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Re: Preserving vs. Improving

To: "Clark A. Wiedmann" <cwiedman@shaysnet.com>
Subject: Re: Preserving vs. Improving
From: Charles Lattimer <lattimer@tenet.edu>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 11:43:02 -0600 (CST)
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
 

On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Clark A. Wiedmann wrote:

> I have a Triumph 3A that has been in the family for over 35 years.  It was
> driven until it was about four years old, then stored in warm dry garages in
> California ever since.  I'm planning to move the car to Massachusetts this
> spring and start restoring/fixing it.
> 
> I have a philosophical question for the group.  This car is unusually
> unaltered from its state as it came from the factory.  What approach should
> I take?  Should I (a) try to preserve as much as possible of the original
> parts and paint, (b) restore it to the condition it was in when it left the
> factory, or (c) use the car as a base and add nifty modern parts to make it
> a fun, racy, driveable car?
> 
> 
I second Andy Mace's opinion.

Chuck Lattimer
'66 TR4A IRS
Brownsville, TX


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