My first TR3a was a 1961 which I purchased when I was 21. I was hard on it in
ralleys so my main problems were the clutch and first gear. I had Hayes
clutch, in those days they were in a shop in Westmnister, Ca., build an 1800
ft. lbs. clutch for it. That ended the clutch problems.
I had the time to tune it once a month so it never gave any other real
problems. It never stranded me. To this day I consider it one of the best
and most reliable cars I ever owned.
Best regards,
Tom
> From: yellowtr@adelphia.net
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 19:50:20 -0500
> Subject: Re: [TR] young man drives TR like we did.. or may want to..
>
> I must admit my first TR3 a 59 came into being because I was tired of always
> fixing my 57 MGA. Mostly the hydraulics. They had that Lockheed dual cyl.
> setup like the TR2.
>
> Also must have replaced the water pump at least 3 times and I could never
> figure out why the batteries (2) were behind the driver and passenger!
>
> I had a test drive in a 59 TR3 on a used car lot and I couldn't believe the
> difference in power and the way it accelerated out of 2nd gear.
>
> I was sold before I got back to the dealer.
>
> I sold the MGA to my brother, who drove it into the ground, and the bought
the
> 3 which started a love affair with Triumphs that continues to this day.
>
> Bob
>
> 1958 TR3A, 1962 TR4, 1972 TR6
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