- 1. [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: Anthony Cascio <allegrorover@mac.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:48:21 -0500
- If anyone is interested in my 2 cents worth, my feeling is I worked pretty hard, (as I am sure everyone else has as well) to complete a restoration on my 3A, even though I didn't intend to go that fa
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- 2. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:58:11 EDT
- The trophy's that we get are to me recognition for all the effort and time that we put into these little buggers. Tony, Just for discussion purposes, I would estimate that between TRA, VTR, TRiumpfes
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- 3. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:49:59 -0700
- Well, say what you like, but I'm personally not the least bit interested in being judged for being "correct". Driving and enjoying the car is my reward. I had actually weakened; was thinking of maki
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- 4. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: "Oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:37:11 -0500
- i think its a matter of degree. most of us would love to win an award. but are we willing to put in the time, $$, and prep time at meets for it? not gonna happen. ____________________________________
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- 5. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: "Geo Hahn" <ahwahnee18@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:53:09 -0700
- My beef with trophies & awards is more with the local generic car shows. These are fun and I enjoy seeing everything from brass-era to hot rods, but they spend so much money on elaborate trophies and
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- 6. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:07:37 -0700
- Quoth Randall : It's come to my attention that some are misinterpreting what I meant to say here ... My point, as always, is that it's YOUR car, it should please YOU. If being "correct" is what you e
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- 7. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:33:26 EDT
- These are fun and I enjoy seeing everything from brass-era to hot rods, but they spend so much money on elaborate trophies and significant cash prizes that they have to charge a $40 entry fee per car
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- 8. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:56:28 EDT
- Now tell me people don't _______________________________________________ Please understand for me it has never been just the show thing. My Showroom Stock cars never win at local British Car Shows fo
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- 9. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Labuz <yellowtr@adelphia.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:41:06 -0400
- I entered a local car show last summer with my 4 and lost to a very nice 63 Porsche, a not so nice 59 VW bug (painted with a brush) and in 2nd place was a 95 Nissan! Last show I will enter! Now, I j
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- 10. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:53:40 +0000
- I know that one. Everybody had, or knows someone who had, a TR4. Often I hear stories of someone they knew who brought one back when they returned from being with the US military in Germany. -- Phil
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- 11. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:41:04 EDT
- I have attended car shows since 1986. It took me a while to figure out how they work. I have judged,I have won a few,and I have lost a lot more! I have shown Triumphs, Chrysler letter cars, and Stags
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- 12. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:25:56 +0100
- Well, Mike, the Stag I'll be driving across the US and Canada will certainly be raising funds for three non-profits :) As for it looking like "as it left the factory" I'm not so sure. While I'm great
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- 13. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:29:16 EDT
- Some of my pet peeves as an attendee: All you have said is right on Mike. It really is an imperfect world when it comes to car shows. I have seen all of those peeves. I would like to add one more pet
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- 14. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:35:34 EDT
- But "as it left the factory" in terms of other appearances? Not that big a deal Jonmac. AACA is the oldest car club in the country.They deduct points for non-factory parts . For instance, I lost a lo
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- 15. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:48:21 EDT
- All you have said is right on Mike. It really is an imperfect world when it comes to car shows. I have seen all of those peeves. I would like to add one more pet peeve of mine. Every now and then res
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- 16. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:24:29 EDT
- We graded the cars down for chrome plated air filters (not stock),orange ignition cables (sb black), blue coil (sb black), red heater hoses (sb black). The owner was furious. Oh Yeah Mike, I have see
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- 17. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:34:21 EDT
- Oh Yeah Mike, I have seen that several times over. I once had to slip out the side door of the Hotel after the awards presentation at a National to avoid an owner when people were saying to me "He i
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- 18. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: tom white <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:26:38 +0000
- Over the years friends and strangers alike have often encouraged me to show my TR3A. I have always declined simply replying, "I built this car to drive not to show." I still have some trophies anyway
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- 19. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:28:48 -0700
- If so, try not to be too concerned over the oil pressure reading. Those gauges read to 100 psi over a fairly small sweep of the needle, so the 40 psi max of a standard Stag motor looks like almost n
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- 20. Re: [TR] Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:46:55 +0100
- Agreed - as I have such an instrument in my own Triumph. But at least its better than the little green light coming on to tell you the engine's toast? Cheers, Jonmac _________________________________
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