Triumph 2000

[C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>]

Hey, this Italian bodied 2 litre straight six (unsupercharged, probably 
just as well) was a fine car for its time. I was the proud owner of one of 
a handful of previously enjoyed Saloon models in Alberta in the early 70's. 
Disc front brakes, irs, four speed with overdrive, it was a very good car 
to drive. Reliability was a joke. Easy to work on though, I did the head 
gasket with a set of box and open spanners made in India and a 3 foot 
length of gas pipe as a torque wrench, nothing a little stop leak couldn't 
cure.

So what if the splined half shafts would lock under "hard" acceleration, 
and the springs sagged their sorry ass all the time. I loved it.


Michael Smith
Calgary, Alberta,Canada
91 Alfa 164L
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