In a message dated 4/28/2002 10:30:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
PeterSchop@aol.com writes:
> I have another question concerning my coil. There was no coil on the engine
> when I got the car but there was a Lucas coil in the parts box. I know it's
>
> not the one that was on the car because it was too big to fit in the
> bracket
> on the side of the block. On the number on the bottom is:
>
> 12V
> SA12
> 45058L
> 73
>
Peter, what you've got is a genuine Lucas 12v Sports Coil, presumably with
the reddish "business" end, back when they still looked cool. (The modern
"gold-tone" Sports Coils just don't quite look right to me on the older
cars.)
--Andy
Andrew Mace, Vice President, Member Services
and 10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Vehicle Consultant
The Vintage Triumph Register <www.vtr.org>
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