That looks a little banged up, but pretty solid. I've seen much worse. Heck, I've owned and driven much worse.
And the proper color too. Enjoy.
That looks a little banged up, but pretty solid. I've seen much worse. Heck, I've owned and driven much worse.
And the proper color too. Enjoy.
Very cool. A friend has been trying to get hers going again. A 1959 model that's been in her family since 1961 (grandmother, father and now her).
Dr. Hess said:Um... That's not a Spitfire.
Yea, I may have to change my name, but two Spitfires remain in the herd. Want to buy one?
JoeTR6 said:That looks a little banged up, but pretty solid. I've seen much worse. Heck, I've owned and driven much worse.
And the proper color too. Enjoy.
This car is a good 10 footer. Like many old Triumphs, this one may be a bit of a Franken3. But the interior is good compared to most of my cars. The goal right now is to get it running and drive th
e hell out of it.
And this was the money shot. This is what made it too good to walk away from. 
Wow, I don't even like those cars and I like that car!
I think it looks absolutely perfect as it sits. Get it running and stopping and just start enjoying it as is. I am jealous!
I'm not a patina guy, but I'd be off shopping for a corduroy jacket with elbow patches and a new pipe and I'd just drive it. That car oozes a certain kind of cool just how it sits.
My brother has one of these in parts under the shelf that holds his TR4a...
Your's looks like a very clean car.
Good deal.
Very very cool. Good score!
No. You done a great thing!!!!
I love how on GRM it was half in for the rollback, half in for the triumph.
Love that car as it sits - x100 on the build thread it.
In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :
Don't forget the cap.
Awesome score! Looks pretty solid too. Congratulations!
iceracer said:In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :
Don't forget the cap.
And to greet everyone with "I say old chap".
I'm 1000% in the drive it as is camp.
That is all kinds of cool! Besides whatever mechanical work it takes to be driveable, I think the only thing I'd do would be to make the top only semi-permeable in case of surprise rain.
Are there any other groups of cars that get counted using fractions like old British ones? I used to own 1 1/2 MG Midgets. 
Awesome find! That is really in great shape!
I like that A LOT. Nice fine.
spitfirebill said:Dr. Hess said:Um... That's not a Spitfire.
Yea, I may have to change my name, but two Spitfires remain in the herd. Want to buy one?
Do I look like I need another hole in my head?
I suggest Tr3Bill, pronounced "TreeBill." That one looks real clean. Bring it to our show this fall and it will fit right in.
Great minds are thinking alike. I’m going to do minor cosmetics and drive it. The front panel is black. I’m going to fix that and the spare tire door.
The tow truck was new. The driver was awesome. We pushed it out of the garage and had it on the truck in less than 10 minutes. Thanks to a previous thread here, I tipped him.
So do you know why it took the long nap? I see where the clockwork is out of the steering wheel hub. I hope you have the parts.
If the wiring is a mess, consider a Speedway universal 12 circuit harness for like $150 rather than mess with the Brit wires. No good ever came of bullet connectors and the original style stuff is expensive.
I imagine the path to waking this beauty will be much the same as what I recently did with a Healey 100-4 that had been asleep for a decade or more. Did a build thread on it https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/rumpelstiltskin-the-healey-100-4/131915/page1/ That was complete fuel system, complete brake system, a bit of wiring and a comprehensive tune-up.
Pete
In reply to NOHOME :
The owner had a brand new control for the steering wheel. That is supposedly why he parked it. Some of his story doesn’t add up, but he was a super nice guy. He wanted to sell as bad as I wanted to buy. This was exactly the situation I’ve been looking for for years. I went into this with my eyes wide open, expecting little. Another selling point was the gas tank was clean.
In reply to NOHOME :
The 100-4 is my favorite Healy. Nice score.
mazdeuce - Seth said:I'm not a patina guy, but I'd be off shopping for a corduroy jacket with elbow patches and a new pipe and I'd just drive it.
Corduroy!? Surely this is a tweed car, my good man!
Ransom said:mazdeuce - Seth said:I'm not a patina guy, but I'd be off shopping for a corduroy jacket with elbow patches and a new pipe and I'd just drive it.
Corduroy!? Surely this is a tweed car, my good man!
Tweed jacket with elbow patches, tweed cap, knit scarf.
In reply to spitfirebill :
Not mine. I come to the rescue of those in need to supplement the beer budget.
I love the Big Healeys as long as they belong to someone else.
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