On Thu, 18 May 2000 erl@unix.mail.virginia.edu wrote:
> Not a Triumph, but what do you think the Sunbean Tiger was? An Alpine
> where the pathetic little 4-banger got lost, and a very nice Ford 289
> found a very, very nice home!
True, but only for the last 500+ of the over 7000 Tigers. The rest of them
came originally with the 260 cid engine.
> Same with the famous (infamous?!) Cobra.
> An AC Bristol, with a very stout frame!
Do you mean the Bristol-powered AC Ace?
Both the Tiger and Cobra, of course, were engineered largely by Carroll
Shelby; neither car has anything to do with the original question, which
was:
> > > Has anybody seen other engines/gearboxes in a TR3a?
:-)
--Andy
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