Hi Frank
Just looked at the pics, looks like a good find. Do you keep the Licence
DORETTI or do you get a new licence? (don't know how your system works, does
the vehicle get the plate for life, Does each owner have to re-apply for the
licence, is it different state to state?) I like the polished deflectors?
behind the rear wheels.
This looks like a nice honest car, nothing hidden by a shiny respray!
Good luck with it.
Graham,
1967 1300 FWD
1968 2000 Saloon
1972 2.5PI Saloon
1974 Sprinted Dolomite 1850
1975 Toledo in restoration!
http://www.triumph-iw.co.uk
http://www.mickdolphin.co.uk Spares Supplier.
Ps If you load cars onto a trailer attached to your car/truck they do tend
to follow you home. ;-)
Subject: Look what followed me home! It's a cousin of the TR2!
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| Along with our '59 TR3A we now have a 1954 Swallow Doretti in the garage!
| It's the 20th Doretti built (of something like only 276 total
manufactured.)
| I'm going to be very busy finding out all I can about this car - but the
| included "Instruction Book" has entries that show we are the third owners.
| The car was made by The Swallow Coachbuilding Co. Ltd., The Airport,
| Walsall, Staffordshire. It uses the running gear from the TR2, but the
body
| is a tubular steel frame with an aluminum skin.
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| Check out the pictures at:
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| http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=956578&a=12122685&f=0&vt=vp
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| I plan on getting it running but leaving it basically untouched for the
near
| future. Tomorrow I start inventorying the spare parts that came with it
and
| cleaning the car.
| The thing is really a time machine - unchanged right out of the fifties.
|
| And the fun continues!
| Frank
| '54 Swallow Doretti #1020
| '59 Triumph TR3A #TS55223L
| '71 BMW 2002
| '51 International Cub tractor
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