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I=E2=80=99ll second Lyman! =C2=A0Takes a true Friend of Triumph to restore =
and run a car with that much story around it!
Dave Gott
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
On Monday, February 7, 2022, 12:22 AM, Shawn Frank via Fot <fot@autox.team.=
net> wrote:
I would like to nominate Lyman Scherer for inclusion into the FOT. Lyman ha=
s restored an interesting TR3 racer. It started life as an offroad racing m=
achine that was entered into the very first Mexican 1000 (1967), now called=
the NORRA Baja 1000. It failed to finish and was left where it broke in th=
e Mexican desert. It was rediscovered in 1998 by Alan Brickey, while workin=
g for Ivan Stewart's trophy truck efforts in=C2=A0the Baja 1000.=C2=A0
While camping between checkpoint locations, nature called and Alan happened=
upon the half buried, more than half gone TR3 that had been soaking up the=
desert sun for so=C2=A0many=C2=A0years. Alan brought the desert hulk back =
to the US, where he sold it to a gentleman that sold it to Lyman. Lyman reb=
uilt it with the help of a donor car and was able to enter it into the 50th=
anniversary Baja 1000 in 2017. He even contacted some of the names scribed=
on the side of what panels were left on the car and has tracked down a goo=
d amount of history on the car.
After the 50th anniversary Baja 1000 race, the car went on display at the P=
etersen Auto Museum in LA in their "Extreme Conditions" exhibit, where it s=
tayed until last year. Once back in Lyman's hands, he has converted it back=
to a road racer and wishes to join the Kastner Cup race in Pittsburgh. The=
car will be piloted by Dave Riddle.
Can I get a second?
Lyman Schererlymanazhd@yahoo.com
Shawn Frank
The Vintage Triumph Magazine - Editor VTR#94692North American Triumphs (FKA=
Spitfire & GT6 Magazine) - OwnerDes Moines Concours d'Elegance - Recruiter=
Continued Legacy Photo - OwnerIowa British Car ClubFriends of Triumph - Med=
iaDrive Away Cancer Iowa - Driver515-339-4228
'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV "Gertrude"'65 Triumph TR4A IRS "Johnny"__________=
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I=E2=80=99ll second Lyman! Takes a true Friend of Triumph to restore =
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dir=3D"ltr">I would like to nominate Lyman Scherer for inclusion into the =
FOT. Lyman has restored an interesting TR3 racer. It started life as an off=
road racing machine that was entered into the very first Mexican 1000 (1967=
), now called the NORRA Baja 1000. It failed to finish and was left where i=
t broke in the Mexican desert. It was rediscovered in 1998 by Alan Brickey,=
while working for Ivan Stewart's trophy truck efforts in the Baja 100=
0. <div><br></div><div>While camping between checkpoint locations, nat=
ure called and Alan happened upon the half buried, more than half gone TR3 =
that had been soaking up the desert sun for so many years. Alan b=
rought the desert hulk back to the US, where he sold it to a gentleman that=
sold it to Lyman. Lyman rebuilt it with the help of a donor car and was ab=
le to enter it into the 50th anniversary Baja 1000 in 2017. He even contact=
ed some of the names scribed on the side of what panels were left on the ca=
r and has tracked down a good amount of history on the car.<div><br></div><=
div>After the 50th anniversary Baja 1000 race, the car went on display at t=
he Petersen Auto Museum in LA in their "Extreme Conditions" exhibit, where =
it stayed until last year. Once back in Lyman's hands, he has converted it =
back to a road racer and wishes to join the Kastner Cup race in Pittsburgh.=
The car will be piloted by Dave Riddle.</div><div><br></div><div>Can I get=
a second?</div><div><br></div><div>Lyman Scherer</div><div><a rel=3D"nofol=
low noopener noreferrer" ymailto=3D"mailto:lymanazhd@yahoo.com"; target=3D"_=
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"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><b>Shawn Frank</b></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><div><i><div><br></div><div>The Vintage Triumph Magazine - Editor VTR=
#94692</div><div>North American Triumphs (FKA Spitfire & GT6 Magazine) =
- Owner</div><div>Des Moines Concours d'Elegance - Recruiter</div><div>Cont=
inued Legacy Photo - Owner</div><div>Iowa British Car Club</div><div>Friend=
s of Triumph - Media</div><div>Drive Away Cancer Iowa - Driver</div><div>51=
5-339-4228</div><div><br></div><div>'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV "Gertrude"</d=
iv><div>'65 Triumph TR4A IRS "Johnny"</div></i></div></div></div></div></di=
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