Nice to have you on board Greg. Glen Efinger and I certainly have some
of your parts and knowledge in the TR3. Look forward to meeting you
someday. I know its an awfully long ways, but drag that big old Morgan
out to Mid-Ohio next summer and join us.
SOLOW GREG wrote:
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> Hi Amici! Its a privilege to be a part of the list. I have a 58 TR-3 street
>car with a 3/4 race engine,
> and a slightly modified suspension. I race a 64 Morgan +4 that I owned
>since new. In the 60's
> I used to go to the races with Lew Spencer and his crew and got to know Kas,
>and some of the
> people who worked with him. I have owned my own shop in Santa Cruz, Ca.
>since 1971. In 71, 72, and 73 we prepared a 63 Lotus Super 7 for SCCA racing
>in the Northern Pacific Div. the car was
> driven by Dick Dapont. We were SF regional champion all 3 years. That car
>was sold to Bill Hartman in 1974 and is still being raced by him in both SCCA
>and some vintage events.
> In building TR-4 race engines, we have found that some of the parts
>available today just aren't
> up to the job. So where that has been so, we have parts made. Competition
>Rocker Shafts, hard chromed timing chain tensioners, ''blueprinted" rear main
>oil seals, oil pickups, stainless flowbench designed valves, forged pistons,
>aluminum flywheels, and so forth.
> I took a 7 year hiatus from racing myself, until last year, and this year
>ran 11 events! Some lap
> times are: Sears Point; 1:59, Buttonwillow long course; 2:15, Laguna Seca;
>1:54, Thunderhill;
> long course; 2:16. These times are on Yokohamas, which we can run at last
>in N. Ca. ( except
> in HMSA Events).
> I also own a 64 Sunbeam Alpine, a 74 Austin Marina, a 64 Hillman Super
>Minx "Estate", a 57 300 SL Roadster, and a 64 3.8 E Type FHC.
> I hope I can make a positive contribution to the list.
> Regards, Greg Solow
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