Ken:
Back when I lived in Columbus, Ohio, I had the good fortune to get, on the
cheap, an Austin Healey "bastard" bugeye -- '64 body, '60 bonnet, stripped for
autocrossing by the DPO. He trashed all the interior when he stripped it, one of
many reasons he was a DPO. Still, it ran and thanks to the close-ratio gearbox,
it was a blast while it lasted -- till baby #1 was born.
My earlier good fortune would have turned to hard luck if I didn't also live
w/in a couple miles of the local british car shop -- with a couple warehouses
full of parts. My buddy and I went down with little hope of finding a bugeye
dash -- and found 5! We got to pick and choose the best gauges and trim pieces
to make up our purchase. The shop owner was older as I recall, and he was the
only guy working there who could find anything, but I marvelled at the stuff he
had packed in there. I'm sure he'd be able to find a good dash if you don't have
any luck on the list.
The bad news: it's been three years, and I can't remember the name of the shop
-- or even the street. It was a nice street, though, had a number of sweet
S-curves and little traffic. The ultimate, a british car shop full to
overflowing with parts, on a wonderful driving road! I'll try to find the name
on the web... Oh, I was just reminiscing with my wife, the street was McKinley.
It might have been BUCKEYE AUTO PARTS INC, I remember it had a 488 exchange.
2474 Mckinley Ave, Columbus, OH 43204, (614) 488-9773.
Steven
formerly TR6, then AH bugeye, now '72 BMW 2002, soon TR4/4A
> Does anyone have a dash for a TR3 they would be willing to part with cheap? I
> just need the sheet metal, no gauges, covering etc. Please contact off list.
> TIA
> Ken Gano
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Steven Newell
Crave Technology, Denver, CO
303.675.0777 / 303.675.0999 (fax)
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