Owner Insight:

She is actually my 5th triumph, my first, shortly after getting married in 1983 and my third one a TR6 I sold around 2007 to my 10 year old daughter’s exclamation “Daddy you promised me you would never sell her”.  Well that did leave a mark  She is grown now with children of her own.  I miss the rides with her an her brother and the fun we had.  Recently when I found out I was expecting another child  I thought it fitting to also add another Triumph to the family.  I purchased my 4th Triumph a 1969 TR4A IRS locally and jumped in with all of the restoration items I love.  She ran a little rough and had flat black primer but engine and paint could wait.  after a year of working on he and chasing gremlins in the electrical system it was time for a engine rebuild.  I found a shop who informed e the engine could not be salvaged but he had a deal.  He had a recently rebuilt engine and transmission with overdrive from another 4A that the owner no longer wanted.  YES and we went forward. The work was finished I was excited and began to lo a the body more critically.  A lot of bondo, the lines were not straight, there was rust. Well it just happened that Triumph 1965 TR4A body from the engine I just had installed was repaired and according to him rust free and available for purchase.  A 5th Triumph.   Now I had the original body and the car but on 2 different chassis. It was body work and could wait.  My new engine was home . and doing well for a while at least.  I still had gremlins in the electrical system.  I still had what I thought a perfect body ready for paint.  I am active duty and knew I was moving soon so I realized I needed to make the 2 cars one. I found Dan.  The plan was to paint the good body and switch out the old 1969 black body with the 1965 ready for paint  .  Dan quickly explained that my perfect ready for paint wasn’t quite ready for paint.  There were a few more steps.  .  Dan and his team also went over her and provided me with invaluable information and repairs to areas that needed attention.  I now live in Atlanta with my wife and another young daughter.  I am fortunate to have my son and daughter here with 3 grandchildren and one on the way. MY 85 year old dad is here too and I still use the first socket set he gave me over 30 years ago. I look forward to being The granddad with the Red antique sports car.
Jay Wamsley