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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Might be on to something Tom. I know the British AA stocked small parts (belts, plugs etc.) in boxes around England in the old days. If you were a member you got a key with your membership that opened the box. I was lucky enough to find an original numbered badge and key years ago. Maybe this was Standard Triumph's take on emergency parts for us folks on the "Continent"!!</div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, January 18, 2020, 10:02:29 AM EST, Tom Householder via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><div>Although the Classified is a year after the cars entered California A continental kit may have been the early source for ready available parts. I know Cal Sales stripped new cars to have a parts inventory early on <div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">Tom</div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><div><blockquote type="cite" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">On Jan 18, 2020, at 9:50 AM, Don Hiscock <<a href="mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">Resending second link to the detailed image.<div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-2C9BpzJ/0/ebed7fbf/O/i-2C9BpzJ.jpg" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-2C9BpzJ/0/ebed7fbf/O/i-2C9BpzJ.jpg</a><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div></div><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 7:56 AM Don Hiscock <<a href="mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><blockquote class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">The Standard-Triumph Continental Touring Kit was not, as some may first imagine who haven't heard of it before, a gaudy spare tire on the rear of the car. It was a collection of "essential" spares that one could take along on a trip to the Continent away from the normal repair and parts network.<div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">It was a fiberboard box that could be returned for credit if not used, or I guess part credit if one needed to use bits from it. There were various versions over time, and versions for different Standard-Triumph models. Here's an image of one of them (not for a TR), with the box contents and relevant model noted on its label. The second image shows the contents list enlarged.</div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cXWgbmL/0/0fa8cecf/O/i-cXWgbmL.jpg" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cXWgbmL/0/0fa8cecf/O/i-cXWgbmL.jpg</a><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-dmKVc3X/0/33e1d5b2/O/i-dmKVc3X.jpg" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-dmKVc3X/0/33e1d5b2/O/i-dmKVc3X.jpg</a><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">There may be a photo of a TR3A kit around here someplace -- I know a guy who had one in Europe, but uncharacteristically he didn't want to share photos. I'll keep looking.</div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">Don</div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">1962 Triumph TR3B</div><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">(which found its way into my hands in 1981 due to the efforts of the guy who started this thread!)</div></div><br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"><div class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 3:56 AM Tom Householder <<a href="mailto:trhouse@columbus.rr.com" class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trhouse@columbus.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802"></div><blockquote class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;">I ran across an old Jan 55 Classified that lists a “Continental Kit “ as bits with the car. I seem to recall this was a collection of bits for traveling. I can’t seem to find reference to it in my early catalog files. There was a Continental Package in the Competition and Rally Catalog for the TR3?????? any one know what this was?<br class="ydp11b8f5f1yiv4103080802">
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