Subject: Re: [Fot] 1955 TR3 ARRC contender

From: dustin nicholson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 18:51:30 -0500

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Anyone have Tim Suddard=E2=80=99s email?

Considering my car was an =E2=80=9Calso ran=E2=80=9D in the championship ra=
ce that his Group 44 GT6 won, I figure he might have info or photos from th=
e race with my car in it=E2=80=A6 but trying to get his email off of the ma=
gazine website is harder than keeping a Porsche in your rearview mirror.

Thanks,
Dusty Nicholson

From: dustin nicholson
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:57 AM
To: dustin nicholson
Cc: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: 1955 TR3 ARRC contender

Thanks for all the responses. One of you knew Bill Boemler in the 80=E2=80=
=99s, The original racer, but didn=E2=80=99t know the car.

The question I=E2=80=99ve been asked most, what am I gonna do with it? I=E2=
=80=99m going racing! I=E2=80=99m going to preserve as much of the period l=
ook and set up as possible and run it in the historic group in CVAR in Texa=
s and future FoT events. I=E2=80=99m not going to restore it, just freshen =
the mechanical and safety bits. I=E2=80=99m even going to keep the awful pa=
int job that was literally put on with a brush. That=E2=80=99s character th=
at you can=E2=80=99t re-create.

And my apologies, the FOT that helped me is Jim Dooley, sorry for getting y=
our name wrong.

Dusty Nicholson=20

> On Jun 23, 2020, at 9:01 PM, dustin nicholson <[email-masked]>=
 wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BFAmici,
>=20
> Does anyone know this car? I bought it today in St. Louis and know a litt=
le bit of the history but I=E2=80=99m hoping someone on the list will remem=
ber it and can tell me more.
>=20
> It was very competitive in SCCA Midwest in the 60s and early 70s. Ran in =
the American Road Race of Champions (Runoffs) in 1966 at Riverside and agai=
n in 1969 at Daytona. That was the last year it was held at Daytona before =
moving to Road Atlanta. The car DNF=E2=80=99d after 14 laps with the 7th fa=
stest lap time. Pretty good for a 14-year-old car. The race and therefore c=
hampionship was won in 16 laps by the ex-Tim Suddard Group 44 GT6.
>=20
> Driver/builder/owner was Bill Boemler. No logbook remains. The only other=
 race I know of was at Garnett in 1972, but obviously it raced a lot more t=
han these three races that I know of. It=E2=80=99s believed to have stopped=
 racing around that 1972 race and has practically not been touched since. I=
t=E2=80=99s in rough shape but is a time capsule for how a car was prepped =
50 years ago. The car had the nickname =E2=80=9CThe Flying Bedstead=E2=80=
=9D due to its unique role bar.
>=20
> Attached is a photo of it at Daytona in 1969 and a photo of it now.
>=20
> Sidenote 1: The Vin number is the 15th TR3 and was likely made on the fir=
st day TR3=E2=80=99s went into production.
>=20
> Sidenote 2: The seller had a Triumph buddy with him today to help unload =
my FP spitfire that was part of the deal, and load up the TR3. That buddy t=
urned out to be FOT! Jeb from St. Louis with the beautiful white TR6 race c=
ar, thanks for your help today.
>=20
> Dusty Nicholson=20
>=20
>=20
>=20

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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Anyone have Tim Suddard=E2=80=99s em=
ail?</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Cons=
idering my car was an =E2=80=9Calso ran=E2=80=9D in the championship race t=
hat his Group 44 GT6 won, I figure he might have info or photos from the ra=
ce with my car in it=E2=80=A6 but trying to get his email off of the magazi=
ne website is harder than keeping a Porsche in your rearview mirror.</p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks,</p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal>Dusty Nicholson</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><=
/p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbs=
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rom: </b><a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">dustin nicholson</a><=
br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:57 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]">dustin nicholson</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re=
: 1955 TR3 ARRC contender</p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks for all the responses. One of you knew Bill B=
oemler in the 80=E2=80=99s, The original racer, but didn=E2=80=99t know the=
 car.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The=
 question I=E2=80=99ve been asked most, what am I gonna do with it? I=E2=80=
=99m going racing! I=E2=80=99m going to preserve as much of the period look=
 and set up as possible and run it in the historic group in CVAR in Texas a=
nd future FoT events. I=E2=80=99m not going to restore it, just freshen the=
 mechanical and safety bits. I=E2=80=99m even going to keep the awful paint=
 job that was literally put on with a brush. That=E2=80=99s character that =
you can=E2=80=99t re-create.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal>And my apologies, the FOT that helped me is Jim Dooley,=
 sorry for getting your name wrong.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Dusty Nicholson </p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&n=
bsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&gt; On Jun 23, 2020, at 9:01 PM, dustin=
 nicholson &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
>&gt; </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&gt; =EF=BB=BFAmici,</p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
>&gt; </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&gt; Does anyone know this car? I bought it =
today in St. Louis and know a little bit of the history but I=E2=80=99m hop=
ing someone on the list will remember it and can tell me more.</p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&gt; It was very competitive in =
SCCA Midwest in the 60s and early 70s. Ran in the American Road Race of Cha=
mpions (Runoffs) in 1966 at Riverside and again in 1969 at Daytona. That wa=
s the last year it was held at Daytona before moving to Road Atlanta. The c=
ar DNF=E2=80=99d after 14 laps with the 7th fastest lap time. Pretty good f=
or a 14-year-old car. The race and therefore championship was won in 16 lap=
s by the ex-Tim Suddard Group 44 GT6.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&gt; </p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal>&gt; Driver/builder/owner was Bill Boemler. No logbook rem=
ains. The only other race I know of was at Garnett in 1972, but obviously i=
t raced a lot more than these three races that I know of. It=E2=80=99s beli=
eved to have stopped racing around that 1972 race and has practically not b=
een touched since. It=E2=80=99s in rough shape but is a time capsule for ho=
w a car was prepped 50 years ago. The car had the nickname =E2=80=9CThe Fly=
ing Bedstead=E2=80=9D due to its unique role bar.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&=
gt; </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&gt; Attached is a photo of it at Daytona in 1=
969 and a photo of it now.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=3DMsoN=
ormal>&gt; Sidenote 1: The Vin number is the 15th TR3 and was likely made o=
n the first day TR3=E2=80=99s went into production.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
>&gt; </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&gt; Sidenote 2: The seller had a Triumph bu=
ddy with him today to help unload my FP spitfire that was part of the deal,=
 and load up the TR3. That buddy turned out to be FOT! Jeb from St. Louis w=
ith the beautiful white TR6 race car, thanks for your help today.</p><p cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal>&gt; </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&gt; Dusty Nicholson </p><p cl=
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