Hi All,
Ok here are some photos of my new to me toy, that I promised to post and a little background on the car's history.
The color is the original factory Mimosa Yellow, the drives front fender and door were repainted in 1981 from a minor accident (service record trail), the soft top and frame for the soft top which is stowed in the boot/trunk and has never been up from what the previous owner has told me and it looks like it from what I can see as it looks brand new when I removed it to look at it.
I was also told that the hardtop has only been off two times when in the ownership of the previous owner since 1984 to July 29, 2019, and he hardly drove the car during his ownership (just under 5K in all that time).
I am the third owner of this car that was originally owned by a gent in Compton, Ca. and then by another in Camarillo, Ca. and now me.
The mileage on the odometer and backed up by the service records that were with the car on the day of purchase was 53978 miles.
So far I have flushed the brake system, hydraulic clutch system, change the oil, checked all the brake flex lines, drained the old fuel from the system and have only driven the car 43 miles as of this posting as I need to get comfortable with the car and learn the vehicle.
It has some very minor things that I will address like refurbishing the shocks as they feel soft to me but that might just be the way they are as I am still adjusting to the difference in the ride as it is very comfortable, not as soft as a Miata but not as harsh as the GT6 that I had that now resides in Montana with a very happy new owner.
One of the best things is my wife likes the car and the color so life is good.
Update from the drive this morning. At 50 MPH in fourth gear, the tach is reading 2500 RPM and at 55 MPH it reads midway between 2500 and 3000 RPM ad at 60 MPH it reads 3000 RPM in fourth gear so the final drive seems to be good for touring. First gear is short and second gear and third gear seems good for driving in town traffic with third gear at 50 MPH it reads a needle width past 4500 RPM so I do not see the need for the overdrive. If for some reason this trans should need to be replaced I think I would switch to a five-speed gearbox at that time but not necessary at this time as this is one of the smoothest shifting Triumph four speeds that I have driven in a while, nice easy crisp upshifts and downshifts in all gears so far. Later today we will be taking it out to go to a friend's house so the distances of my drives are getting a little longer with each adventure away from the house.
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