An interesting article in Yahoo news today about a classic car accident. It's not specifically triumph, but related to vintage cars. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050802/ap_on_re_us/classic_car_safety
When I bought my '66 TR4 in 1989 the first thing I bought for it were seatbelts. Apparently all of the other PO's drove it for 23 years without that protection. Chuck Lattimer '66 TR4A IRS Brownsvill
It's As a resident of Auburn, Indiana and a volunteer shop member in charge of keeping the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum's classics in running condition, it was indeed sad to read of the unfortunate
I agree with Lou's point. Tragic story, and in fact, I have generally kept my kids out of my Healey (and will keep them out of my Triumph when I get it -- hopefully the next couple of weeks) on the o
I agree that the story skipped over not only the speed of the offending Volvo driver, but what contributed to running through the intersection in the first place, perhaps distracted driving on a cell
Well said. I have often equated the risks of driving my Healey with a motorcycle. One must simply determine whehter they are willing to take the risk, and if so, to drive accordingly. Best, B. I agre
I have had the pleasure of once driving a "D", and it is a lot'a car, and if you saw the pictures of it on TV it had been hit very hard, very sorry for the folks involved, until you drive one of the
Yes, your TR3 is considerably safer than a donorcycle. I have seat belts in the TR4. Like Jackie Stewart, I wouldn't drive 50 yards without them. I was not there, and I did not see the Doozie after t
I ride a Harley Davidson regularly as well as a couple of vintage bikes. If you are hit by anything on a bike you are toast. No protection what so ever. Leathers may help a little. Triumph's at least
One of the most vivid reminders of how dangerous our cars can be in an accident came to me in 1990. That year, the MG "T" register did a cruise around the UK with 89 T-series cars. One couple had a J
Funny that. In the 1970's I bought and learned to ride a motorcycle because the higher price of gas put me into the negative income category trying to commute 50 miles in a car. When my TR3 came alon
One thing TeriAnn Wakeman wrote caught my eye: == I'm with you 100% on the seat belts. But I gotta ask: what could be a whole lot better than the original horns in a TR3A? Those big ol' Lucas Windton
Although I am late to the party on this, I can fill in a little more information. Seat belts may have saved lives in this case, as all 5 were ejected from the car when it _rolled over_. Yes, the Volv
Oh my goodness. Do you know how fast the Volvo must have been going to flip at 1929 Duesenberg multiple times? Depending on body style, the car could approach two U.S. tons. The real story is that th
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 19:13:08 +0100
A tragic tale, both for the family and for the car. Don't let's get upset by that travesty of a report on Yahoo! News - neither balance nor reason "sells" (virtual) newspapers. One thing that did str
Of course, Mr. Hagerty may be using his company's definition of collector cars based on what they insure. Those policies usually restrict you to basically the usage that he describes. -- Darrell Walk
I find that I am more visible on my bike than in my TR6 because I sit higher on the bike. Also, on my bike, I can usually see over the cars next to me, and in the TR6 often times it's not possible. J
Mike, there are special classifications for "historic" vehicles here in the US. It varies from state to state but the car owner has the choice of licensing an old car under the regular system that al