[TR] Fwd: (SHNDAT) LBC 'Directory' idea?

[Bob Danielson]

Jon,
I started collecting that info a few years ago and have a section on my main
site page entitled "Creative Triumph Enthusiasts" It has almost 30 people
who have taken it upon themselves to fill a product void or to improve on a
Triumph component. As you scroll through the List you'll see some very
recognizable names as well as the unknown. I've bought a lot of stuff from
Ted, but seeing as Triumphs are his business & livelihood, he got posted in
the section below on "Suppliers I Use and Recommend" 

My site is in my signature below and you'll find this section about 2/3 of
the way down the page highlighted in yellow. Let me know what you think.

Bob

Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org 

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[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John Macartney
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:21 AM
To: Brian Jones
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Subject: Re: [TR] Fwd: (SHNDAT) LBC 'Directory' idea?

This suggestion certainly gets my vote (FWIW) but there's another 'variation
on a theme' as well.

During the course of the TTACD, I came across a number of people who told me
of the existence of various people / organisations around the world offering
product solutions for people doing restorations or just maintaining their
cars. Mostly (I think) these people operate within the specialised area for
their preferred model and they may not be very well known - or even known at
all to a wider audience?Things that spring to mind are:

Justin Wagner's valve cover gasket
Ted Schumacher's braided oil pressure gauge line Joe Curry's camber
compensator Dan Masters Wiring Manual A guy in New Zealand who makes very
impressive parts for the Stag door handle Glenn Merrell's Stag fan shroud
Clubs around Europe (and rest of the world) with reserves of highly unique
stocks of parts for their preferred model. Many cars are now operating in
countries where they were never originally marketed and there's no real
justification for the likes of TRF or Moss or VB to cater for what is
essentially a fairly low volume product offering of the 'cottage industry'
type

As a now non-Triumph owner without any financial interests for the above -
or anyone else doing the same thing, I think it would be a great website
information resource to track down good quality 'unobtanium'. Price would
obviously be a critical factor for many, but actually knowing of the
existence of such sources would surely do much to help those who may need
what is offered and can't find it elsewhere? I'm thinking mainly of the
individual who may have sunk quite a lot of personal resources for tooling /
moulds and it would be nice to know he/she was getting a better crack of the
whip in getting more of their stuff out into the market place and able to
earn a bit more for their labours for the trouble they've gone to in trying
to help others.

When I'm through the next few weeks of catching up on emails and other
issues, I might even consider creating a website myself to help achieve
those objectives. No charge to buyer or seller and the fun for me (as a
former parts bloke) would be highlighting what's available and where you can
(hopefully) get it.

Jonmac
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