[TR] Continental Kit

[michael kutka]

Stan,

Did you ever make up a kit to go with the label?

Mike

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> On Jan 18, 2020, at 12:10 PM, Stan Foster <stan at redtr6.com> wrote:
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> I sure do Don.
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> From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Don Hiscock
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:57 AM
> To: michael kutka <mkutka at me.com>
> Cc: Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>; fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] Continental Kit
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> Raymond Van Donk made up a CTK for his immaculately-restored and now-sold Powder Blue TR3A.  He had an original sidescreen kit label and used a wooden box for his reproduction.
> http://www.trtriumph.com/images/22-Continental%20touring%20kit.JPG
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> The original kits, per the late Alec Pringle, were oversized crappy things taking too much space for too little protection.  They were always paperboard or hardboard as far as I know, not wooden crates.  The TR Register forum had a discussion on the subject a few years ago.
> https://www.tr-register.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/62397-continental-touring-kit-triumph-tr23/
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> Stan, you might have a copy of the reproduced TR6 label, yes?
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> On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 10:37 AM Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com> wrote:
> From the September 1956 brochure, "Accessories for Standard and Triumph Vehicles".  This shows the part numbers for the various kits available at that time.
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-VpvGZR2/0/604c5643/O/i-VpvGZR2.jpg
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-bmdsq4g/0/06597ee7/O/i-bmdsq4g.jpg
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> On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 10:18 AM michael kutka <mkutka at me.com> wrote:
> I can provide some photos of kits for later models if anyone is interested. I thought the TR2/3 version was in more of a study wooden container versus the later cardboard versions?
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> Mike 
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> On Jan 18, 2020, at 4:46 AM, Tom Householder <trhouse at columbus.rr.com> wrote:
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> 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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