Interesting how regional our perspectives are. I always thought MOST TR8's were
air conditioned! I'm pretty sure most in the south were, anyway.
For you Yankees that think a/c is ridiculous in a classic British sports car,
consider how silly it sounds to us when you "putt your cars up for the winter",
when our highs are in the 50's and 60's during the winter months. Sitting in
traffic for 15 minutes with the top down at 98* with 95% humidity will make you
wish for a/c, a fan, rain, shade, just any relief, and tradition be damned!
Just my $.002
Fortson, GA Today's forecast: heat index of 105*F
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Ed Woods wrote:
> Where were the TR8's fitted with air conditioning??
>
> Ed Woods
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonmac <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
> To: Bud_Rolofson@nps.gov <Bud_Rolofson@nps.gov>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, July 02, 1998 7:12 PM
> Subject: The plunge never felt better
>
> >
> >Bud
> >As far as I can recall, Triumph never offered AC on a TR6 (or anything else
> >really) as factory fit. I only once experienced AC fitted to a Herald
> >(which isn't quite the same anyway) but with the system operating I was
> >overtaken by a number of lawn mowers on tick-over!
> >As my memory serves me, the sheer power needed to run the system was so
> >energy sapping that it was an embarrasment. Triumph's view WITHIN the
> >company was until a British manufacturer could come up with an AC system
> >whch was as good as those made in Japan in terms of minimal power loss,
> >they were better of without it.
> >It's possible however, that systems were available thru STI at Leonia as a
> >US dealer fit but I don't think they applied to any of the sports cars. The
> >Herald I drove had an American system fitted and the compressor was almost
> >as large as the engine!
> >
> >John Macartney
> >
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