Andrew Mace wrote:
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> On Mon, 23 Mar 1998 kengano@advant.com wrote:
>
> >
> > At the Summer party two years ago a fellow had a TR3 with an automatic. I
> > think he said it was out of a Herald. He as confined to a wheelchair so the
> > automatic was a physical necessity. Looked like a particularly neat
> > installation. I don't remember a name, but he was from Maryland, I believe.
> > Maybe someone else can provide more details.
>
> Probably not from a Herald, as automatic transmission wasn't available in
> same. Note, though, that the earlier Triumph 10 was available with
> TRIUMATIC (or TRIMATIC, depending on which factory source literature one
> reads). This was the same as STANDRIVE on the Standard 10, and was
> somewhat like the VW Beetle's automatic stickshift, with clutch actuated
> via touch of the shift lever.
>
> The more likely donor might be a Triumph 2000 sedan, with the venerable
> Borg-Warner Type 35 automatic box. As it bolts up to the Triumph six
> nicely, it probably wouldn't be too difficult to adapt to the old
> wet-liner four.
>
> --Andy
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The car belongs to John Warfield, Pres. TRA, lives in Annapolis, Md., the
tran. is out of a 2000, phone # 410-974-6707,
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