[Fot] telescopic shocks for rear of TR4

[michael cook]

Hi Andy -

The telescopic shock kit never happened. It would have been most interesting
to racers and the SCCA rules didn't allow the conversion.

Mike

> To: fot at autox.team.net
> From: herald948 at aol.com
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:09:19 -0400
> Subject: [Fot] telescopic shocks for rear of TR4
>
> The subject line might be a bit misleading, as I'm not referring to any of
> the currently available kits.
>
> Thing is, last night I found my copy (1966 printing) of the Dave Allen/Dick
> Strome _Triumph Guide_. Being easily distracted these days (why did I start
> this e-mail...oh, yeah), I started leafing through and came upon something
> very interesting at the end of the chapter on the "new" TR4.
>
> There is a list of "Optional Equipment: (Under Development, to be released
in
> 1962)" that shows, among other items (Part #0-02054TR4) Rear Shock Abserbor
> [sic] (telescopic).
>
> Perhaps Kas...or Mike Cook...or someone else can tell me if this is
something
> that ever did come about? I wonder, given the several kits recently
available
> from various sources, and the discussion / controversy / debate around
same.
>
> Anyone?
>
> For anyone who's never seen this book, it's a great resource, worth
whatever
> you pay just for the description of the development of the TR2 and Ken
> Rawlings' building of Buttercup! (If you don't know what "Buttercup" is,
you
> don't belong on this list! :-) )
>
>
>
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