[TR] TR250 battery tray - car photos

[Greg Lemon]

Though the two pictures don't show much, but it looks awfully good to me, is 
it original paint?  If it is I wouldn't think about repainting it.  Original 
like this is much more interesting than  restored, to me anyway.

Greg Lemon
68 Triumph TR250
74 BMW 2002



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From: "Glenn A. Merrell - TSN" <StagByTriumph at triumphstagclub.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 9:01 PM
To: "Darrell Floyd" <tr250driver at aol.com>; "Triumph Triumph list" 
<triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR250 battery tray - car photos

> Thanks Darrell and All,
>
> I surely appreciate the viewpoint that it is only original once. But it is 
> also 80k miles and 47 years old, and yes, original, but maybe it not would 
> be considered a time capsule by any stretch. Still has the bumblebee 
> stripped hoses that gotta get replaced, and there are of course previous 
> owner (PO) and DPM (Dreaded Previous Mechanics)  things that have to be 
> fixed.
>
> You might know that my Triumph roots are pre -stag.  My dad had a Standard 
> 10, my first two Triumphs were Heralds; one Sport 1200 convertible and one 
> 1200 Salon both passed on to me after my dad was done with them, then 
> after wrenching at a B/L dealership through school in the early 1970's my 
> first TR250,  then a Triumph hiatus for 17 years, then three Stags over 
> another 17 years and now a TR250 again.
>
> My Emerald Green 280 hp Rover engined Stag that I put +60k miles on going 
> to VTR and Triumphest shows is now in Texas to a happy owner who has done 
> a respray and new top.  My Bronze Stag that won 2nd in Concours at 
> Breckenridge is also in Texas, now owned by Duncan and Sheila Wood to 
> replace the one they lost to their house fire in 2012.  Both Stags can be 
> seen as fully featured on BritishV8.com.
> So not my first rodeo with Triumphs or restorations, and I still have a 
> Stag that I am restoring which will be again very modified, but not 
> obvious to the inexperienced eye.
>
> This is why I am evaluating the path forward with this 250 since I still 
> am a Stag guy who remembers my early Triumph roots.
> See a couple of photos of it here:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/stagbytriumph/13342281753/
> and
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/stagbytriumph/13342140505/
>
> I did a very detailed pre-washing photo archive  that I will be uploading 
> soon.
>
>   I can  tune, tweak, rebuild and cleanup with the other perishable 
> replacements and DPM faux pas, it needs a few dents properly cared for, 
> then l have a fairly nice and original TR250.
>
> Here is my dilemma and concern:  Would that still be "original"?  I think 
> the purists will say no, even though it is all regular maintenance as 
> indicated in the Owners manual.
>
> Thanks for your input.
> Cheers!
>
> Glenn Merrell, a.k.a. StagByTriumph
> TSN admin
> TriumphStag.net
> StagByTriumph at triumphstagclub.org
>
>
>
>
> On 3/21/2014 7:11 AM, Darrell Floyd wrote:
>> Glen,
>> You know what I am going to say.  There are very few 250's that have not 
>> been restored.  A car is really only original once. There are quite a few 
>> big bucks 250 restorations out there.  If you do restore,  keep it 
>> authentic. IMHO it will be worth more at least to folks like me than if 
>> if is modified.  This is especially true if you have a fine original 
>> example to start with.
>> Enjoy it most of all,
>> Darrell
>> BTW,  sort of a big departure from the TR8 & Stag type I normally think 
>> you would be.   Welcome to the  "Triumph over Conformity" group.
>
> -- 
> Glenn Merrell
> TSN Admin
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