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Re: [TR] Earls Court TR5 (CP20LO) now in USA?

To: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Earls Court TR5 (CP20LO) now in USA?
From: John Linney <john@linneyweb.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2021 10:21:29 -0800
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Lovely car. Did they raise the ride height from the TR4 / 4A? It looks a =
little high.

> On Mar 8, 2021, at 9:27 AM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Friends in NL have reported that a superbly-restored TR5, the original =
LHD car from the 1967 Earls Court Motor Show premiere, has been sold to =
the USA and is now in the midwest.
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> Anybody know the car?  It's said to be a pretty special TR, and I'd =
probably agree.  My first car in life was a TR250, unrestorable given my =
budget, skills, and marque support at the time.  But today -- I wish I =
still had it!
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> Here=E2=80=99s the sales ad:
> https://www.jbclassiccars.com/?portfolio=3Dtriumph-tr5 =
<https://www.jbclassiccars.com/?portfolio=3Dtriumph-tr5>
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> Note the comments about the car's original Swiss-specifications and =
the stuff around engines.  Jonmac, this makes us smile to think about =
your efforts in this area back in the day.
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class=3D"">Lovely car. Did they raise the ride height from the TR4 / 4A? =
It looks a little high.<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Mar 8, 2021, at 9:27 AM, Don =
Hiscock &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">Friends in NL have reported that a =
superbly-restored TR5, the original LHD car from the 1967 Earls Court =
Motor Show premiere, has been sold to the USA and is now in the =
midwest.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"gmail_attr">Anybody know the car?&nbsp; =
It's said to be a pretty special TR, and I'd probably agree.&nbsp; My =
first car in life was a TR250, unrestorable given my budget, skills, and =
marque support at the time.&nbsp; But today -- I wish I still had =
it!</div><br class=3D"">Here=E2=80=99s the sales ad:<br class=3D"">
<a href=3D"https://www.jbclassiccars.com/?portfolio=3Dtriumph-tr5"; =
rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">https://www.jbclassiccars.com/?portfolio=3Dtriumph-tr5</a><br =
class=3D"">
</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">Note the comments about the car's original =
Swiss-specifications and the stuff around engines.&nbsp; Jonmac, this =
makes us smile to think about your efforts in this area back in the =
day.</div></div>
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