Phil, I have a total of 8 cars, all restored to original factory design,
this is just me, I like originality, but, I'm just as happy seeing a T/R 3
with any type wheels, any color paint, and as much add ons as the owner
wishes, it's his/her (L.G. will not call me down) car anyway they want to
restore it, this is also true when you attend a show, concours, participants
choice, dailey driver, they are all still ="Triumphs"=, they are all still
the way the owner wanted to spend his money on his car, and it sure looks
better than the rusted hulk sitting in Macs Junk Yard waiting for
extinction. Now of course this is just my .002. "FT"
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Danielson <75trsix@snet.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 1:50 PM
Subject: RE: The Philosophy of Originality
>
> I'm not going to respond, I'm not going to respond, I'm not going to
> respond, I'm not going to respond................ keep repeating it Bob.
>
> Bob Danielson
> 1975 TR6 Status at
> http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Philip Haldeman
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 1:04 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: The Philosophy of Originality
>
>
>
> Since buying my '72 TR6 many months ago, I've kept (and am planning to
keep)
> it as original-looking as possible---reflector stripes (American, of
course)
> on the new top, green radiator hose, original-size tires (Vredestein
> 185/80s), black-spoked slotted steering wheel to match the '72 instrument
> bezels (I'm refinishing *in black* a late-model 14.5" because I need the
> extra leg room). Why not bigger tires? Why not racing stripes (some
> dealers did put them on)? Why not a chrome valve cover? Why not
Panasport
> wheels, etc?
>
> Well, my feeling is that at a certain point the car is no longer a
"genuine"
> '72 TR6. Last week, I saw a '52 Plymouth. It looked quite original and
> very pleasing in its navy blue color. But it had "mag" wheels. The
> interior was almost like it came from the factory. But it had a chrome,
> drilled steering wheel. I did not look under the hood. This was a
travesty
> of a '51 Plymouth that someone (a "kid" or child-like adult?) had gotten
his
> hands on in order to imitate a 1950s kind of thing. Now I'm not against
an
> all-out custom car, using a stock body, 50s or otherwise. But something
> "gets" me about half-way projects that don't really come off as fish nor
> fowl.
>
> When I see a Triumph TR3, let's say, with modern wheels, I say "ugh". I
> make a harsh judgment about the taste of the owner. Maybe the wheels look
> good in and of themselves, but whoever owns that car is not a designer,
and
> when the factory hired a designer, they hired someone who understood
pattern
> and style. Not always true, of course---and maybe there is a point when
one
> ought to loosen up a bit when replacing an original part. But my feeling
is
> that we should be striving for originality.
>
> It might be interesting to hear what people have to say on this topic, or
> what experiences they've encountered. (No need to write to me
personally).
>
> Phil Haldeman
>
>
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