[Fot] [TR] Continental Kit

[Sam Halkias]

Hi Tom,

   Long time no hear from! This is Sam Halkias from Westerville, I am in need of a late model cylinder head for a TR6. Any chance you have one?

Sam
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Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2020 10:02 AM
To: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Fot] [TR] Continental Kit

Although the Classified is a year after the cars entered California  A continental kit may have been the early source for ready available parts.  I know Cal Sales stripped new cars to have a parts inventory early on

Tom


On Jan 18, 2020, at 9:50 AM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com<mailto:don.hiscock at gmail.com>> wrote:

Resending second link to the detailed image.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-2C9BpzJ/0/ebed7fbf/O/i-2C9BpzJ.jpg


On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 7:56 AM Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com<mailto:don.hiscock at gmail.com>> wrote:
The Standard-Triumph Continental Touring Kit was not, as some may first imagine who haven't heard of it before, a gaudy spare tire on the rear of the car.  It was a collection of "essential" spares that one could take along on a trip to the Continent away from the normal repair and parts network.

It was a fiberboard box that could be returned for credit if not used, or I guess part credit if one needed to use bits from it.  There were various versions over time, and versions for different Standard-Triumph models.  Here's an image of one of them (not for a TR), with the box contents and relevant model noted on its label.  The second image shows the contents list enlarged.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cXWgbmL/0/0fa8cecf/O/i-cXWgbmL.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-dmKVc3X/0/33e1d5b2/O/i-dmKVc3X.jpg

There may be a photo of a TR3A kit around here someplace -- I know a guy who had one in Europe, but uncharacteristically he didn't want to share photos.  I'll keep looking.

Don
1962 Triumph TR3B
(which found its way into my hands in 1981 due to the efforts of the guy who started this thread!)

On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 3:56 AM Tom Householder <trhouse at columbus.rr.com<mailto:trhouse at columbus.rr.com>> wrote:
I ran across an old Jan 55 Classified that lists a “Continental Kit “ as bits with the car. I seem to recall this was a collection of bits for traveling. I can’t seem to find reference to it in my early catalog files. There was a Continental Package in the Competition and Rally Catalog for the TR3?????? any one know what this was?

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