Someone was talking about their TR-250 and how they thought it had the
original redlines from 1968. Not that I'm doubting the writer about his car
or anything, but don't ya'll think 28,000 miles is an awfully small amout for
a car that is 27 years old?
I mean, It wouldn't take that long at all for the original owner to rack up
that many miles. Sure you hear stories of people who bought their wives
cars, the wife didn't like it and left it in the garage or the barn most of
the time.
Even if the car did sit forever, someone went to the trouble to re-paint the
car, obviously someone cared enough about it to paint it, don't you think
they'd drive it too.
Please don't take this as an attack on the 250 owner. I'd love to see his
car and investigate it some too. Looking in all the weird places for
evidence of repair and originality. That's loads of fun.
Are there any slueths out there that might have some ideas to help figue out
if some of these old TR's have 30 or 130 thousand miles. I'm thinking of
checking something like suspension or something. 30K wouldn't wear it out,
but 130K definitely would.
Any theories . .
Scott Tilton
In Richmond VA
With a TR-4 whose history is quite a mystery. A real Franken-TR. (Wish I
could think of cool names for my cars like Frankensprite, Kermit, and The
Green Man.)
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