[Fot] AMBRO "Body" Count-----need help.

[N197TR4 at cs.com]

wilburn is the name, don
peerless is the chassis as i have been told.

thanks!

joe

Don Elliott <58tr3a at videotron.ca> wrote:

>I believe his name is John Wilburn and it's based on a TR2, if I'm correct.
>
>Don Elliott, 1958 TR3A, Montreal
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <N197TR4 at cs.com>
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>Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 10:35 AM
>Subject: [Fot] AMBRO "Body" Count-----need help.
>
>
>> FOT and Bill Bonadio,
>>
>> The AMBRO name is part of our Triumph Heritage in North America.
>>
>> Until recently, I have not attempted to make a list all of the known Ambro
>> Bodied cars there are.  This week, I discovered that Tivvy Shenton and his 
>> son,
>> Cully are restoring a V-8 Powered Ambro that features the original 
>> fibreglass.
>> Discussion with them reveals that they hope to finish the Ambro early this
>> year.
>>
>> I know the name of the guy of the Peerless Ambro, but cant remember it at 
>> the
>> moment. I keep hearing about a Buick V-8 Powered Ambro on the west coast, 
>> but
>> know little else.
>>
>> Can anyone help me fill in some blanks and add to the list? Below is from 
>> my
>> memory only.  Thanks.
>>
>>
>> ORIGINAL MOLDS
>>
>> Doug Karon      AMBRO -      TRIUMPH #1 (ORIGINAL AMBRO)
>>                       AMBRO-       PEERLESS CHASSIS - TRIUMPH
>> Cully Shenton   AMBRO -      V-8 POWERED- original body?
>> Bob Stadel       AMBRO -      TRIUMPH   (LAST ONE BUILT BY BILL AMES)
>>
>> 2ND GENERATION MOLDS
>>
>> Bill Bonadio      Dio/Ambro    V-8 POWERED  (Dio Tipo 61)
>> Joe Alexander   AMBRO-      TRIUMPH (CONTINUATION OF BUILD #1)
>> Bill Babcock     AMBRO-      TRIUMPH (CONTINUATION OF BUILD #2)
>> Mike Fuchs      AMBRO -      V-8 POWERED- orginal body?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Joe (A)
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