In a message dated 11/01/2002 9:09:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM writes:
> Ed, did you mean to post this to the list ? Those are good recommendations
> certainly, but let's tell the guy that's asking <g>
Yes I did mean to post it, ah duh...must have fell asleep at the keyboard.
Thanks, Ed
>
> FWIW, I also enjoyed Jonmac's In the Shadow of my Father, not because it
> said anything about the cars (it doesn't), but because of the picture it
> paints of Standard-Triumph. Not to mention that some of his stories are
> simply hilarious !
>
> Randall
>
> >> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Popnglo@aol.com [mailto:Popnglo@aol.com]
>> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 5:13 PM
>> To: Randall Young
>> Subject: Re: New owner - first TR3 questions
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/01/2002 10:42:20 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> ryoung@navcomtech.com writes:
>> >>> I also neglected to mention the 'bible' of TR2/3 restoration, Bill
>>> Piggott's
>>> "Original Triumph TR2/3/3A". This is not a "how-to" book, but rather a
>>> (nearly) complete description (with many high quality photos) of exactly
>>> how
>>> the car should look.
>>
>> I'd also suggest Piggott's book "Triumph by Name Triumph by Nature", and
>> "Triumph TR2/TR2 Gold Portfolio"-Brooklands Books,a compilation of road
>> tests and reports when the cars were young. Both give good background aas
>> to how the cars ran in their day when new. At least I enjoyed them. Not
>> specifically helpful on the maintenance, but if you were ever wondering if
>> the car is supposed to run that way ...
>> Ed (58 TR3A)
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