That TR5 you are referring to might be the Coventry Inn's (and the Roadster
Factory's) owner. He has a spec UK TR5.
I've only seen his car from a distance, so I cannot verify that your
description is, in fact, his. However, given the location of the car when
you saw it, and the fact that it wasn't in the show, leads me to believe it
might be his.
Eric Conrad
Denver, CO
econrad@teal.csn.net
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From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of William Davies
Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 7:49 AM
To: Bill Gunshannon
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TRF Summer Party Car Show
Bill,
This badging sounds like a genuine European Spec TR5 - not such a
rarity over here (UK), though much rarer than a TR6!
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>
> One curiosity though. In front of the Coventry Inn was a TR5 that
> had 2500 on the side and PI on the back. I have never seen one of
> these before. But when I was in Europe, I had a friend with a
> Triumph 2.5PI. We always used to wonder about taking a TR6 or TR250
> and putting the engine, trans and diff from the PI into it. If I
> understand what I saw (unfortunately, this car must be someones
> transportation and wasn't in the show, so the hood was down and I
> didn't get to see the engine) Triumph actually sold a car that was
> exactly this. Can anyone (like it's owner!) verify this to satisfy
> my curiosity??
>
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