[TR] Cars shipped out

[Alain]

Hi Don,

The Europeans are right, the vast majority 80 to 85 percent of TRs
went abroad for export markets to earn hard currency and get their
economy out of their post-WWII credit crunch.  John Macartney jump in
here if you disagree.

Way too many LBCs received shoddy love during their American lifetimes
and ended up in the scrap heap and presser.

Add the strong Euro and until recently very strong pound sterling and
very weak dollar and it was a golden opportunity to buy LBCs from
where supply was plentiful, here.  It also opened a very good window
for US sellers or Euro dealers/buyers wanting to arbitrage a good flip
sale.

I agree with Nick, the cars will get lots of love, care and be right
at home.  I, too, would welcome more Dolomites and other Triumph
saloon cars, Heralds, etc.

Alain

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:35 PM,  <don at napanet.net> wrote:
> Just read the posting from the fellow in France trying to get the history of
his
> CA TR3.  I wonder how many of our treasured and loved old British cars have
> been shipped to other countries.  It's no wonder that our hobby is
struggling
> here.  The British sports car hobby was huge in the US back in the day.
>
> I posted once to the MG list that it would be nice if we had a sort of trust
of
> some kind that kept the remaining cars here in the US.  I got hate emails
from
> Europe and Australia saying "no fair, you guys got all the cars when they
were
> new, and it's only fair that they go elsewhere now."
>
> My old MGA is in France; my first TR8 went to Germany; second TR8 to Canada;
my
> MGBs are in various European countries.  Oh well.
>
> Don Scott
> 1962 MGA Mk II
> 1973 MGB GT
> 1991 Miata BRG
> 1962 TR4 (seeking)
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