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Topic: You Know What I Hate....?

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Re: You Know What I Hate....?
« Reply #924 on: August 25, 2025, 10:53:45 AM »
Yeah the dream of vintage auto is usually much nicer than the reality.
I found out the truth of that when I bought a 1959 TR-3A back around 1988.
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« Reply #925 on: August 25, 2025, 11:17:30 AM »
Triumphs always caught the eye of teenagers back in the 80's when I started driving. They're sleek, sporty, unusual, and were always available cheap as used vehicles. There's a reason for that.
Unless you're familiar with British built vehicle design, nothing you own is going to help you get that car going. Most are positive ground to the frame (American autos are negative battery terminal grounded to the frame). Getting to all the broken bits requires a lift.

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« Reply #926 on: Today at 12:24:54 PM »
Way back, some company was taking worn out Jaguar XKEs (those with more than 10,000 miles or so) and dropping in Chevy 350s with the total drive train.  I heard these things were excellent.  You got this very sleek sexy body with solid GM innards and noises.

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« Reply #927 on: Today at 01:38:55 PM »
dropping in Chevy 350s with the total drive train.  I heard these things were excellent.  You got this very sleek sexy body with solid GM innards and noises.
Who's gonna tell him?  :)

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« Reply #928 on: Today at 05:03:45 PM »
I hate when someone or group points to some small selection of "events" to conclude that everyone of that "type" is bad.

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« Reply #929 on: Today at 05:09:22 PM »
Way back, some company was taking worn out Jaguar XKEs (those with more than 10,000 miles or so) and dropping in Chevy 350s with the total drive train.  I heard these things were excellent.  You got this very sleek sexy body with solid GM innards and noises.
Somebody back in the '70s was doing the same thing with Ford 302 V-8s. They labeled the finished product as the Jaguar XK-F.
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