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Re: I'm putting a Ford 302 V8 in my TR3 like Paul and Tom . . .

To: John Herrera <jrherrera90@hotmail.com>, zoboherald@aol.com,
Subject: Re: I'm putting a Ford 302 V8 in my TR3 like Paul and Tom . . .
From: Raymond Hatfield <iron_horse819@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:18:38 -0700 (PDT)
--- John Herrera <jrherrera90@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Jim Booth put a Triumph 2000 automatic transmission and hand controls in 
> Olga, present TRA President John Warfield's old TR3 so he could drive it. I 
> seem to remember that it went in fairly easily and the result looked great. 
> It was judged in Concours de Elegance and the judges agreed to overlook the 
> tranny. It won Best of Show at TRA. The installation looked so good it 
> fooled lots of lookers; "I didn't know an automatic was a factory option!" 
> "Oh yes, it was."
> 
> John sold the car and it was converted back to a manual trans. It's now in 
> Pennsylvania I think.
> 

I remember Triumph World did a spread on a TR6 that had been converted to auto
- I think it was a BW, but wouldn't swear to it

Raymond


        
                
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