[TR] The Trans-America Triumph...

[Irv Korey]

On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 4:26 PM, T S Hardy <t.s.hardy at clear.net.nz> wrote:

> Hi Listers.....
>  Down here in Feilding New Zealand its winter, and I am reading with envy
> about the TransAmerica run! Can somebody enliven me about the history of
> the
> car in question? Curious about the Left Hand Drive configuration and whar
> appears to be a British number plate on the rear! Had a Stag myself once,
> but
> that one would leave mine for dead. What a gorgeous car! Would also like to
> know exactly what the cause of the horrific gearbox failure was. I had a
> '73
> 2.5 TC for 13 years and it performed extrelely well, the only O/D problem I
> ever had was when a terminal on the Lock-out switch came loose. Have fitted
> anO/D box to the 4A I'm restoring, and am looking forward to those "split
> changes" I used to perform on the TC. My MGB GT also has O/D, but the
> switch
> is on the dash. Not quite the same!     Best Regards...Trev. H.......65
> TR4A


The car was acquired from a member if ISOA, and was converted from a
slushbox to a 4 speed with overdrive. It was a US version, so it was left
hand drive from the factory. The British number plate is a replica, put on
there for John.

Not sure what caused the TRanny failure, but it appears that it literally
tore itself apart and from the car. The pictures look grim, in person it is
astonishing.

Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
Highland Park, IL

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