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Re: [Fot] 24 hours in a TR

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Subject: Re: [Fot] 24 hours in a TR
From: Bob Davis <rdavis4@cfl.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:05:59 -0500
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Bought my very first TR3 in Yuma Arizona in 1969. The used autoparts 
yard had two of them both white. One with a blue leather interior and 
one with a red leather interior. They were sitting out front so had not 
yet reached the stage of crushing. $950 and the blue interior was mine. 
So, fast forward a couple of months. While sitting in the dorm at 
Thanksgiving time a buddy suggested we jump in the car and drive to his 
hometown, Chicago. I thought, sure why not and not realizing or caring 
it was about 1500 miles one way. It was very cold driving through the 
mid west that time of year. The generator gave out with about 200 miles 
to go. Loosened the belt enough to continue driving the water pump and 
made it to Chicago. Finding a generator in Chicago was a challenge in 
those days but finally did find one. The return trip had another problem 
surface. About the time we reached New Mexico the clutch release 
hydraulics was giving up. Had to  bleed the slave cylinder at every fuel 
stop. It was a sign of the times because every stop at a gas station the 
owner was more than glad to let us put the car on the rack to bleed the 
system. Try to find one of those today. But we made it back. Round trip 
was about 3K miles all on route 66 and in 2 1/2 days driving time. The 
next story for another time is my trip from Yuma to Dover Delaware and 
the oil pressure only reaching 10lbs at 65mph for most of the trip.

Bob

On 1/27/13 9:10 AM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman wrote:
> When you own a Land Rover Factory camper (1960 Dormobile) it is what 
> you use on the long cross country trips and those epic drives. But my 
> TR3 has been on 3 approx. 1000 mile each way trips with only one 
> mishap, an alternator going out.
>
> But there was a time when the Land Rover's gearbox was out being 
> replaced when the TR had to fill in. With the passenger seat out, the 
> Triumph could hold a big 120 lb bale of alfalfa and a couple 75 lb 
> sacks of grain. To feed the livestock it took 7 round trips a week to 
> the feed store & back. So a 3 can fill in as a farm truck as long as 
> you don't have to haul manure.
>
> I've done as much of route 66 as I can find Flagstaff on West.  I keep 
> thinking I should finish the trip and take 66 East to the end.
>
> Not as many long trip miles as many of you have put on them but I'm 
> not done yet.
>
> TeriAnn
> 1960 Land Rover Dormobile
> 1961 Triumph TR3A
> Never felt  need for a third car
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