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Where has this century Gone!

To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Where has this century Gone!
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:01:33 -0700
Along with the '72 GT6 I just acquired, I got a box of books and
catalogs.  Among them was a couple of J.C. Whitney catalogs that date
back to 1965 and 1966.

Looking through the '65 one I find:

Complete Chevy V-8 (265 ci) for $125.00)
Triumph Carburetors for TR2, 3 and 4's for $38.95 ea.  (Herald carbs for
$29.50 ea.)
Triumph TR2 Complete rear end with axles for $70.00 ((Herald for $75.00)
Water Pump repair kits for TR2, 3, 4's for $10.25. (complete pumps for
$15.50)
Generators for TR2, 3, 4 and Renown for $15.95
Spitfire front muffler $3.98
Spitfire Rear Muffler w/ tailpipe $3.98
Spitfire lead pipe $3.98
Spitfire connecting pipe $2.49
  (add it up, Complete Spit exhaust system for Less than 15 bucks)
Shock Absorbers for all Triumphs to '65-  Piston type $4.95 ea. Lever
type $32.18 es.
One piece fiberglass front ends for all Sprite and Midgets $149.95.
Convertible tops for all 50's and early 60's Triumphs (the best quality)
$38.95
Tonneau covers like the tops $28.95)
Side curtains $28.95/set

Maybe I should have pigeonholed a few hundred of these items back then
and now I'd be sitting on a gold mine.  (A rotten gold mine in some
cases, but a gold mine none the less)

Regards,
Joe Curry
-- 
"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
 -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer


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