so, to be clear, yinz drive around in the '8 to events where you pound whiskey all day and develop 'enthusiasm' (and win awards for no less) then drive home? ;-)
The English Corvette - Our Triumph TR8
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Well, we left home at 6AM, had a scotch eggs and fish'n'chips before the discussion and 5 neat shots at noon, then walked around a fairground on a clear day
(with bagpipers no less) - hardly pounding whisky all day
We left the Festival around 4 and drove 40 mins to our nearby B&B. Once we got to the Inn and checked in, & had a shower, we headed down
to a delicious dinner on the patio during sunset over the Blue Ridge around 7PM+ (for Emma's birthday) I actually had a Rusty Door cocktail.
None of the other events we've gone to have adult beverages ...
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dont confuse headLAMP conversions with headlight BULB conversions. like 80% of the projected inc. light is reflected and the LEDs yes, cannot provide this from the housing, so they raise the color temp and lumens per watt and get the brightness, but its a 'blob' and not really aimable and definitely not long range. now led housings that are contained, sure, there are legal ones and many cars now come with them standard.
the 'high vs low' beams are a function of the filament projecting on the little 'bumps' on the inside of the glass (or - sadly - plastic) lenses.
that all being said, if your state has an annual safety inspection (mine does and I am still licensed to do them) headlight aim is a component of said inspection. In fact, our state has outlawed the 'suction cup' checkers cuz almost nothing will let them adhere today...we use projection checkers, but no one uses them. when I added state inspection to my engine shop, I got one used for like $300 (they were over $2K at first) and used it, but it became obvious, no one looked or cared. I had to have it serviceable and not covered in dust when the QAO dropped in for my annual or surprise quarterly) and when I closed the shop ,the guy I sold it to, parked it in a corner and it sits there today and HIS shop, he retired and sold and the new owners dont use it either...
other bulb positions are not so critical, the key was for brake lights (xx57 bulb spec) to add a bit of capacitance and a bleed resistor so they dont go instantaneously dark (think of the early caddy devilles or DHS using LED, it was unnerving.)
In fact, I do not think it is possible to buy a trailer, from lowes 5x8 up to big truck, where LEDs are not the spec from factory. (it also lets big truck drivers create the 'miracle truck' without a 60 amp draw on the battery - wild cowboy days in the 80s) my 2021 new keystone rv does not have an incy bulb within half a mile of it, inside OR out.
PS - it is near impossible to buy dash/interior light bulbs in DECENT incandescent anymore, and EVERYONE makes LED versions, pay attention to color temp AND it will change the dash tone, I think the new blueness will look good in my square (going under the dash knife in about a month)
And Saturday, we'll be at the Manassas Train station for the 49th Annual Edgar Rohr Memorial car show put on by the
Bull Run Antique Auto Club of America (with no whiskey).
historicmanassas.org
(Its actually where the album cover for the 1972 Stephen Still Manassas album was shot, 53 years ago)
I have fond memories of that album, having seen Manassas at Merriweather Post Pavilion way back then ...
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Bull Run Antique Auto Club of America (with no whiskey).
49th Edgar Rohr Memorial Car Meet - Historic Manassas, Inc
Check out some classic, cool cars at the 49th Edgar Rohr Memorial Car Meet on Saturday, September 20, 2025 in Historic Downtown Manassas.
historicmanassas.org
(Its actually where the album cover for the 1972 Stephen Still Manassas album was shot, 53 years ago)
I have fond memories of that album, having seen Manassas at Merriweather Post Pavilion way back then ...
Manassas (album) - Wikipedia
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(Its actually where the album cover for the 1972 Stephen Still Manassas album was shot, 53 years ago)
I have fond memories of that album, having seen Manassas at Merriweather Post Pavilion way back then ...
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Manassas (album) - Wikipedia
Great album. I need to get another copy in vinyl.
Rain blew off - hit the low 80s. Spent the day washing & waxing TRouble for Saturday.
I'll take the top down & setup the Tonneau cover tomorrow.
Got the new fun plate at the ready - will keep it in the trunk except for shows.
I'll take the top down & setup the Tonneau cover tomorrow.
Got the new fun plate at the ready - will keep it in the trunk except for shows.
when dad sold em, there was a tshirt for the gals the dealership had...it said "go topless..........(next line)......in an MG'
If Im ever around one of your cruises Im gonna sneak by just to witness you and Emma develop this 'enthusiasm' lol
ok ok Ill fawn over the '8 as well ;-)
We did pretty good with the Bull Run Antique Auto Club of America event today. Maybe 120 or so cars of various types ...
Yes, thats the Train station in Manassas, VA like on the Stephen Stills Manassas album cover!
And TRouble, bless her heart, pleased folks and we came home with some big ol' Trophy thing!!!
I'm gonna have to redo the Trophy shelf - this is getting ridiculous!
Yes, thats the Train station in Manassas, VA like on the Stephen Stills Manassas album cover!
And TRouble, bless her heart, pleased folks and we came home with some big ol' Trophy thing!!!
I'm gonna have to redo the Trophy shelf - this is getting ridiculous!
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Had some rainy weekends that cancelled a couple Triumph club Saturday drives. Generally, if they are rain-rescheduled to a Sunday, we miss them since we're busy with church on Sundays. Except this one from Sept - Lionel Memorial Horse Country Drive Oct 5th, and scheduled to start at 2PM in Haymarket - that's maybe 45 mins out Rt 66 from us in Fairfax. We ran home as soon as church ended, swapped clothes and cars and headed west! 80 degree afternoon - for some fine top down motoring in the Virginia countryside. Maybe 21 cars ... TR3, TR6 & a couple TR8s & not all Triumphs ... Alfa 1750, a porsche, even a classic Jag - and nice roads out in the country.
Ended up 60+ miles later at a brewery near Middleburg (with a football game playing too loud!)
I drove - Emma snapped many pix!
Ended up 60+ miles later at a brewery near Middleburg (with a football game playing too loud!)
I drove - Emma snapped many pix!
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Busy weekend! Saturday Oct 18th was the Rockville (MD) Antique car show - 620 cars registered including maybe 2 dozen from the Triumph club.
Sunday Oct 19th was the club's Fall Foliage drive through parts of Md, VA and WV ... 21 cars or so though Aldie, Harpers Ferry and much nearby farm country roads!
76 degrees and sunny - WOW!
(I did the drive without Emma since one of our parishioners had passed Friday and Emma had to be in church Sunday for that.)
I had snapped 2 crowns loose and had a double extraction Monday, but how could I miss the great
Fall Foliage ride of the season!
Sunday Oct 19th was the club's Fall Foliage drive through parts of Md, VA and WV ... 21 cars or so though Aldie, Harpers Ferry and much nearby farm country roads!
76 degrees and sunny - WOW!
(I did the drive without Emma since one of our parishioners had passed Friday and Emma had to be in church Sunday for that.)
I had snapped 2 crowns loose and had a double extraction Monday, but how could I miss the great
Fall Foliage ride of the season!
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As I said, Saturday was the Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show. (Rockville, Md). One of the larger local shows, registration sold out at 620 cars!
Emma was working, so I went solo - coming in behind a wood chassied Marcos - beautiful restoration!
As last year, the Brits were section 1 & 2 up on the far hill ... (You can see that swoopy blue Marcos mid-screen)
3 TR8s, buncha Spitfires, TR6s, a pair of Stags, and a gorgeous gold GT6 ...
TRouble parked between a green TR6 and a Triumph Acclaim (Triumph-Honda thingee - basically a Civic for the UK)
And a white MGB GT V8 turned up too! (1973-76). Funky carb setup, but same motor as my TR8!
As the morning went on, more cars and more spectators turned up! And the field filled up.
All kinds of cars - but I made a point to see the Lotus cars and the Alfas (had a 73 GTV myself mid-80s)
Emma was working, so I went solo - coming in behind a wood chassied Marcos - beautiful restoration!
As last year, the Brits were section 1 & 2 up on the far hill ... (You can see that swoopy blue Marcos mid-screen)
3 TR8s, buncha Spitfires, TR6s, a pair of Stags, and a gorgeous gold GT6 ...
TRouble parked between a green TR6 and a Triumph Acclaim (Triumph-Honda thingee - basically a Civic for the UK)
And a white MGB GT V8 turned up too! (1973-76). Funky carb setup, but same motor as my TR8!
As the morning went on, more cars and more spectators turned up! And the field filled up.
All kinds of cars - but I made a point to see the Lotus cars and the Alfas (had a 73 GTV myself mid-80s)
Looks a lot like the carb setup on the Daimler 2.5l hemi V8, in the Daimler 250s and SP250s.
Wouldn't surprise me, if it were that Rover later copied that basic design straight from Daimler, after Daimler was merged into the Jaguar/Rover group...
Regards,
Gordon.
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Gosh, do I miss American menu items.Well, we left home at 6AM, had a scotch eggs and fish'n'chips before the discussion and 5 neat shots at noon, then walked around a fairground on a clear day
(with bagpipers no less) - hardly pounding whisky all day
We left the Festival around 4 and drove 40 mins to our nearby B&B. Once we got to the Inn and checked in, & had a shower, we headed down
to a delicious dinner on the patio during sunset over the Blue Ridge around 7PM+ (for Emma's birthday) I actually had a Rusty Door cocktail.
None of the other events we've gone to have adult beverages ...
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Well, this is basically the stock 3.5 liter dual carb arrangement on a club member's TR8 car ... factory rated at 130HP
(California cars had Fuel injection)
And David's 4.6l Rover motored 1981 TR8 I test drove but didn't buy in CT last year -
he had the TWS motors Edelbrock manifold and 4 bbl kit. It was a beast - perhaps 240-250 HP or so
Our 3.5 liter 1980 TR8 with the Cam, Edelbrock manifold, and Holley 4 barrel - SWAG around 200HP (?)
and - Woody Cooper's Bad 8 - with a heavily modded 5 liter Rover motor in a rare Fixed Head Coupe TR8, est 300HP.
Woody runs TWS Motors (formerly The Wedge Shop) and is the guru of these wedge cars. He sold us our green TR8.
And a video of Woody's car on the Dyno - Beast! Beast! What a sound at 7k!
(California cars had Fuel injection)
And David's 4.6l Rover motored 1981 TR8 I test drove but didn't buy in CT last year -
he had the TWS motors Edelbrock manifold and 4 bbl kit. It was a beast - perhaps 240-250 HP or so
Our 3.5 liter 1980 TR8 with the Cam, Edelbrock manifold, and Holley 4 barrel - SWAG around 200HP (?)
and - Woody Cooper's Bad 8 - with a heavily modded 5 liter Rover motor in a rare Fixed Head Coupe TR8, est 300HP.
Woody runs TWS Motors (formerly The Wedge Shop) and is the guru of these wedge cars. He sold us our green TR8.
And a video of Woody's car on the Dyno - Beast! Beast! What a sound at 7k!
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Yes the Rover is sporting SU carburators, common also in the US until around ‘68 due to emission standards, where the more emission-friendly Zenith-Stromberg carburetors replaced SU (of course Weber was the upgrade).
Your photo of the TR8 has the stock Zenith-Stromberg carbs, which is what I had (2 CDE175) on my ‘68 TR6, my ‘71 GT6 MKIII also had Stromberg but a pair of the smaller CDE-150s IIRC. It has been almost 50 years since I owned those cars, a lot of fond memories of driving them (when it wasn’t raining)!
Your photo of the TR8 has the stock Zenith-Stromberg carbs, which is what I had (2 CDE175) on my ‘68 TR6, my ‘71 GT6 MKIII also had Stromberg but a pair of the smaller CDE-150s IIRC. It has been almost 50 years since I owned those cars, a lot of fond memories of driving them (when it wasn’t raining)!
What British car would be complete without Coco mats?
The real deal american made natural fiber ones from cocomats.com.
Beats the pants off the tired old black carpet "mats" in the car when we got her.
The branded black carpet mats
The real deal american made natural fiber ones from cocomats.com.
Beats the pants off the tired old black carpet "mats" in the car when we got her.
The branded black carpet mats
What an amazing Day! After testing a new-to-us 2019 MacBook Pro for LiveStreaming at church (some issues), we took a top down ride in TRouble.
Heck, who could resist 70+ degrees on Weds before Thanksgiving - right? Then took some rooftop pictures at a spot we recently found nearby.
Who am I without my muse, Emma?
Heck, who could resist 70+ degrees on Weds before Thanksgiving - right? Then took some rooftop pictures at a spot we recently found nearby.
Who am I without my muse, Emma?