[TR] TS1

[Don Hiscock]

It's my understanding the entire lower half of TS1 has been rebuilt, as
close to the original in as many ways as they could make it.  That's
consistent with my memory of seeing the car pre-restoration in the early
1980s.  Maybe someone here can give us more details.

Something can only be original once.  This car is no longer in that
category.  While we're all happy the car was rescued, let's be clear that
it was *restored*, not *conserved*.  TS1 isn't a time-warp car -- it was a
near-basket case brought back.  My wish is that any owner be "sensitive" to
the car's historical importance.  But any owner has every right to do
whatever he wants to a car.

There are other cars out there that are in much more original condition for
which conservation is a more important consideration.  The long-door TR2
from the former Harrah's collection, for example, is a 9000 mile survivor
virtually untouched since the mid 1950s, is fully intact (and still a
runner, in the considerate hands of a member of this list).  There's one
that needs to be saved from non-original upgrades!

Don
1962 TR3B TSF202L
(which was hit by baseball-sized hail last weekend in Saint Louis while
parked outside the shop completing final assembly after a full restoration.
 Ugh!)

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Carl TR <cfmtr3a at verizon.net> wrote:

> Maybe the new owner has more money than sense.  It is currently documented
> to be as close to original as possible (even acknowledging JonMac
> variancies).  To change it beyond it's original configuration would really
> decrease the value of TS1.    As a collector/investment - I doubt the new
> owner would want to fall down that hole.
> jm2cw.
> Carl
>
>
>
> On 05/01/12, Loumetelko at aol.com wrote:
>
> But one car came in today for an oil change and a minor problem with the
> brake light. That number I can probably remember:
>
>
>
> Mark:
> Thanks for the delightful photo of the very beloved TS1. I first met TS1
> in Joe Richards' shop back in 97 or so and later in 2003 when Joe unveiled
> it in Auburn at the TRA National I hosted. Words can not begin to explain
> what Joe started with compared to its finished look.
>
> On another list the new owner said his goal was to "improve" TS1 - that
> very thought just terrifies me. Would be like some dolt painting a smile on
> the Mona Lisa! Sincerely hope before any so called improvements the new
> owner gets opinions from Joe or Bill Piggott or John Saunders. Please Mark,
> gently quiz the owner about his plans for TS1 and what improvements he has
> in mind.
>
> I know there will be those who say that TS1 is his car to do as he so
> pleases but Dammit there was only one TS1 and to butcher it would be more
> than
> criminal!
>
> Lou Metelko
> Auburn, Indiana
>
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