Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 09:21:00 -0800
From: James Sudduth <james.sudduth@autodesk.com>
Subject: Re: I'm back!
I'd like to second that. I drove my '74 TR6 to Triumphest back in September,
1300 miles each way, with no problems. I cruised it easily on the freeway
but up in the mountains the smooth, twisty roads were just too tempting not
to drive as fast as I could, so it wasn't like I babied the car all the way
there and back. And I've been driving it since then without having done any
follow-up work except for replacing the plugs. Love 'em, drive 'em, that's
what they're for.
Jim Sudduth
jims@autodesk.com
'74 TR6 CF20076U
Berkeley, CA USA
>Thanks for the travelogue; no mechanical problems ? Not that I'd expect
>any. New LBC owners, take note! These cars are not inherently fragile.
>Yes, Dan is a real mechanic with years of experience -- but this should
>show that with some preventive maintenance and a thorough checkout, you
>can hit the road with reasonable confidence, considering the age of our
>Objects of Affection. Sometimes you can even push the margins and still
>get lucky - or at least get home. I drove a TR that still had the orig-
>inal 28-yr-old barber-striped hoses on it from Dayton to Indy, around the
>Speedway track, and back home -- with Wifey along ! (and a tow bar in
>the trunk, just in case !! plus the usual duct tape, baling wire, tools,
>RTV rubber, good spare & jack, etc etc.).
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