in the mid'60's we sold the tr2000 sedan. this was available wtih an
automatic.it
used the engine that became the powerplant for the first generation gt6. ted
"ALAN N. TAYLOR" wrote:
> At 03:11 PM 12/5/01 -0800, Bob Bownes wrote:
> The triumph 2500 sedan is what you speak of now that I think on it.
> Don't know if it had an auto an an option though. The only one I ever
> saw has TR6 running gear, complete w tranny.
>
> iii
>
> David & Krystal Wingett wrote:
>
> Amici
> I hope that our collective heads can help figure this one out.
> Was there ever an automatic trans in a TR, other then the Stag? I know that
> the Vetesse has a 2.0L. I seem to think there was a 4 dr like the Vetesse
> , more like a taxi, that had a 2.5L PI. in the late 60's. Did any of them
> come with an Automatic trans? How about some of the "Not For Imports" form
> Over there?
> Bottom line... think 4 1/2" button clutch & 8 lbs
> total weight. Just think of the rotating mass! It can be done, I know it
> can. But like everything else, it won't be easy and it won't be cheep. If
> there is a flexplate out there I can use I need one, without making it
> myself.
> David Wingett
> TR6 E Prod.
>
> Hello All,
>
> The Triumph 2000 came about half and half to the states. I had four of the
> six known 2000's in the Atlanta area in my salvage yard in the mid
> 80's-90's. Three were automatics and one four-speed O/D. Two of the
> automatic set-ups are now in TR6's. The other is buried under a few 3's and
> 4's. These cars had Borg-Warner Model 35 automatic trans in them like the
> Stag and TR7. They were three speeds originally,but liked to convert
> themselves to two speeds over time.
>
> As for flexplate,it is factory part # 211647. Part # 211418 could probably
> be used , but I doubt either one is out there NOS , but who knows?
>
> Alan T
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