Now you'd better drill out that hole again! ;)
~Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jack W. Drews
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:17 AM
> To: n197tr4@cs.com; kas kastner; trhouse@greenapple.com;
> fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] GOOD HISTORICAL NEWS
>
> As you may all recall, Keith Files of the UK purchased a Triumph TR4
> to go racing in the USA. Joe Alexander found a car for him in
> Connecticut, previously owned by Larry Rossi. The car had been a race
> car from new.
>
> The paperwork that came with the car indicated that it was purchased
> by Jim Spencer from a holding company in 1963. Spencer was a driver
> for Kastner in the 60's, including Sebring. The records from Heritage
> showed that it was delivered to L. A. Sportscars, the source of all
> of Kas' cars, at the right time for this to be true. We hoped that
> this was a genuine Sebring car and kept looking for the missing link
> that would prove it.
>
> We attempted to make the final connection, with help from friends on
> the FOT and Triumph lists. Then Kas found a photograph of the
> underhood area of those cars. It clearly showed that the oil cooler
> line ran across the inner LH fender and was secured by an Audel clamp
> bolted to the inner fender. Alas, no hole in this car. Disappointment.
>
> Last night, however, with the owner Keith Files and Jon Wood here,
> getting ready for MOTRAH at Road America, Jon examined the fender
> more closely. There HAD BEEN a hole there, in exactly the right spot,
> and it had been welded and ground off. This isn't apparent in the
> engine compartment, but is obvious inside the wheel well, where the
> welder didn't take as much care in grinding off the weld.
>
> BINGO! This made the little hairs on the back of my neck stand right
> straight up.
>
> We feel that this find, along with the paper trail, indicates that
> Keith's car really is one of the actual Sebring cars raced by the
> Kastner team at Sebring! Congratulations, Keith, and thanks to all
> who helped with this search.
>
> uncle jack
>
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