tr5 continental touring kit -Bloody 'elll

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#1 Post by **docwad** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:23 pm

ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-TR5-S ... 259d682b6e

currently £705 and almost 3 days to go

i bought an almost complete 2.5 pi kit for £55 recently

#2 Post by **Lloydpiestate** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:52 pm

thats more than im asking for a pair of mk2 front wings !!!!!!!

#3 Post by **Mike Stevens** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:48 pm

And I know which I'd prefer to have!

Cheers,
Mike.

#4 Post by **red2000chris** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:10 pm

Am I missing summert? are there any individual parts like hens teeth? I would have thought £100 would have been enough.

#5 Post by **andyborris** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 7:33 am

Also says something (not sure what!) about Triumph's confidence in the cars reliability, with head gasket and valve springs in the kit!

#6 Post by **TedTaylor** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:39 am

red2000chris wrote:Am I missing summert? are there any individual parts like hens teeth? I would have thought £100 would have been enough.

It will be in a pretty box marked 'Triumph' ........

MUT

#7 Post by **docwad** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:47 pm

The auction

It is Finished

£1071.50 ffs
those tr 'old boys' have some serious dosh

There was a thread on triumph torque circa 2004 where one did reach £400 so inflation etc etc

laurence · #8 Post by **laurence** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:20 pm

anything remotely related to TR5s costs serious money these days,
cheers,
Laurence

#9 Post by **Mike Stevens** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 5:24 pm

Back in the days (50s/60s) most manufacturers provides a 'continental touring kit'. This was when taking your car abroad was like taking it to the moon! I think there was a general distrust of foreign garages and their capabilities as well as getting spares, hence putting a kit of spares together.

I know that when my family went to France back in the 60s (when I was a mere whipper-snapper!) we took a Bedford (Vauxhall) Spares kit with us for the Bedford CA motor caravan we had. It was on sale/return so when we didn't use it, it went back to the garage. I bet it didn't cost >£1k though! Apart from bulbs, I don't think we ever used anything from the kits.

I don't think it said anything about the reliability of the vehicles, just about individuals confidence!

Cheers,
Mike.

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