-To: "michael l. cook" <mlcooknj@bellatlantic.net>
>>To: Paul Richardson <Paul-Richardson@cyberware.co.uk>
>>CC: fot@autox.team.net
>>Subject: Re: Fw: Triumph historical comedy
>>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 23:43:46 -0400
>>
>>I could not resist more comments on the SCCA races at Reading airport. I
>>don't
>>think I actually got lost on the circuit but there were a couple of places
>>where you had to know the directions before hand.
>>
>
> Oddly enough, my memories of Reading were that of a spectator...
> I lived about an hour away near Philly. For a high school kid I
> always relished the afternoons spent at either the hill climbs or
> the races. My most vivid memory at the "ANG Base" was watching a
> Mini Cooper shed a rear wheel right in front of me... What was
> memorable was the driver finished the race! I don't think that
> guy could have gotten away with it today...
>
>Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
>
>That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
>
>
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>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:11:48 EDT
>From: EISANDIEGO@aol.com
>Subject: San Diego Triumpest - FOT Meet after Kas Presentation.
>
>Fellow FOTers
>
> I have only heard from two FOTers (not including Kas) who will be at
the
>San Diego Triumpest. The current plans are to get together informally
>immediately after Kas's question and answer session at the front of the
room.
>I have not heard from Kas as to whether he has previous plans or will be
>joining us.
>
> No formal plan, just to have an informal get together - perhaps
grabbing
>a bite to eat. I do not think that for such a small group there is a need
to
>have reservations. But if there are more people who want to join us, we
might
>want to have a reservation. If you are planning on joining us, please let
us
>know.
>
> At this point, there is no FOT group plan for going over to the vintage
>races. Future FOTers Jasmine (3 yrs) and Laith Perket (1.5 years) are going
>with me to the races. Son Laith has shown a preference for large transport
>trucks over the race cars. Jasmine prefers the red cars (when you have a
>daughter, you start understanding your wife so much better).
>
>Regards, Cary Perket
>
>
>
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