I also got it for Christmas. Finished reading it in about 2 days.
Bruce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy F. Murphy" <timmurph@execpc.com>
To: "'FOT'" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:57 PM
Subject: "Triumph Cars In America"
> Recently finished reading the subject book which I had requested for
> Christmas. Great book! Well written and really fascinating. Anyone
> interested in Triumphs and some of the commercial aspects should
> purchase and read this book. I had always heard and read in other
> places how the TR motor was a Ferguson tractor engine. Well, this book
> set me straight that, although the TR motor did derive from the Ferguson
> tractor engine, that engine was originally designed and used in the
> Vanguard salon! A spare crankshaft came with the racecar we are working
> on and when I show this to folks they are truly amazed at it's
> "robustness".
> A great job by Mike Cook and some really great vintage photos.
>
> Tim
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