Yep, WOW ,You've done the things to this Car that I've Always dreamed of Doing to a Car, You're Fabrication and your Restoration are Impeccable! No Wonder why this little TR3 is so Tight on the Track! Bravo, You Inspire Dave,you inspire! Thank You for this documentation, A Fine Job!
Thanks very much for the nice compliments, Scott. I enjoyed every minute of this project. Triumphs have become my main hobby since finding this one in '08. I have a '54 TR2 long door that I would like to do next, also for street and race. Cheers.
@@davehogye576 Hi Dave, I lived in Pacific Grove for 40 years. Aptos for 3. I was at the first Laguna Seca Race November of 1957. The Pebble Beach Races at Laguna Seca as it was formally called. Our Boy Scout Troop directed traffic . I have owned about 100 cars, 30 were British, sadly no Triumphs, maybe some day. Currently have a 63 MGB. Your car is spectacular and you race like a gentleman.
@@jeffhildreth9244 Hi Jeff, I live in Santa Cruz. What wonderful experiences you must have had during those early years of sports car racing in the Monterey bay area. They obviously left an impression on your life with cars. That's great. You've owned a bunch of British cars through the years and haven't owned a Triumph?!! Let me think; Jag, Morgan, Austin Healey, Austin Cooper, Lotus, Range/Land Rover, Rover, Aston Martin, Rolls, Bentley....to name a few. What have I missed? This is very interesting.
@@davehogye576 4 Thames Vans, half dozen Morris Minors, 1954 Morris Oxford 1500 flathead, 1959 Morris Oxford, 58 Bugeye, 1980 Rover SD1 3500 , 5 Land Rovers from 1958 to 1974 including a one of 500 1967 NADA 109, 71 Midget, I know there are more, hmmm but that's the Brit list...: ) Did I mention I worked at BMC Monterey for Jack Flaherty 1968-1972 ?
I have a 55 small cowl that I've had since I was 15. Bought it in baskets (bushel and peck wooden baskets). Have restored 2x now. Having done this, I appreciate the quality of your work.
Beautiful work, I'm picking up a '60 TR3 next week and will begin a similar process. Love the color too, I'll be doing mine the same, but with dark red or distressed leather interior, not decided yet.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Going with the original color was an easy choice. Pale Primrose Yellow is a British industry classic. This car has now completed 16 race events. Proudly, it had finished every lap of every session of all 16 events, needing only basic service. I got my first race win at Sonoma last April and in September won the race car group in the Danville d'Elegance. Scan my TH-cam page for the race win video. Restoring these cars is relatively easy and inexpensive and worth the extra effort of a full restoration. Starting the process with complete disassembly was the only way to go for me and proper race preparation was to be included. I am about to begin side by side restoration of a '54 TR2 long door and another '59 TR3A. Good luck with your project.
By the way, my brother Tom is not a "bother". That typo was something I missed before publishing. He has been my main support through the restoration and racing. The whole process would have been half as fun without him standing by.
Hello and thank you for the compliment. I do not have what would be considered a "build log", but this project is well documented in notes, some design drawings and thousands of photographs. A number of aspects were in part suggested in publications specific to TR3s and TR4s from the UK and Kas Kastner's Triumph racing preparation booklets and manuals. Getting to know many Triumph racers and studying their cars was also helpful.
Catherine Reid Thanks for the question...that's difficult to answer. Depending on condition, sometimes they are free to a good home. I've seen $20K plus cars that need total restoration, from my view. Perhaps $10K could buy a good solid car to start with. There are different ideas of what constitutes a restoration too. I've seen perfectly restored cars sell for $30-35K. You'd have to spend more than that on a high quality restoration, no matter the starting condition, unless you do most of the work.
Yep, WOW ,You've done the things to this Car that I've Always dreamed of Doing to a Car, You're Fabrication and your Restoration are Impeccable! No Wonder why this little TR3 is so Tight on the Track! Bravo, You Inspire Dave,you inspire! Thank You for this documentation, A Fine Job!
Thanks very much for the nice compliments, Scott. I enjoyed every minute of this project. Triumphs have become my main hobby since finding this one in '08. I have a '54 TR2 long door that I would like to do next, also for street and race. Cheers.
Wow! We went down similar paths. You took it to a higher level than me! Excellent work! RWB ❤🎉
Outstanding !!
Thank you. I appreciate the comment and your viewing the video. Cheers.
@@davehogye576 Hi Dave,
I lived in Pacific Grove for 40 years. Aptos for 3.
I was at the first Laguna Seca Race November of 1957. The Pebble Beach Races at Laguna Seca as it was formally called. Our Boy Scout Troop directed traffic .
I have owned about 100 cars, 30 were British, sadly no Triumphs, maybe some day. Currently have a 63 MGB.
Your car is spectacular and you race like a gentleman.
@@jeffhildreth9244 Hi Jeff, I live in Santa Cruz. What wonderful experiences you must have had during those early years of sports car racing in the Monterey bay area. They obviously left an impression on your life with cars. That's great. You've owned a bunch of British cars through the years and haven't owned a Triumph?!! Let me think; Jag, Morgan, Austin Healey, Austin Cooper, Lotus, Range/Land Rover, Rover, Aston Martin, Rolls, Bentley....to name a few. What have I missed? This is very interesting.
My TR3 is my first British car.
@@davehogye576 4 Thames Vans, half dozen Morris Minors, 1954 Morris Oxford 1500 flathead, 1959 Morris Oxford, 58 Bugeye, 1980 Rover SD1 3500 , 5 Land Rovers from 1958 to 1974 including a one of 500 1967 NADA 109, 71 Midget, I know there are more, hmmm but that's the Brit list...: )
Did I mention I worked at BMC Monterey for Jack Flaherty 1968-1972 ?
Wow! Thank you! A real labor of love....
Thank you for the comments and for viewing my video. I completely enjoyed the restoration and the car has been a real blast.
True ART. Will watch this many times for inspiration. Thanks.
Thank you for watching and the nice comments.
BTW absolutely love your choice of music
Thank you. It's the Hungarian Rhapsody II. It happened to be close to the length of the video, so it was an easy fit.
Stunning. Absolutely Stunning!
Thanks for keeping one of these alive!
Dave
Thanks for the nice comment. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. I have TS2172 '54 TR2 long door to do next.
I have a 55 small cowl that I've had since I was 15. Bought it in baskets (bushel and peck wooden baskets). Have restored 2x now. Having done this, I appreciate the quality of your work.
Very good. I still have my first car. 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL. It's in the back ground of some of the restoration slides, covered in plastic.
way to go brother! :) Laguna here we come - again!
Beautiful work, I'm picking up a '60 TR3 next week and will begin a similar process. Love the color too, I'll be doing mine the same, but with dark red or distressed leather interior, not decided yet.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Going with the original color was an easy choice. Pale Primrose Yellow is a British industry classic.
This car has now completed 16 race events. Proudly, it had finished every lap of every session of all 16 events, needing only basic service. I got my first race win at Sonoma last April and in September won the race car group in the Danville d'Elegance. Scan my TH-cam page for the race win video.
Restoring these cars is relatively easy and inexpensive and worth the extra effort of a full restoration. Starting the process with complete disassembly was the only way to go for me and proper race preparation was to be included. I am about to begin side by side restoration of a '54 TR2 long door and another '59 TR3A.
Good luck with your project.
By the way, my brother Tom is not a "bother". That typo was something I missed before publishing. He has been my main support through the restoration and racing. The whole process would have been half as fun without him standing by.
nice views of the frame mods.
Awesome job. Really enjoyed this video.
Thanks! I appreciate the message.
Great Video and Great Car! Cheers, Tush
Hello, thank you for watching and I appreciate your comments. Long live our Triumphs!
Very, very well done!!!
Thank you for watching and the nice comment. I'm racing at Laguna Seca during the Rolex Reunion next month. Stay tuned for some new race video.
Fantastic work, Dave!
Been dreaming of building a TR3A racer for years, is there a build log of the car available for more details?
Hello and thank you for the compliment. I do not have what would be considered a "build log", but this project is well documented in notes, some design drawings and thousands of photographs. A number of aspects were in part suggested in publications specific to TR3s and TR4s from the UK and Kas Kastner's Triumph racing preparation booklets and manuals. Getting to know many Triumph racers and studying their cars was also helpful.
Hi how much would one be worth to buy (before retoration)
Catherine Reid Thanks for the question...that's difficult to answer. Depending on condition, sometimes they are free to a good home. I've seen $20K plus cars that need total restoration, from my view. Perhaps $10K could buy a good solid car to start with. There are different ideas of what constitutes a restoration too. I've seen perfectly restored cars sell for $30-35K. You'd have to spend more than that on a high quality restoration, no matter the starting condition, unless you do most of the work.