[TR] MGA

[TERRY SMITH]

That reminds me.  When I say my TR3 "keeps up with traffic," I'm referencing traffic on the freeway here (tollway, rather) that clips along between 70 and 80 mph.  I've been curious about the various cruising speeds and power performances of TR3's and their competition back in the day, cruising that is without winding up to crank shattering rpm's.  Anybody familiar with that? 


Relative aesthetics of these old cars are, of course, subjective.  Performance, though, is math. 


Terry Smith '59 TR3A

New Hampshire

> On July 16, 2019 at 12:55 PM Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
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>     Many many years ago, I took a road trip in my TR3A, along with a buddy in an MGA.  I don’t think either of us even owned a top; let alone had room for it along with the suitcases and so on.
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>     Driving down US 1 on the east coast, we saw a huge thunderstorm heading our way.  I apologized to my friend, then floored the TR and like the old song, wound it up to 110, knowing his MG wouldn’t top 85 on a good day (maybe downhill with a tail wind).  I stayed dry, guess who got soaked!
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>     We’re still good friends after all these years, but he gave up on the MG and bought an Amphicar instead.
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