----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Brewer" <bbrewer@lightspeed.net>
To: "John & Pat Donnelly" <pdonnel1@san.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 4:53 AM
Subject: Re: A TR4A Headlight on a Volvo!
> Hey John,
> We have a P1800 in the Bakersfield British Car Club. It is a '65,
> meaning that it was assembled in Sweden (the originals were made by
Jensen).
> Even being assembled in Sweden, the body was still made by "Pressed Steel"
> in Scotland. It has a Laycock de Normanville overdrive, SU carbs, Lucas
> electrics, British gauges and various other British fittings.
> Most of the club members are dumbfounded until they open the hood or
> look at the dash. The P1800 is begrudgingly welcome at the club and
events.
> I doubt that it would be welcome at a British Car Show.
>
> Bill Brewer
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John & Pat Donnelly" <pdonnel1@san.rr.com>
> To: "triumphmail" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 8:50 PM
> Subject: A TR4A Headlight on a Volvo!
>
>
> >
> > List,
> > My teenage son was going a little too fast in our '71 Volvo P1800 (you
> > know, the Saint's car), spun out in the rain and broke the right front
> > headlight assy. After looking at it closely, it turns out it's a Lucas
> > unit, and is a 99.9% match to what's on my TR4A! Chrome trim, can,
> > gasket, adjusters, everything. Wow! And, are you ready for this ...
> > the wire harness colors (sic) are an exact match!
> >
> > And guess what, it's was just the excuse I needed to order a new one
> > for my 4A (Moss ,, are you listening?) that's going thru a complete
> > redo right now. So now our Volvo has a TR4A headlamp assembly.
> >
> > As I recall the Volvo 1800 was originally a LBC in the early 1960's,
> > and uses lots of Lucas parts, as well as Smiths and Jaegar gauges. All
> > the trim panels and hardware are British.
> >
> > I wonder if anybody would object if I brought the P1800 to the next
> > LBC meet?
> >
> > John in San Diego
> > '67 TR4A
> > '71 P1800E
> >
> >
>
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