Subject: Re: [Fot] One owner 69 TR6 @ 60k miles

From: Brad Eells via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 08:53:39 -0700

Tom,

I don’t know that I have ever seen that color combination on a TR6. Sounds cool.

The key will be mileage on the car, storage damage or general condition and how long it has been sitting.

A long storage period begets deterioration that requires replacement work.

My Spitfire came off the track a winner. Then sat in warm, dry storage for 42 years.

The entire car had to be rebuilt, in a near miraculous 15 months to make a deadline...the Kastner Cup in 2 weeks time...

Pictures are worth a 1000 words. Post a few and that will begin to tell the tale...

Brad Eells
Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 20, 2019, at 12:13 AM, T. R. Householder via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> A lifelong friend recently died. He bought a 69 TR6 new (White w Red interior). He put it in storage some 20 plus years ago.  I have known this car it's entire life. Was excellent un wrecked history when it went to storage.
> His brother is wanting to sell the car to cover medical expenses. I will look at it first of the week to evaluate storage damage but know it was in a secure dry building. looking for input on a fair value for this car
> 
> Tom
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From: David Friedlander via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 20:59:39 -0400

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Beautiful car, Keith! Congrats!

Dave

On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 2:24 PM Keith Richard Stewart <[email-masked]=
t>
wrote:

> Love it. Here is my 57 that was once in the Desert Triumph Club out of
> Phoenix
>
>
>
> Keith
>
> *From:* Andrew Uprichard <[email-masked]>
> *Sent:* April 20, 2019 5:14 PM
> *To:* 'Geo Hahn' <[email-masked]>; 'Tom Householder' <
> [email-masked]>
> *Cc:* 'Triumphs' <[email-masked]>; 'triumph fot' <
> [email-masked]>
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] One owner 69 TR6 @ 60k miles
>
>
>
> Eight months ago I came across a smallmouth TR3 which was the worst case
> of rot I have seen to date.  I bought it as a parts car but as I left the
> seller said his father had bought the car new in 1957, had gotten married
> in it, and had driven it from one coast to the other (with pics to prove
> it).  The old man was now in a nursing home and his wish was that he coul=
d
> get one last drive in the car.  So the seller (his son) asked if he could
> buy it back if I were to restore it.
>
>
>
> Yesterday I fired the car up and went through all the gears and overdrive
> with the car in the air (since it was raining here).  This has been the
> most time-consuming and frustrating restoration I have done, but (apart
> from putting a couple of hundred miles on the clock) it is done =E2=80=93=
 see pic.
>
>
>
> Sadly the old man passed away last month.  He was cremated, but the famil=
y
> has delayed the funeral until June so I can get the car finished and back
> to them for dad=E2=80=99s last drive !!
>
>
>
> It is a touching story and I am glad to have played a part in it.  Watch
> out for an article in VTR later in the year.
>
>
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> Oh =E2=80=93 and the reason I replied to Geo=E2=80=99s email?  Because I =
will never take
> on a rust bucket like this again !!!
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sa=
ns ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">Beautiful car, Keith! Congr=
ats!</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,s=
ans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#0=
00099">Dave</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" clas=
s=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 2:24 PM Keith Richard Stewart &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"=
EN-CA"><div class=3D"gmail-m_6650399849832942667WordSection1"><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lov=
e it. Here is my 57 that was once in the Desert Triumph Club out of Phoenix=
<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11=
pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif=
">Keith<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div style=3D"border-right:none;border=
-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding=
:3pt 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-=
size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-=
US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Andrew Upricha=
rd &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">aupric=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> April 20, 2019 5:14 PM<br><b>To=
:</b> &#39;Geo Hahn&#39; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=
=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; &#39;Tom Householder&#39; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">trhouse@columbus.=
rr.com</a>&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> &#39;Triumphs&#39; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:trium=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; &#39=
;triumph fot&#39; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blan=
k">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] One owner 69 TR6 =
@ 60k miles<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u><=
/u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"fo=
nt-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Eight months ago I came across a smallmo=
uth TR3 which was the worst case of rot I have seen to date.=C2=A0 I bought=
 it as a parts car but as I left the seller said his father had bought the =
car new in 1957, had gotten married in it, and had driven it from one coast=
 to the other (with pics to prove it).=C2=A0 The old man was now in a nursi=
ng home and his wish was that he could get one last drive in the car.=C2=A0=
 So the seller (his son) asked if he could buy it back if I were to restore=
 it.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" st=
yle=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:r=
gb(31,73,125)">Yesterday I fired the car up and went through all the gears =
and overdrive with the car in the air (since it was raining here).=C2=A0 Th=
is has been the most time-consuming and frustrating restoration I have done=
, but (apart from putting a couple of hundred miles on the clock) it is don=
e =E2=80=93 see pic.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span l=
ang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u=
></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-s=
ize:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Sadly the old man passed away last month.=C2=
=A0 He was cremated, but the family has delayed the funeral until June so I=
 can get the car finished and back to them for dad=E2=80=99s last drive !!<=
u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=
=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(=
31,73,125)">It is a touching story and I am glad to have played a part in i=
t.=C2=A0 Watch out for an article in VTR later in the year.<u></u><u></u></=
span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11p=
t;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Andre=
w<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=
=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(=
31,73,125)">Oh =E2=80=93 and the reason I replied to Geo=E2=80=99s email?=
=C2=A0 Because I will never take on a rust bucket like this again !!!<u></u=
><u></u></span></p><div><blockquote style=3D"border-top:none;border-right:n=
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