[TR] Selling my 73 TR6

[Wayne]

Retiring from the TR hobby.
It would be nice to have the car go to someone who enjoys the classic car 
hobby and not just someone
who wants to beat on it, but it just does'nt fit my lifestyle anymore.

Wayne


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Bauder" <jimbpps at cox.net>
To: "'Wayne'" <rengrave at verizon.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 6:27 PM
Subject: RE: [TR] Selling my 73 TR6


> Wayne,
>
> I am sorry to hear you are selling your TR6. It sounds like you spent a 
> lot of
> time (and money!) on it.
>
> Are you planning on replacing it or are you 'retiring' from the TR hobby?
>
> Regards and good luck,
>
> Jim
> Jim Bauder
> 480-309-9525
> '68 TR250 CD47L
> Scottsdale, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net 
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Wayne
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 7:46 PM
> To: Triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] Selling my 73 TR6
>
> Well, I decided to sell my 73 TR6. I've owned it for 26 of it's 36 years.
> Purchased back in 1983
> from a car dealer (his car) in Newport RI, before him it was owned by a 
> man in
> Denver CO (original owner).
>
> I just finished an engine rebuild and still have the break-in oil in it 
> (about
> 300 miles on it).
> The car looks and runs great. I just completed a complete engine re-build 
> and
> the car is registered and on the road.
>
> Engine (first ever re-build):
> Cylinders were bored .020 over.
> New pistons.
> Head milled down to 3.445" thick to get 9:1 compression ratio.
> New valve seats.
> New valve guides.
> New conrod, main bearings (.020" over).
> New Piper 270 Cam.
> New TRF carpet kit (light brown with new tan trim) New TRF Magic clutch 
> kit.
> New rear springs.
> Completely rebuilt/new brakes , lines, hoses, front stainless steel 
> caliper
> pistons, new rotors, new master cylinder.
> Rebuilt rocker arm assembly with bushings added to rockers (by Rocker Arm
> Specialists, Anderson, CA).
> New oil pump.
> New timing chain.
>
>
>
> Wayne
> Westport, MA
> 1973 TR6
> Mallard/New Tan
> Comm# CF7106U
> Engine# CF7234UE
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