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Vintage 2.5 TR3 Engine ??

To: kaskas@cox.net, BillB@bnj.com, BillDentin@aol.com,
Subject: Vintage 2.5 TR3 Engine ??
From: Group44TR7@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:32:06 EDT
Kas

    My first thoughts after reading this was that you have just given the 
vintage Tr3 with the rationale for upgrading their 2.2 liters to 2.5. Is the 
Cal 
Sales and Nick Pastor effort discussed in your book?  

Best Wishes, Cary

In a message dated 9/7/2004 11:20:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, kaskas@cox.net 
writes:
I the middle and late 1950's, Cal Sales and Nick Pastor (dealer) both put 
together TR-3 engines that were over 2.5 without stroking.  Paul Bernhardt 
of Cal Sales did the machining and made his own bigger sleeves and bored the 
block to suit. When I got there in 1958 the tooling and some of the broken 
stuff was still around. The clubs got wise to them though, and they were 
forced to run in the modified categories. These cars were fast and driven by 
the likes of Phil Hill and Bob Drake.  Days of yore.

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