[TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 1, Issue 360

[Michael Marr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph at btinternet.com>
To: "Michael Marr" <mmarr at notwires.com>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>; 
<Brian.L.Jones at gsk.com>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 1, Issue 360


> Michael, I drove a Lada Cossack (4x4) for a day - and it seemed like a 
> year. It was OK and not dis-similar in comfort terms to a Series 2 heavy 
> duty Landrover going over rocks at speed. I'd forgotten the Lada car and 
> yes, a clone of the Fiat 124.
> As to the finer points of specification, I'm sure Lada enthusiasts (are 
> there any?) will agree the fan was belt driven and both sucked and blowed 
> depending on the flexing of the blades. There wasn't any oil in the 
> dashpot 'cos there wasn't one, the electrics were worse than Lucas and 
> genuine examples of Kutchakokoff Lighting Industries but I never got round 
> to seeing how you loosened the front crank pulley nut....
> Door clearances were 'sufficient' (and followed a strictly Triumph pattern 
> in that respect). Body side badges were upside down, downside up and also 
> at differering locations on the trailing edges of the front wings. 
> Paintwork wise, the engine and inner side of the rear tailgate were 
> varying shades of flat black, gloss black, semi flat black, semi gloss 
> black and Ford Mondeo Silver metallic - but I think that was on the rear 
> tailpipe.
>
> Jonmac
>

Oh, so you have a Lada experience with this vehicle.

Mike