SL500?

[00slk]

What is this 4 letter thing you talk of buddy ?

Drive 2000 miles in 48 hours around Britain in old Triumph cars. A real blast

 

[LostKiwi]

Drive 2000 miles in 48 hours around Britain in old Triumph cars. A real blast

How many finish....?

 

[Blobcat]

How many finish....?

They all finish, just possibly earlier that originally planned...

 

[Wighty]

How many finish....?

I was thinking exactly the same thing . Legend goes that someone once heard of someone who is rumoured to have finished

 

[LostKiwi]

I was thinking exactly the same thing . Legend goes that someone once heard of someone who is rumoured to have finished

I was wondering if the winner was the one that got furthest...

 

[Wighty]

I was wondering if the winner was the one that got furthest...

You mean a whole line of them spanning 200 metres all having broken down , steam everywhere

 

[Wighty]

Drive 2000 meters in 48 hours in old Triumph cars. A real blast

Maybe this is what he meant

 

[00slk]

Oye you guys, don't hijack Johns thread

About 6 retirements last year LK.
We were going to open the makes to MB, but decided there's not enough Triumph cars to provide breakdown tows for the Mercs

 

[McDonald]

You've got yourself a handsome car with remarkably low miles. I hope you enjoy your car as much as I enjoy mine.

 

[John Laidlaw]

Well gents, many thanks for all the advice, as a result I was able to confirm that a very pretty, blue 350 has an engine number seriously to the wrong side of the balance shaft fix.
Yes, it may have been done, but, it was a long way to go to risk discovering there is no paperwork.

However, the good news is, I am the owner of an SL500
https://www.marcus-james-used-cars-suffolk.co.uk/our-cars (33,500 / 2003)
A good, clean car
plenty of work done on it
Boot seals new 2 months ago
Boot DRY
All round nice car
Got a bit knocked off the price and a fair PX for my Boxster

Again, thank you all for your time and advice
John

Nicely done, looks a really good example with very low miles....

 

[daibevan]

Lovely. Not jealous at all.

 

[Blobcat]

In this weather it's probably increased £1K in value

 

[Capra]

Nice car, good choice.

 

[Big Janner]

Thanks for all the kind words, however . . . . . . .

My TR6 (had it for 4 years) never let me down
Oil change every spring
Plugs cleaned every couple of weeks
Polished at every available opportunity

A great car, I still miss not having it to drive
Straight 6 . . .fuel injection, which, when set up by the late, great, Triumph meastro, Clive Manvers, never let me down
Pulled like a train
A beautiful sound from the twin pipes at the back

Best of all . . . . .
£0.00 / year road tax
£115.00 / year comprehensive insurance, with agreed value

What's not to love

John

 

[00slk]

Thanks for all the kind words, however . . . . . . .

My TR6 (had it for 4 years) never let me down
Oil change every spring
Plugs cleaned every couple of weeks
Polished at every available opportunity

A great car, I still miss not having it to drive
Straight 6 . . .fuel injection, which, when set up by the late, great, Triumph meastro, Clive Manvers, never let me down
Pulled like a train
A beautiful sound from the twin pipes at the back

Best of all . . . . .
£0.00 / year road tax
£115.00 / year comprehensive insurance, with agreed value

What's not to love

John

Get another John, its only money

 

[LostKiwi]

Thanks for all the kind words, however . . . . . . .

My TR6 (had it for 4 years) never let me down
Oil change every spring
Plugs cleaned every couple of weeks
Polished at every available opportunity

A great car, I still miss not having it to drive
Straight 6 . . .fuel injection, which, when set up by the late, great, Triumph meastro, Clive Manvers, never let me down
Pulled like a train
A beautiful sound from the twin pipes at the back

Best of all . . . . .
£0.00 / year road tax
£115.00 / year comprehensive insurance, with agreed value

What's not to love

John

Don't mind us - we were just extracting the adblue out of Peter!

 

[Big Janner]

Get another John, its only money

I would love to, but;
I used to gave a garage and parking for 5 cars
Now, I have a workshop and parking for 2 cars
You can't park an early 1970's BL built car outside . . . . The body won't cope

I have MS and find manual gearboxes 'difficult' . . . .this can, under some circumstances, read 'dangerous'
Thus, autos only for me from now on.

John

 

[Big Janner]

Some extracting of the proverbial is a good way to keep friendships fresh
I was not offended in any way

Just wanted to confirm that there is another Triumph fan on this MB forum
Does this mean the number of Triumph fans here has doubled?

John

 

[00slk]

Some extracting of the proverbial is a good way to keep friendships fresh
I was not offended in any way

Just wanted to confirm that there is another Triumph fan on this MB forum
Does this mean the number of Triumph fans here has doubled?

John

Certainly has, there is a few of us highly educated types on here that own the more hands on machinery John

 

[Big Janner]

Certainly has, there is a few of us highly educated types on here that own the more hands on machinery John

Thank heavens for the more discerning car owner
I had Triumph bikes in my yoof and always wanted a TR5 or TR6 and a narrowboat
Done both, but, real life sometimes gets in the way.

John