<div dir="auto">Yes. First i heard of it. Applied it to Healey with three carbs<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br>typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 3:52 PM Patrick & Caroline Quinn <<a href="mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_4276142636889052251WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Where did the term ‘tri-power’ come from? Wasn’t it a term used by Pontiac when they fitted triple twin-barrel carburettors to their V8s during the 1950s and ‘60s? <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Generally the colloquial term for the 3000 Mk2 Roadster is ‘tri-carb’ which available in either 2+2 (BT7) or 2 seater (BN7) configuration.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Now highly desirable, there were few Mk2 Roadsters built. Namely:-<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BT7 LHD Side-shift 2,949<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BT7 RHD Side-shift 206<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BN7 LHD Side-shift 187<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BN7 RHD Side-shift 27<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BT7 LHD Centre-shift 1,834<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BT7 RHD Centre-shift 98<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BN7 LHD Centre-shift 129<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BN7 RHD Centre-shift 12<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I don’t know where the figure of 50 comes from but the above figures are from Clausager’s book and they are repeated in the Anderson/Moment book.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Interestingly of the 12 RHD BN7s built with the centre-shift gearbox, five went to the Competitions Department and became rally cars. There are two original RHD BN7s with centre-shift gearboxes in Australia. Also interesting is that the end of the Mk2 Roadster production overlapped with the beginning of the Mk2 Convertible production so both were being made at the same time and were also available at the same time from the showroom.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hoo Roo<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Patrick Quinn<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Blue Mountains, Australia<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce Steele<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 19 December 2018 2:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>; 'i erbs'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] tri power for sale<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Indeed a rare and desirable car, but a quick review of the photos shows it is not so “original” as claimed; I can find a number of things that are not correct.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bruce Steele<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Brea, CA<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">1960 BN7<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 17, 2018 11:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'i erbs' <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] tri power for sale<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I think they’re saying “only 50 MkII B<b><u>N</u></b>7s”. Rather more than 50 centre shift MkII B<b><u>T</u></b>7s, of which I have one.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Simon<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>i erbs<br><b>Sent:</b> 17 December 2018 18:11<br><b>To:</b> Ahealey help <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] tri power for sale<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y8qss5ld" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://tinyurl.com/y8qss5ld</a> were there really only 50 center shift tri powers made?<br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Ira Erbs<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Portland,OR<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> _______ _______<br> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br> (_________________________)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> BT7 engine and disk brakes<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">1967 MGB <img border="0" id="m_4276142636889052251_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg" alt="MG"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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