This suggestion certainly gets my vote (FWIW) but there's another 'variation on
a theme' as well.
During the course of the TTACD, I came across a number of people who told me of
the existence of
various people / organisations around the world offering product solutions for
people doing
restorations or just maintaining their cars. Mostly (I think) these people
operate within the
specialised area for their preferred model and they may not be very well known
- or even known at
all to a wider audience?Things that spring to mind are:
Justin Wagner's valve cover gasket
Ted Schumacher's braided oil pressure gauge line
Joe Curry's camber compensator
Dan Masters Wiring Manual
A guy in New Zealand who makes very impressive parts for the Stag door handle
Glenn Merrell's Stag fan shroud
Clubs around Europe (and rest of the world) with reserves of highly unique
stocks of parts for their
preferred model. Many cars are now operating in countries where they were never
originally marketed
and there's no real justification for the likes of TRF or Moss or VB to cater
for what is
essentially a fairly low volume product offering of the 'cottage industry' type
As a now non-Triumph owner without any financial interests for the above - or
anyone else doing the
same thing, I think it would be a great website information resource to track
down good quality
'unobtanium'. Price would obviously be a critical factor for many, but actually
knowing of the
existence of such sources would surely do much to help those who may need what
is offered and can't
find it elsewhere? I'm thinking mainly of the individual who may have sunk
quite a lot of personal
resources for tooling / moulds and it would be nice to know he/she was getting
a better crack of the
whip in getting more of their stuff out into the market place and able to earn
a bit more for their
labours for the trouble they've gone to in trying to help others.
When I'm through the next few weeks of catching up on emails and other issues,
I might even consider
creating a website myself to help achieve those objectives. No charge to buyer
or seller and the fun
for me (as a former parts bloke) would be highlighting what's available and
where you can
(hopefully) get it.
Jonmac
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