[TR] TR non tr- MGA

[Jerry Van Vlack]

Or to use up old spare parts from other models!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Fisher" <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
To: <pethier at comcast.net>
Cc: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR non tr- MGA


> We Triumph folks can't be smug about that wood thing, considering the
> paper-and-fish-glue gearbox covers on the TR cars.
>
> oh Phil! why ever not?
> this was all engineered for adding lightness so we could go faster than an 
> MG.
> triumph never did any thing without a sound basis in science and 
> engineering.
> Frank
> To: L1J1S at aol.com
> Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Sent: Wed,
> May 12, 2010 10:37:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR non tr- MGA
>
> MGA cars had wood
> floors.  Plenty of floor-on-fire stories out there.  They do have alumnum
> skins on the doors, though.
>
> We Triumph thing, considering the
> paper-and-fish-glue gearbox covers on the TR cars.
> folks can't be smug about
> that wood