<div dir="auto">I don't believe the suspension was raised.  Might appear taller as TR5 tires were skinnier 165, vs. 250 on wider 185/70, or just new springs riding a little high.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Greg Lemon</div><div dir="auto">TR250</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 12:29 PM John Linney <<a href="mailto:john@linneyweb.com">john@linneyweb.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">Lovely car. Did they raise the ride height from the TR4 / 4A? It looks a little high.<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 8, 2021, at 9:27 AM, Don Hiscock <<a href="mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Friends in NL have reported that a superbly-restored TR5, the original LHD car from the 1967 Earls Court Motor Show premiere, has been sold to the USA and is now in the midwest.</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div class="gmail_attr">Anybody know the car?  It's said to be a pretty special TR, and I'd probably agree.  My first car in life was a TR250, unrestorable given my budget, skills, and marque support at the time.  But today -- I wish I still had it!</div><br>Here’s the sales ad:<br>
<a href="https://www.jbclassiccars.com/?portfolio=triumph-tr5" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.jbclassiccars.com/?portfolio=triumph-tr5</a><br>
</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Note the comments about the car's original Swiss-specifications and the stuff around engines.  Jonmac, this makes us smile to think about your efforts in this area back in the day.</div></div>
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