On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Clark A. Wiedmann wrote:
> I have a Triumph 3A that has been in the family for over 35 years. It was
> driven until it was about four years old, then stored in warm dry garages in
> California ever since. I'm planning to move the car to Massachusetts this
> spring and start restoring/fixing it.
>
> I have a philosophical question for the group. This car is unusually
> unaltered from its state as it came from the factory. What approach should
> I take? Should I (a) try to preserve as much as possible of the original
> parts and paint, (b) restore it to the condition it was in when it left the
> factory, or (c) use the car as a base and add nifty modern parts to make it
> a fun, racy, driveable car?
>
>
I second Andy Mace's opinion.
Chuck Lattimer
'66 TR4A IRS
Brownsville, TX
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