On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Ken Streeter wrote:
> ...no one source is adequate by itself. From what I've seen, the
> following
> are all helpful in a restoration (this is by no means a complete list,
> either...):
>
> 1) an email account, and subscription to "triumphs@autox.team.net"
> 2) a factory manual and owners handbook (or Bentley manual)
> 3) for a TR6, the two-volume Roadster Factory parts/assembly manual
> 4) local Triumph contacts through a club, such as a VTR chapter
> 5) as many period photos, sales brochures, ads, etc., as one can
> find, to get accurate photos of an original car.
Maybe not a complete list, but an excellent one. In many ways, the club
contacts (and, somewhat parallel to that, the collective wisdom of "SOL"
types) are likely to be the best sources of inspiration, detail,
encouragement, etc. -- the hobby equivalent of "street smarts" if you will.
> I think any Triumph can be a fun, good-handling, reliable car.
>
> --ken
> VTR WWW Maintainer -- http://www.vtr.org
> '74 TR6 Daily Driver)
>
> PS: Regarding that last comment I made: Well, maybe not a Herald...
> :-) :-) (Just seeing if Andy's reading...)
Ahem! ;-)
--Andy
Andrew Mace
10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Consultant
Vintage Triumph Register
amace@unix2.nysed.gov
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