Bill and List-
That TR5 is Charles Runyan's car (TRF proprietor).
I had the chance to drive it on Saturday from TRF to the Drive-In. As you
might expect, the car was very tight. What impressed me the most though was
the additional "spirit" of a PI (Petrol Injection) car. I have a 71 TR6 that
is a new restoration, so the suspension is as tight and as new as Charles';
however, the acceleration of the 6 is nothing like the response of the PI TR5!
After saying all that, I can rebuild the carbs on my car or send them off and
have them back inside 2 weeks for around $300. I can only imagine what it
would cost to sort out the PI if problems develop.
Hope this helps.
Steve Thornton
Bowling Green, KY
In a message dated 99-08-09 09:28:56 EDT, bill@cs.uofs.edu writes:
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One curiosity though. In front of the Coventry Inn was a TR5 that
had 2500 on the side and PI on the back. I have never seen one of
these before. But when I was in Europe, I had a friend with a
Triumph 2.5PI. We always used to wonder about taking a TR6 or TR250
and putting the engine, trans and diff from the PI into it. If I
understand what I saw (unfortunately, this car must be someones
transportation and wasn't in the show, so the hood was down and I
didn't get to see the engine) Triumph actually sold a car that was
exactly this. Can anyone (like it's owner!) verify this to satisfy
my curiosity??
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