Morning,
>>Wasn't Triumphs Only a spin-off from Triumph Specialty?
>I don't believe so, but Triumph Specialty is gone (Fortunately or
>unfortunately depending on your viewpoint, Triumphs Only is still
>around). I heard that an English or Australian company came in and bought
>the entire shop. Just recently I called a local wrecker to see if a
>junked spit was still around and he informed that an Englishman came and
>took the whole car back to the motherland. Also, my brother-in-law told
>me that his favorite brit yard in southern cal was purchase lock, stock
>and barrel by Australians.
>At this rate, there will be no cars or parts left in the U.S.! Undue
>panic, or justified concern? You decide.
Simple answer, don't scrap so many of the poor little things :-)
Ocassionally, I see a picture in an English Classic mag of a U.S scrapyard with
various TR's, Spit's, Jag's etc in it, that is something you'd NEVER see in
England, maybe the odd Spitfire, but NEVER car's like TR's E-types etc. They
just do not get scrapped anymore, broken for spares maybe, but the whole car
never ends up in a scrapyard. There are various traders here that specialise in
importing U.S cars for breaking(parting out), but alot of the time the cost is
exhorbitant, ie, Spitfire bonnets cost around 300-350 pounds, then you have to
change the wings or plate up the holes if you don't want marker lights, a NEW
heritage bonnet is 'only' 500 pounds ready to fit and paint, whereas alot of
the U.S stuff I've seen is covered in small (or large) dents, presumably from
shipping. Another factor is aswell as availability, is cost, whereas you seem
to pay around $1000 for a rough TR6, we would have to pay approx 2500
pounds($3000+) for a very rotten English spec car.
Anyway, sorry that you are getting all you resto/parts/good cars poached by
various countries, although I am in no way even remotely responsible...:-)
Rich
England - where the beer is warm(If you like that(I don't)), the cars are
dear(and rotten), but the spares are cheap(per) :-)
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