[TR] Continental Kit

Tom Householder trhouse at columbus.rr.com
Sat Jan 18 08:02:19 MST 2020


Although the Classified is a year after the cars entered California  A continental kit may have been the early source for ready available parts.  I know Cal Sales stripped new cars to have a parts inventory early on 

Tom


> On Jan 18, 2020, at 9:50 AM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Resending second link to the detailed image.
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-2C9BpzJ/0/ebed7fbf/O/i-2C9BpzJ.jpg <https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-2C9BpzJ/0/ebed7fbf/O/i-2C9BpzJ.jpg>
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 7:56 AM Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com <mailto:don.hiscock at gmail.com>> wrote:
> The Standard-Triumph Continental Touring Kit was not, as some may first imagine who haven't heard of it before, a gaudy spare tire on the rear of the car.  It was a collection of "essential" spares that one could take along on a trip to the Continent away from the normal repair and parts network.
> 
> It was a fiberboard box that could be returned for credit if not used, or I guess part credit if one needed to use bits from it.  There were various versions over time, and versions for different Standard-Triumph models.  Here's an image of one of them (not for a TR), with the box contents and relevant model noted on its label.  The second image shows the contents list enlarged.
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cXWgbmL/0/0fa8cecf/O/i-cXWgbmL.jpg <https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cXWgbmL/0/0fa8cecf/O/i-cXWgbmL.jpg>
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-dmKVc3X/0/33e1d5b2/O/i-dmKVc3X.jpg <https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-dmKVc3X/0/33e1d5b2/O/i-dmKVc3X.jpg>
> 
> There may be a photo of a TR3A kit around here someplace -- I know a guy who had one in Europe, but uncharacteristically he didn't want to share photos.  I'll keep looking.
> 
> Don
> 1962 Triumph TR3B
> (which found its way into my hands in 1981 due to the efforts of the guy who started this thread!)
> 
> On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 3:56 AM Tom Householder <trhouse at columbus.rr.com <mailto:trhouse at columbus.rr.com>> wrote:
> I ran across an old Jan 55 Classified that lists a “Continental Kit “ as bits with the car. I seem to recall this was a collection of bits for traveling. I can’t seem to find reference to it in my early catalog files. There was a Continental Package in the Competition and Rally Catalog for the TR3?????? any one know what this was?
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