{"id":981,"date":"2019-04-14T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intermarque.org\/?p=981"},"modified":"2019-04-16T05:18:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T05:18:14","slug":"981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intermarque.org\/index.php\/2019\/04\/14\/981\/","title":{"rendered":"Hors de Combat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Andy Lindberg:<\/strong> It\u2019s almost time to get the TR3 out of storage. Last summer another mille miglia was completed. Notice that mille miglia is not capitalized. I\u2019ve never participated in the Italian thousand-mile race and probably never will. But when the Triumph was put away for the salt season, its trip odometer said it had traveled 1,074.8 miles in 2018. Don\u2019t know how many miles you put on your vintage car, but this is a pretty dismal performance for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On our way to the Vintage Triumph Register National Event in LaCrosse, Wi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there were reasons. Mainly it spent some time hors de combat. First the slipping clutch finally got replaced. It had been bugging me since the Grand Rapids Rendezvous. Finally I bit the bullet and ordered a complete clutch kit. First from The Roadster Factory and then from Moss when TRF didn\u2019t deliver. Next, what I thought was a simple misalignment issue ended up being a complete front-end rebuild, links, tie rods, ball joints and the alignment. Finally, while down in Lacrosse for the Vintage Triumph Register National convention, the tachometer developed a mind of its own. It\u2019d stick at 4,000 rpms, even driving at 30 mph in 4th<\/sup> overdrive. New cable didn\u2019t help so off it went to Nisonger. Perfect now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My substitute to the TR3 whilst being sorted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Intermezzo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On January 5,\nI drove the Miata to Elsie\u2019s for breakfast with the intermarque crew. It wasn\u2019t\nsnowing and the temp was well into the twenties (above zero). So the\nretractable hardtop went down. The next two weeks were spent coughing and lying\nin bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Sun\nCountry\u2019s 737-800 (not a MAX) took off for Phoenix on January 13, seats 28A and\nB were inhabited by two sniffling passengers hoping for a mid-winter break and\nto cross the Barrett-Jackson auction off my bucket list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some\ncomments about B-J. First, if you\u2019ve ever been to the North St. Paul or\nHastings shows, you\u2019ve seen 90% of the cars for sale at Barrett Jackson. Ford\nTorinos, Chevy Chevelles, AMC Pacers, etc., etc. Of course, an occasional\nFerrari or Porsche appeared for spice and maybe to up their sales average\nprices. There were also a few middling foreign cars. Some big Healeys, a couple\nTR6s, a smattering of Jags, a rubber bumper MGB, and my personal show favorite,\na Volvo 1800 ES. Don\u2019t know how much any of them sold for other than the TRs.\n$12K for the one with a hardtop and some bubbling paint. $20K for another with\ntriple Webers, a shiny alloy valve cover, and a racing stripe. Neither seemed\nto have overdrive or a 5-speed conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, let\u2019s talk about ambiance. Have you been to the State Fair? Kiosk after kiosk, indoor and out. Renewal by Andersen was inside with the hot tubs, art, antiques and \u201cofficial\u201d Barrett-Jackson clothing. Most of the automotive product sellers were outside. Tires, polishes, some hot-rod equipment, and a zillion Chevy\/Ford\/Hemi hats and tee shirts. The auction itself was inside. But I couldn\u2019t stand to listen to the auctioneer\u2019s \u201cyada yada yada yada yada 15 do I hear 15.\u201d Car on the stage for 30 seconds and then gone. In summary, it\u2019s underwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Next Act<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s on the agenda for this year? Well, the Triumph is going to appear at a few events where the Miata substituted last year. The Spring KickOff<\/a> in Osseo in May and Rendezvous in Eau Claire in June. This, of course, depends on whether the vinyl convertible top can be stretched enough to connect the seven million tenax and lift-the-dot fasteners. Also on whether my teenage neighbor would like to earn a few bucks changing the oil and learning what a grease Zerk is. Note: while the Triumph attended 2018\u2019s Triumph national in Lacrosse, it\u2019s highly unlikely to be at the 2019 event in Leaky Faucet, Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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