Kevin and Dave ask...
. According to Andy Mace, the notable Triumph scholar ;-),
> three aluminum bodied cars were sent originally to this country. So
> assuming that these were neither the Nurburgring cars (which were
> obviously Europeans) nor the Revington cars (which are still in the
> motherland), then three aluminum-bodied American cars are still
> unaccounted for... Maybe someone with experience in the TR4 racing world
> can shed light here... Irv Manteno or John Lye for instance...
>
> >
> > Re. Those aluminium-body TR4 works rally cars. There was a photo of
two
> > lt. blue rally cars with surrey hard tops in Triumph World last year
taken
> > at a UK historic event. I can probably find it if anyone want more
info.
> > Is it possible they are the same cars?
> > -KevinO
>
Back in the olden days (say 67-68 or so), I lusted over what appeared to be
a works car just outside of Rochester NY. The car was an ugly light powder
blue and aluminum. The couple who owned it (she was an instructor at
Brockport NY (State univ ) at the time), drove the car for a few years in
the salty winters and it was definetly starting to show its age, when they
crashed it. At that time it had only become an interesting, albeit
"worthless" car, so when they wrecked it , I lost interest. The couple told
me at one time that it was indeed a factory works rallye car and they
seemed quite adamant about it, but hey...what do I know...
With 20/20 hindsight...
Nick in Nor Cal
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