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April 2010

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THIS MONTHS COVER PHOTO This months cover image is a familiar sight to most, not too many good ones around these days. An important milestone for Triumph as these were the marque’s new models after WWII, along with the roadster. Often refered to as the poor mans Rolls Royce, but a majestic looking motor in its day.

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 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 Chris's Procrastinations Another month, another Trumpet, seems like only The economy looks like its beginning to pick yesterday I did the last one. So far the year is up, and work is starting to boom again, at going like a roller coaster for me with plenty of least until the end of the tax year, where there ups and downs. I trust you are all keeping well is an anticipated trough, before things start to and are all Triumphed after all the good motoring rise again towards the end of the year, where events over the summer months, the calendar is once again our bean counters have anticipated just about completed, although there seem to be another peak, mainly due to the new engine a spate of American/Muscle car/Hot Rod events emissions. in the Yarra Valley. Interesting to think that one day these same The major item I have to report is, after six EPA emissions the we are starting to see in happy years of Stag ownership, I have sold it, Australia (we are three years behind the US, I had several reasons why I needed to let the and five behind European emissions standards), car go, although it was sad to see it go, you do how long before they will apply to every diesel miss them when they are gone. At least I have powered vehicle? Including light commercial’s, the satisfaction of knowing the new owner (Jim four wheel drives and diesel cars. Lambie) will restore it to a high standard, one Great to see Chris Burgess has taken on the which I had hoped to do. On the good side, whilst role of Technical Director, If you have any good the Stag has left my ownership, it has brought contacts in the automotive trades that you would a new member into the TCCV, and we can look recommend to a friend, then let Chris know, I’m forward to seeing the car at future events plus the sure there can be a good number of people car will benefit from Jim’s knowledge in the auto out there that can be trusted working on out business. Welcome to the TCCV Jim. Triumphs, I know of a few good ones I use, and Once I get my UK trip out of the way, I am looking I’ve also found a few bad ones too, these I will forward to getting another Triumph sports car, as keep to myself. well as giving my 2500S a birthday. There are all types of Tradies out there including My sincere apologies to Jim Ostergaard for not Auto Electricians, Panel and Paint shops, presenting his article as a centre page spread, but service technicians for those members who the newspaper cutting just needed the real estate would rather leave it to someone else, Auto to give it a little wow factor. I had anticipated many Transmissions, Exhaust and Tyre fitters too. I images and fun filled articles from the Tassie trip gave a list of Triumph specialists to Jim Lambie to fill this edition of Trumpet, it was a bit like hoping and I will pass this on to Chris over the next few for that new Red Farrari for my Birthday, so stand weeks when I add my own specialists to it, these by for the Tassie Trumpet in May. For now I will I didn’t put on Jim’s list as he would have his dredge the web and see if there is anything of own trade contacts. interest that catches my eye This is Easter weekend and I need to get this Footy seasons back again, and I was sitting in into the printer by morning of Tuesday 6th, as the MCG on the Saturday of the first round, which The Great Eden Fishing Expedition (translates coincided with the Formula One GP, it was good to ‘boys week away’) is on again, which means to see the RAAF F/A-18 Hornet going through this needs to be ready and collated before we its paces, it took my mind of what was turning go. out to be a boring quarter, and how about that This brings me to the end of my bit, I will bid you Lewis Hamilton? hooning on Melbourne streets, adieu and see you at the April meeting, in the he deserves what he got, the same as any other meantime, drive safely, and no Hooning, well at hoon should have received, why should he be least don’t get caught. treated any differently because of his celebrity status? Only thing is, he can afford to loose his Mercedes AMG, as it wasn’t his to loose. Chris Newell - Editor Deadline for May 2010 Trumpet - Tuesday, 5th May ‘10 April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet  Proprietors: AJ & AE Ansell

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 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 Mac’s Tracks Already April! Where has the year gone? I know where the last week and a half went – a marvellous holiday in Tasmania, organised by Col and Pat Colson. Nine Triumphs including Herald, Spitfire, TR6, Stag, and 2500 sedan (plus one wannabe) and nineteen members explored much of the east coast of Tasmania, from as far south as Dover to as far north as St Helens. We even got a write-up (and photo) in The Examiner (Tassie Newspaper) on 27th March. The trip over and back on the Spirit of Tasmania was remarkably smooth and uneventful, with a special area partitioned off in the restaurant for our dinners, organised by Peter Welten. I’m sure that several of the trip’s participants will be penning articles for this and future editions of Trumpet, so I won’t steal their thunder now. After a seemingly slow start to our technical support program, I’m pleased to report that it is now getting underway with the imminent purchase of a quantity of oil filters for the 2000/2500 and Stag engines, following reports that production of these in Australia was likely to be phased out. Although we know there are numerous other engines in our Triumphs (e.g. for Spitfires, Heralds, Dolomites), our purchase will cater for the majority of vehicles within the TCCV. Once we get them in stock, you will be able to buy them in much the same way as items of club regalia. I want to make it clear that this initiative is for the benefit of our members and is not aimed at taking business away from our loyal and reliable suppliers, particularly those who advertise in the Triumph Trumpet. While on the technical support theme, I would like to share two points with you. The first relates to the article in the March Trumpet by Bob Ritchie. Since I became President, I have been asking you to share your experiences and ideas on how to keep our Triumphs running reliably as they age. If you feel you don’t know how to write such an article, use Bob’s as an example. He started with a background description of the problem that needed to be solved, progressed with some rationale as to why there would be benefits in making a change, then he described what he did, including details of testing to prove that the changes actually did solve the problem. The second relates to one of many discussions with those on the Tassie Trip. Often with our ageing Triumphs, there is a need to replace electrical wiring, usually because the plastic insulation goes brittle over time and cracks, allowing the potential for short-circuits, etc. Terry Roche mentioned that he, when fitting new spade connectors, places a short length of heat- shrink tubing across where the wire is joined to the connector. I responded that it was indeed a good idea and that it would be worth documenting in Trumpet by way of a short article. So this is it, don’t feel daunted by the prospect of having to write a full article like Bob’s – a single paragraph about a simple remedy like using heat-shrink tubing may be entirely adequate. The important thing is that your experience and ideas are shared with others so that they, too, might improve the reliability and operation of their cars. Please note that our Technical Day at Caulfield Jag has been moved from mid-April to early May. Again this is the sort of occasion where ideas and experiences can be shared for the benefit of all. One future coming event is the President’s Dinner. Although details are yet to be finalised, I’m contemplating a day where we can take in some of Victoria’s unique natural history and have a great lunch. But there are lots of other events already on our calendar before then – I hope to see you at some of them.

Roger McCowan - President

April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet  Minutes of November General Meeting

Meeting Opened: by Club President Roger McCowan at 8:05pm 17 March 2010.

Apologies: Chris Newell, Lindsay Gibson, Alan Andrews, Bob Ritchie, Col Colson, Chris Sallmann, Ann & Graham Kerr, Tony O‘Connor.

Previous Minutes: Roger McCowan recommended the February 2010 General Meeting Minutes as published in the March Trumpet be accepted. Moved by Col Jenkins, seconded by Terry Roche and passed by the members.

Correspondence: Several flyers and club magazines received that were tabled for the members. Two membership applications were received since the previous meeting.

Treasurer’s Report: Terry Roche presented the financial report for period ending February 2010.

The opening cash balance was $17,229.52. The main transaction was payment to TT Line Tasmania for the Club‘s Tasmanian trip. The closing cash balance was $9,510.17. $5,250 remains deposited in a Fixed Term Account.

Terry Roche moved the Treasurer’s Report be accepted. Seconded by Nick Skinner and passed by the members.

Editor: The Editor was not in attendance, however Roger McCowan advised that Chris will away from late May until August 2010 and the Club will need someone to take over the preparation of the Trumpet for that period. Roger asked members to consider taking this role during Chris’ absence. More technical articles from members are welcomed. Roger drew member’s attention to the article provided in the March Trumpet by Bob Ritchie.

Membership: As Bob Ritchie was an apology for this meeting there was not a membership report presented.

Regalia: Sales of regalia at the RACV Showcase provided income of $587. Jeff Marshall brought all stock to the meeting.

Tool and Book Library: Paul brought the book library to the meeting to enable members to borrow reading material. Roger McCowan advised the members that if anyone wished to suggest additional tools to be added to the library then speak to a Committee member or Peter Wallace.

Peter Truman provided a book that had been donated at the RACV Showcase.

Events: Peter Welten provided updates on the following events:

Past Events

• 28 February - RACV Classic Showcase at Flemington Racecourse was a successful day and enjoyed by those who attended.

• 7 March - Bellbird Run to Sassafras, fourteen members and partners attended.

• 14 March - Maffra Shed Best of British display Open Day. Two members attended.

• 10 March - Visit to Fox Museum. Sixteen members visited the museum, and it is hoped to repeat this event next year.

 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 Minutes of November General Meeting Future Events

• 18 March - TCCV Tasmania Tour. Departure on ferry on 18th March 2010. Meet at Station Pier car park 6:00 - 6:30pm.

• 10 April - Tech Day at Caulfield Jaguar (647-653 North rd Ormond) 10am - 12 noon. The focus will be on cooling systems, injection systems and chassis.

• 11 April - EMR then to the Mountain District Car & Bike Show at Healesville Racecourse.

• 18 April - Federation Picnic at Pakenham Racecourse. Meet at former VFL Park from 10:15am for an 11:00am departure.

• 9 May - New Members Day, proposed to be held at the Oak Tree Tavern (The Basin).

• 22 August - Proposed date for President’s Lunch.

• 15 - 19 October - Joint event with the ACT Triumph Club to the Bendigo region.

AOMC: No reports available regarding AOMC. Graeme Oxley reported that VicRoads has not responded regarding the club’s submission on the revised Club Permit Scheme.

Triumph Trading:

John Seeley advised that he had been contacted by a person wanting to purchase a Stag, and is prepared to pay a high price for a top quality car.

General Business:

• Roger McCowan reminded members that the photo competition will be run again in 2010. Submissions to be made by May general meeting. Awards will be made at the June general meeting.

• John Seeley asked if any arrangements had been made to visit Peter and Julie Florey regarding their stock of Triumph parts that they have available in Ballarat. Roger McCowan advised that he believed some members would be making a trip to inspect in May/June.

Meeting Closed at 8:45pm.

Presented to Col Colson on completion of the TCCV Tassmanian Ralley, looks great in colour, see it in the eTrumpet, on the TCCV web space. April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet  Contact: Events Co-ordinator, Peter Welten Coming Events on: 0409 511 002 or email at [email protected] 2010 AUGUST APRIL 1st Bellbird Coffee Run 11th EMR proposed run to Healesville 18th Monthly General Meeting. held at 4th Mountain & District Car & Bike the Koornang UCA, Murrumbeena, Show Melways 69 A5 (see map below) 18th Federation Pakenham Picnic. starts at 8:00 pm. Pakenham Racecourse, we will meet Meeting followed by the Annual at the former VFL footy ground at General Meeting. 10.15am for a 11.00am departure. 22nd Presidents Lunch venue TBA. 21st Monthly General Meeting. held at SEPTEMBER the Koornang UCA, Murrumbeena, Melways 69 A5 (see map below) 5th EMR Proposed run in the west starts at 8:00 pm 8th Committee meeting MAY 15th Monthly General Meeting. held at 1st Gippsland Vehicle Buchan River the Koornang UCA, Murrumbeena, Run Melways 69 A5 (see map below) 2nd Bell Bird Coffee Run starts at 8:00 pm 9th New Members Day venue TBA OCTOBER

12th Committee meeting 3rd Bellbird Coffee Run.

19th Monthly General Meeting. held at 15-19th Combined TCCV and TCC of the Koornang UCA, Murrumbeena, Canberra, Venue to be advised but Melways 69 A5 (see map below) the Bendigo region is looking good. starts at 8:00 pm Watch this space. 20th Monthly General meeting JUNE 6th Bellbird Coffee Run

17th Monthly General Meeting. held at the Koornang UCA, Murrumbeena, Melways 69 A5 (see map below) starts at 8:00 pm JULY 4th Bellbird Coffee Run All events listed are Club Permit authorised, 14th Committee meeting underlined listings are TCCV events. 21st Monthly General Meeting. held at Special Note: The Bellbird Park Coffee Club Runs the Koornang UCA, Murrumbeena, are scheduled each month to enable members Melways 69 A5 (see map below) (particularly those on the Club Permit scheme) to participate in a shorter run than the traditional starts at 8:00 pm EMRs. Starting times and destinations may be varied, Monthly General Meetings are held on the third depending upon the weather and the desires of those Wednesday on each month except December. participating. Venue: Koornang Uniting Church, 117 Murrumbeena For more information contact: Syd Gallagher on 9772 Road, Murrumbeena, Vic Melways Ref: 69 A5 6537 or 0402 404 017.

 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 TCCV Photo Competition 2010

The TCCV Photo Competition 2010 is happening again, and very soon - your entries are invited! This is your chance to have your winning photo featured on the cover of a future issue of The Triumph Trumpet, our outstanding Club magazine, not to mention the fabulous prizes. The Trumpet has a broad yet discerning national and overseas readership - this could mean international fame and ... um even more fame! There will be three categories to the competition: * Triumph Cars * Triumph Bits * Triumph People Closing date for entries is nominally the May General Meeting. Winners announced and entries displayed at the June GM. The email address for digital entries is: [email protected] Entries on memory sticks can also be loaded on to my laptop at the April and May General Meetings. Hard copy photos can be entered at the General Meetings or posted to the Club mailbox in Malvern by 20th May. NOTE: High resolution digital entries accepted maximum size 2mb or less please, can be sent to my email address above. As per last year your assistance is appreciated with file naming.The designated format is: Category2010_YourName_SeqNum.JPG where Category is “TC”, “TB” or “TP”; SeqNum is an optional Sequence Number if you are submitting more than one photo in any single category. If I was entering two photos in the Triumph People category the files would be named: TP2010_FraserFaithfull_01.JPG and TP2010_FraserFaithfull_02.JPG Things to Consider The following handy hints have been appropriated from Bob Ritchie’s article that appeared in the February 2009 edition of The Trumpet. Lighting: The best times of day to shoot are morning and afternoon. The harsh sun in the middle of the day can blow out a lot of shadow and colour and leave you with a photo that is too “hot”. Framing and Composition: Think about what you want in the shot and just as importantly, what you don’t want in the shot. What’s important? What shapes and angles do you want? Creativity: There may be a lot of people taking a lot of shots at TCCV events so try and find a new way to do it. The more your shot stands out, the more chance you have of winning.

Happy snapping! - Fraser

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Appointment of Technical Director Chris Burgess has agreed to take on the role of Technical Director on the committee. In the hope that with the help of volunteer sub-committee and the membership as a whole, the TCCV can create a MEMBER REFERENCE to keep up to date with Parts Availability (Genuine & Non genuine) which will enable us to keep our cars on the road in a safe and roadworthy condition. This will allow us to enjoy them for years to come. As a starting point Chris suggests separating the task into 3 separate areas. 1. Original parts - Where they can be sourced. 2. Non Original Parts - Where they can be sourced. 3. Modifications to replace - Where they can be sourced hard to obtain parts or where the modification work with modern alternatives can be carried out. An example of a modification could be the installation of an ELECTRIC WATER PUMP asa replacement of the original water pump. With the help of all of you we can build a reference which in turn will assist all of you to keep your cars on the road.So give it some thought and email me, or see me at the monthly meeting, to pass on any information so we can start to build this directory. Contact: Chris Burgess - TCCV Technical Director using the club PO Box mailing address or you could email Chris directly on his eMail: [email protected] 10 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 Tassie Mania A great trip was had by all and as quick as it started it was over. We left Melbourne on Thursday 18th at 9.30 pm (the boat like our trains was late leaving) we all meet at 6.00 (Ann got lost picking me up via Fairfield Motors, but that is another story) so we had plenty of time to talk to other travellers. We arrived in Devonport at 7.30 with light rain falling. Our first stop was at the Ashgrove Cheese Farm in Elizabeth Town, then Longford for breakfast where we ran into some model A Fords which we ran into again when we visited the Woolmers Estate where there were some 180 model A Fords. A light lunch was had at Ross where we stopped at the bridge built by convicts. We finally arrived in Hobart where we stayed two nights, visiting the Salamanca Markets, Constitution Dock and the best barmaid in Australia’’ Bell’’ who put everyone in there place including Tony and Lindsay. Next stop was Dover which has Australia’s southern most hotel and great views and ROOMS. We stopped at the Tahune Air Walk well worth the detour, but unfortunately some off us took a different route. Next stop was Port Arthur with the convict ruins and the stunning ocean views,Tasman Arch, and the Blow Holes. Next stop was Bicheno via Swansea, most went to St Helens but Matthew & Lil, Ann & myself went to Freycinet national Park and the famous Wine Glass Bay well worth the detour. Next stop was St Helens an easy drive via St Mary. Next stop was Launceston via George Town and the Batman Bridge and followed the river to Grindelwald Village a short drive from launceston. At Launceston we visited the car museum where we had a group photo taken and an article written on Alan Andrews car by the local paper. From Launceston we were on the home straight via Deloraine, Mole creek, Paradise and Sheffield to Devonport. Two big occasions on our trip where Col Colson’s 75th birthday and Ann & Lindsay Gibson’s 40th Wedding anniversary. Awards will be handed out to members who went, more later when they are handed out. Special Thanks to Col Colson for the great job in organizing the venues and the route and I look forward to the next trip. Peter Welten

Photo of cars in front of Ross bridge at Ross, bridge built by convicts and still used every day. Peter Welten April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet 11 Fitting an Electric Water Pump to a Stag

The Stag’s cooling system is like something from the Iron Age and so is the conventional old water pump. The fact that it conveys none or very little coolant through the system at idol speed and too much at high engine RPM’s seems to be almost back the front to what is needed. When the coolant heats up as the engine warms, it expands into the overflow bottle located down low on the left hand side next to the radiator. When everything cools down again, the coolant is supposed to be sucked back from this bottle. If there’s a leek somewhere in the system then the coolant won’t get sucked back resulting in a bloody great air pocket in one or both of the heads and you wouldn’t even know about it. The water pump in a Stags block is located up high, level with the heads so if the coolant level drops, there is no flow. The next time the car is driven; there goes a head gasket or something worse.

The poorly designed cooling system can benefit from some new technology & component repositioning. Firstly I removed the useless overflow bottle with its poorly designed brass radiator cap fitting that’s pressed onto a plastic bottle. I don’t think this container ever held any pressure let alone 20 PSI. Fitted not in its place but at the highest point under the bonnet is a 20 PSI pressure expansion bottle and cap from a VW Passat V6 & filled with VW’s high tech coolant. This bottle also has a sensor for just in case of fluid loss.

Secondly the original water pump was totally VW Expansion Bottle removed. The holes in the block where the pump was, are sealed with welsh plugs. In the space where the original overflow bottle was, an electric Davis Craig pump EWP110 was installed. It’s a constant 110 litre per minute unit that’s got the capacity to flow coolant through a Holden 6 litre engine cooling system. I felt it was a bit too powerful for a 3 litre Triumph engine so it was slowed down using some 2 ohm power resistors. The 12 volt supply is fed from a relay then through the resistors & to the pump when the ignition is on. The heater return hose had to be relocated to a T peace that I made up from some stainless tubing and fitted on the suction side of the pump. This pump has been in use in my Stag for the last 6 months. So far so good. Electric Water Pump Remote Thermostat

12 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 Fitting an Electric Water Pump to a Stag

I wrote an article in the August 2008 Trumpet about a remote thermostat that I had fitted to improve the heater temp, reduce engine warm up time, improve reliability due to blown head gaskets, better combustion & reduce engine wear. After running this thermostat for the last 20 months, I can now say it has been a great success but I had to relocate it. It’s still in the bottom hose but in a different position.

Electric Water Pump

Viewed from Under Car

Remote Thermostat

Article written by Jim Ostergaard Bypass who also supplied the images

April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet 13 14 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet 15 The Triumph Mayflower The Triumph Mayflower was a small car from Britain’s Triumph Motor Company and was produced from 1949 to 1953. The car was the first small car to be built by Triumph under their new owners the Standard Motor Company and used a version of the pre-war Standard 10 side valve engine updated by having an aluminium cylinder head and single Solex carburettor. The engine developed 38 bhp (28 kW) at 4200 rpm. The 3 speed gearbox, with column shift, came from the Standard Vanguard and had synchromesh on all the forward ratios. There was independent suspension at the front using coil springs but a solid back axle and half elliptic leaf springs, also based on the one used on the Vanguard, was at the rear. The front suspension design went on to be used on the Triumph TR2. Lockheed hydraulic brakes were fitted. A car tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1950 had a top speed of 62.9 mph (101.2 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-50 mph (80 km/h) in 26.6 seconds. A fuel consumption of 28.3 miles per imperial gallon (9.98 L/100 km; 23.6 mpg-US) was recorded. The test car cost £505 including taxes. In the same year the similarly sized but less well equipped and more aggressively priced Morris Minor was advertised at £382. The Mayflower had traditional “razor edge” styling similar to its larger brother, the Triumph Renown and apeing the looks of the upmarket Bentley and Rolls-Royce cars. It was hoped this would be specially appealing to the American market. The car was of unitary construction with steel body panels and was built by Fischer and Ludlow at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham to a design by Leslie Moore, Chief Body Designer of Mulliners of Birmingham with input from Triumph’s Walter Belgrove. As well as the saloons, approximately ten drophead coupés were made, plus 150 pick-up versions in Australia. The styling, created at the behest of Standard’s Managing Director Sir John Black, proved controversial and tends to polarise opinion. Although it has many admirers, others share the opinion of Top Gear’s James May who called it the ugliest car of all time in one of his columns. The Mayflower was an attempt to create a small car with an upmarket image, and failed to meet its sales targets. Standard-Triumph’s next small car, the Standard 8, was launched with a very basic specification and aimed at a different type of buyer. From the ending of Mayflower production in 1953 there was no small Triumph saloon available in the UK until the launch of the Triumph Herald in 1959, although in some overseas markets derivatives of the Standard 8 were sold as Triumphs. Manufacturer; Triumph Motor Company Production; 1949–1953. 35,000 made Successor; Standard 8/Triumph Herald Body style(s) 2-door saloon, drophead coupé and pick-up. Engine; 1247 cc Straight-4 side valve Transmission; 3 speed manual Wheelbase; 84 inches Length 156 in Width 62 in Height 60 in Fuel capacity; 10 imp gal 45 L

16 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 The Triumph Renown The Triumph Renown is strictly the name given to the Triumph’s large saloon car made from 1949 to 1954 but it is, in reality, part of a three car series of the 1800, 2000 and Renown models. Together with the Triumph Roadster, they were the first vehicles to carry the Triumph badge following the company’s takeover by the Standard Motor Company. The cars were distinctively styled with what became known as Razor Edge coachwork. The six light (featuring three side windows on each side) design and the thin C pillars at the rear of the passenger cabin anticipated the increased window areas that would become a feature of British cars during the 1960s. The car’s side profile resembled that of the contemporary prestigious Bentley saloons, which some felt was more than a coincidence. Similar styling subsequently appeared on the smaller Triumph Mayflower. The body was built in the traditional coach builders method of sheet metal over a wooden frame by Mulliners of Birmingham. Triumph 1800 Town & Country Saloon 1946-1949 The 1776 cc, 65 bhp (48 kW) engine and the gearbox for the 1800 came from the pre war Standard Flying Fourteen. The chassis was fabricated from tubular steel and was a lengthened 108 in (2743 mm) version of the one on the Roadster with which it also shared its transverse leaf spring front suspension. The cars were well fitted out with leather seats and a wooden dashboard. 4000 were produced. It cost £1425 including purchase tax. Triumph 2000 TDA 1949

The 2000 Type TDA was only made for one year and was essentially a Triumph 1800 with larger engine. The front independent suspension used a transverse leaf spring. The car used a 2088 cc four cylinder engine with single Solex carburettor as fitted to the Vanguard. The engine developed 68 bhp (51 kW) at 4200 rpm. The 3 speed gearbox, with column shift also came from the Vanguard and had synchromesh on all the forward ratios. There was independent suspension at the front but a solid axle and half elliptic leaf springs was at the rear. Lockheed hydraulic brakes with 9 in (229 mm) drums were fitted. 2000 were produced.

Triumph Renown Mk I TDB 1949-1952 The car was renamed the Renown in October 1949. It had an entirely new chassis based on the Standard Vanguard with pressed steel sections replacing the tubes previously used. The front suspension changed to coil springing. Although the three speed column change transmission was retained, from June 1950 an overdrive unit was offered as an option. Inside there was a new instrument layout. A Renown tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1950 had a top speed of 75.0 mph (120.7 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.3 seconds. A fuel consumption of 23.9 miles per imperial gallon (11.8 L/100 km) was recorded. The test car cost £991 including taxes. 6501 were made.

April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet 17 The Triumph Mayflower Triumph Renown Limousine 1951-1952 In 1951 a limousine version was announced with an extra 3 in (76 mm) in the wheelbase. A division (glass partition) was placed behind the driver separating the front and back of the car. A radio and heater were fitted as standard. A limousine with overdrive tested by The Motor magazine in 1952 had a top speed of 77.5 mph (124.7 km/h) slightly quicker than they had recorded 2 years earlier for the saloon and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 25.0 seconds. The reported fuel consumption was 21.6 miles per imperial gallon (13.1 L/100 km; 18.0 mpg-US). The test car cost £1440 including taxes. 190 were made.

Triumph Renown Mk II TDC 1952-1954 The final version of the Renown used the longer wheelbase chassis from the limousine. 2800 were made.

Manufacturer; Standard Motor Company Production 1946–1954. 15,491 made Body style; 4 door saloon, limousine. Engine; 1766 cc or 2088 cc Straight-4 overhead valve Transmission; 3 speed manual Wheelbase; 108 in. 1800, 2000 & Renown and 111 in. TDC & limousine Length; 168 in 2000 178 in Renown 181 in TDC & limousine Width; 64 in Height; 65 in

18 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 Mayflower & Renown

Going clockwise, 1952 Mayflower, Mayflower instruments, great looking R1954 Triumph Renown. Opposite page the grille badge from the Renown.

April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet 19 Air Filtration Internal combustion air filters The combustion air filter prevents abrasive particulate matter from entering the engine’s cylinders, where it would cause mechanical wear and oil contamination. Known as Engine air induction systems (AIS), they are typically constructed of paper or felt. Most fuel injected vehicles use a pleated paper filter element in the form of a flat panel. This filter is usually placed inside a plastic box connected to the throttle body with an intake tube. Older vehicles that use carburetors or throttle body fuel injection typically use a cylindrical air filter, usually a few inches high and between 6 and 16 inches in diameter. This is positioned above the carburetor or throttle body, usually in a metal or plastic container which may incorporate ducting to provide cool and/or warm inlet air, and secured with a metal or plastic lid. Long Life Filtration System In 2003 Ford Motor company introduced the Visteon Long Life Filtration System to the Ford Focus. This system has a foam filter placed in the bumper of the car and is stated to have a 150,000 mile service interval. According to a technical paper published by Society of Automotive Engineers, this design offers higher and more stable filtration efficiency than conventional air filters. Filter paper Pleated paper filter elements are the nearly exclusive choice for automobile engine air cleaners, because they are efficient, easy to service, and cost-effective. The “paper” term is somewhat misleading, as the filter media are considerably different from papers used for writing or packaging, etc. There is a persistent belief amongst tuners, fomented by advertising for aftermarket non-paper replacement filters, that paper filters flow poorly and thus restrict engine performance. In fact, as long as a pleated-paper filter is sized appropriately for the airflow volumes encountered in a particular application, such filters present only trivial restriction to flow until the filter has become significantly clogged with dirt. K&N Filter for PI 2000 & 2500 Foam also fits TC’s with large canister. Oil-wetted polyurethane foam elements are used K&N Part No E-9108 in some aftermarket replacement automobile air filters. Foam was in the past widely used in air cleaners on small engines on lawnmowers and other power equipment, but automotive-type paper filter elements have largely supplanted oil-wetted foam in these applications. Depending on the grade and thickness of foam employed, an oil-wetted foam filter element can K&N Filter for the STAG K&N Part No 33-2011 offer minimal airflow restriction or very high dirt capacity, the latter property making foam filters a popular choice in off-road rallying and other motorsport applications where high levels of dust will be encountered.

20 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 Air Filtration Cotton Oiled cotton gauze is employed in a small number of aftermarket automotive air filters marketed as high-performance items. In the past, cotton gauze saw limited use in original-equipment automotive air filters. Oil Bath An oil bath air cleaner consists of a round base bowl containing a pool of oil, and a round insert which is filled with fibre, mesh, foam, or another coarse filter media. When the cleaner is assembled, the media-containing body of the insert sits a short distance above the surface of the oil pool. The rim of the insert overlaps the rim of the base bowl. This arrangement forms a labyrinthine path through which the air must travel in a series of U-turns: up through the gap between the rims of the insert and the base bowl, down through the gap between the outer wall of the insert and the inner wall of the base bowl, and up through the filter media in the body of the insert. This U-turn takes the air at high velocity across the surface of the oil pool. Larger and heavier dust and dirt particles in the air cannot make the turn due to their inertia, so they fall into the oil and settle to the bottom of the base bowl. Lighter and smaller particles are trapped by the filtration media in the insert, which is wetted by oil droplets aspirated there into by normal airflow. Oil bath air cleaners were very widely used in automotive and small-engine applications until the widespread industry adoption of the paper filter in the early 1960s. Such cleaners are still used in off-road equipment where very high levels of dust are encountered, for oil bath air cleaners can sequester a great deal of dirt relative to their overall size, without loss of filtration efficacy or airflow. However, the liquid oil makes cleaning and servicing such air cleaners messy and inconvenient, they must be relatively large to avoid excessive restriction at high airflow rates, and they tend to increase exhaust emissions of unburned hydrocarbons due to oil aspiration when used on spark ignition engines. CN from the Internet

Photo of Stag in Sheffield in front of mural. Peter Welten

April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet 21 Stag Interior Light Switch Wiring The convention is that purple is always “hot” ignition switch off, ie glove box light, cigar lighter, courtesy light or dome light. Brown is usually ignition switch/relay controlled “hot”. So. P = Purple W = White O = Orange R = Red S = Slate or gray. The logic is, if the letter is taken use the next letter in the colour B = Black U = Blue because B = Black and L = Light in Light Green N is Brown because B = Blue, R = Red, O = Orange, W = white so only N left Now work out why K = PINK Two letters = two tone wire or colour stripe. So your switch P = 1 P = 2 PW = 3 PO = 4 PS = 7 PR = 8 This does not work for earthed door switches but only with door switches where one of the terminals is Purple P and the other is PW or PO depending on Right or Left door switch.

Sent in by Terry Hickey

Taken by Debbie Goss on her last visit to Europe

22 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 Wisdom from Training Manuals ‘If the enemy is in range, so are you.’ - Infantry Journal ‘It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.’ - US.Air Force Manual ‘Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered automatic weap- ons.’ - General MacArthur ‘Tracers work both ways.’ - Army Ordnance Manual ‘Five second fuses last about three seconds.’ - Infantry Journal ‘Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.’ - Naval Ops Manual ‘Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.’ - Unknown Infantry Recruit ‘If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up to him.’ - Infantry Journal ‘Yea, Though I Fly Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 50,000 Feet and Climbing.’ - Sign over SR71 Wing Ops ‘You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3.’ - Paul F. Crickmore ‘The only time you have too much fuel is when you’re on fire.’ -Unknown Author ‘If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage it has to be a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.’ - Fixed Wing Pilot ‘When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.’ - Multi-Engine Training Manual ‘Without ammunition, the Air Force is just an expensive flying club.’ -Unknown Author ‘If you hear me yell; “Eject, Eject, Eject!”, the last two will be echos.’ If you stop to ask “Why?”, you’ll be talking to yourself, because by then you’ll be the pilot.’ - Pre- flight Briefing from a Canadian F104 Pilot ‘What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; but If ATC screws up, ..... the pilot dies.’ - Sign over Control Tower Door ‘Never trade luck for skill.’ - Author Unknown The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in military aviation are:’ Did you feel that?’ ‘What’s that noise?’ and’Oh S...!’ - Authors Unknown ‘Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.’ -Basic Flight Training Manual ‘Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.’ - Emergency Checklist ‘The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.’ - Attributed to Max Stanley ( Northrop test pilot) ‘There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.’ -Sign over Squadron Ops Desk at Davis-Montham AFB , AZ ‘You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.’ Lead-in Fighter Training Manual As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives. The rescuer sees the bloodied pilot and asks,’What hap- pened?’ the pilot’s reply: ‘I don’t know, I just got here myself!

April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet 23 Club Regalia Call Jeff Marshall 9876 5092 to place your order.

APPAREL All clothing has Club Emblem Price TCC01 White Tee Shirt All sizes available $10.00 TCC02 Fleece Jacket All sizes available $50.00 TCC03 Shower Jacket Hooded All sizes available $33.00 TCC04 Reversable Sleevless Vest All sizes available $40.00 TCC05M Mens Polo Shirt All sizes available $33.00 TCC05W Womens Polo Shirt All sizes available $33.00 TCC06 Weatherproof Fleece Stadium All sizes available $55.00 Jacket. Blue with Red trim TCC11 Cotton Caps (page 29) Blue with Suede Peak $15.00 TCC12 Beanie Blue Knitted One Size Fits All $15.00 TCC15 Scarves (page 29) Blue Polar Fleece $15.00 GIFTS TCC20 Mugs - Now in Stock Blue with Gold TCCV Logo $10.00 TCC21 Mugs - New Item Blue and white (page 23) $10.00 TCC25 Stubby Holders Blue with TCCV Logo $8.00 BADGES TCC40 Grille Badge Temporarily Out of Stock $20.00 TCC42 Grille Badge 25th Aniversary Red with Silver Lettering $25.00 TCC45 Lapel Badge Small metal pin badge $5.00 TCC50 Cloth Badge Blue and white, patch your jeans!! $5.00 TCC55 Windscreen Stickers Adhesive backed TCCV Logo $2.00 TCC60 Name Badge (page 29) White on Blue with Logo $10.00 ACCESSORIES TCC30 Umbrella (page 29) With “hooked” handle and 2 Logo’s $30.00 TCC32 Carry Bag Put all your Regalia into it $35.00 TCC35 Belt Buckle Belt not supplied, (see below) $35.00 POSTAGE and HANDLING Postage and Handling (except Penrite Products) $10.00

TCC35

24 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 Call Jeff Marshall 9876 5092 to place your order. Club Regalia

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COMING SOON: In time for Winter, reversible sleeveless vests and new polo shirts for both Men and Ladies. Watch this space, pictures hopefully next month. Jeff Marshall PENRITE Products at TCCV Prices HPR 15 Semi Synthetic 15W-60 20 Litre Drum $100.00

HPR 30 Premium SAE 20W-60 20 Litre Drum $100.00

HPR 30 Premium SAE 20W-60 5 Litre Can $28.00

HPR 50 Extra High Viscosity 40-70 5 Litre Can $28.00

VALVESHEILD Unleaded Fuel Additive 500 ml Bottle $14.00

Full Range of PENRITE Products Available. All Prices on Request. Call Jeff Marshall 9876 5092 to order.

April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet 25 Triumph Trading Cars For Sale 1976 Dolomite Sprint Parts For Sale Manual + OD. This car has been laid up undercover for approximately 12 years but is complete and in generally sound condition. 1974 2500TC Body It would be easily roadworthied and registered Looking for a new home. No structural rust, but or would make a great basis for a concourse white paint in very poor condition. Call Bob and vehicle. negotiate a very low price (03) 9589 4466. The car gained second place in the TCCV concourse c. 1997 not long before it was stored. BW 65 Auto Transmission Engine No. VA13274HEA. $2400 as is. Borg Wagner 65 auto transmission “free to a Please phone Steve on 0400 082 834 for a full good home”. the only proviso is it needs to be description. picked up from Castlemaine Victoria, It came as a spare for my 2500S sedan. It would probably need flushing through. I do not know what 1976 Triumph 2500TC condition the internals are in but the previous Automatic, Yellow/mustard colour with tan interior. owner was more than a little fastidious about all Above average condition. One lady owner. things mechanical and had spares for everything!! Genuine 71,000 kms on speedo. Requires a Contact: Timothy Chapman on 0418-304-454 or battery. email: [email protected] Asking $3000.00 Contact: Lyndon, 03 5248 2381, or email: [email protected]. TRIUMPH TRADING - Cars and Parts for sale are provided as a service for members of the Triumph Car Club of Victoria (TCCV) and guests and visitors to our web site. TCCV is not responsible for in any way and makes no warranty with respect to the pricing, originality, appropriateness, quality, merchantability or serviceability of any of the items that may be offered for sale on this site. This section is provided solely to facilitate contact between Triumph enthusiasts and the use of this site shall create no liability or responsibility to TCCV, or upon it’s Office Bearers or Committee.

Period Triumph Bycycle and fork tube badge. Typical of around mid twentieth century, they were around when I was a nipper.

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Currently Wrecking: * Stag Mk II * Stag Mk I * 2500 “S” * 2000 Mk II * TR7 * Dolomite Huge range of new & used body panels for most models. Many new old stock body panels. Chasing workshop manuals? We have a huge range of new & used workshop & parts manuals for most models.

• Full engine rebuild kits – from Flying Standard to Triumph Stag • Large range of windscreen & body rubbers – many remanufactured! • Full range of clutch & brake components. We have clutch kits in stock you wont find ANYWHERE ELSE! Brake resleeving service for components that are no longer available. • Chasing that hard-to-get part? Call the specialists! If Ross hasn’t got it, or cannot source it – nobody can help you!

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You will be talking to Ross, Justin, Max or Jan. Courier daily to Melbourne. Mail order, express bags. After hours pick up available.

April 2010 The Triumph Trumpet 27 Member’s Information New Members TCCV on the Internet A big welcome to four new members this month, at the time of going to press we new have a record a 142 financial members in TCCV. Name Suburb Car(s) Jim Lambie Montrose Stag

Bob Ritchie - Membership Secretary

Collation Thanks Collation of the November edition of the Triumph http://www.tccv.net Trumpet was ably assisted by Doreen Hickey. If you would like to help with collation, please let me know and I will ring you as a reminder a day or two before collation, which is usually on the Tuesday of the week prior to the monthly general meeting. Triumph’s on the WWW There are many interesting “Triumph” websites Members who come along to assist can earn on the internet. This section will list the best of Clubman points and get their magazines earlier the Triumph and Motoring related websites, if you than anyone else! Give me a call on 9735 1693 stumble accross a good site not listed here, send if you think you could help occasionally. me the link and I will put it in this section. Terry Hickey - Collation Co-ordinator Georgia Triumph Association http://www.gatriumph.com

The Triumph Home Page Magazine Contributions http://www.team.net/www/triumph I need your articles (with or without photos) of a Austin Rover Online TRiumphant nature, either personal or impersonal. http://www.aronline.co.uk Put pen to paper or finger to key and send your article(s) and photo(s) to the Editor now. The Home of all things Minty Remember this is your chance to earn those http://www.mintylanb.co.uk/ valuable Club Points! Club points are awarded for magazine contributions. Jay Leno’s Garage They are awarded on the basis of originality and http://www.jaylenosgarage.com effort, as well as help in Club activities. Chris Newell - Editor Chris Newell - Editor Please note - The information in this publication is of a general nature as a service to TCCV members and other interested parties. The articles included herein are not intended to provide complete discussion of each subject. While the information is believed to be correct, no responsibility is accepted for any statements of opinion or any error or ommission.

28 The Triumph Trumpet April 2010 FOR ALL YOUR SPITFIRE PARTS AND INFORMATION

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION CURRENT ADVERTISING RATES CITY - $50.00 which automatically includes voting membership for partner and non-voting membership for dependents. FULL PAGE - $130.00 per year COUNTRY - $45.00 for persons residing HALF PAGE - $65.00 per year outside an 80km radius of the Melbourne GPO TRIUMPH TRADING - $10.00 and includes voting membership for partner ARTWORK - $10.00 extra and non-voting membership for dependents. The TCCV welcomes interested parties The Triumph Car Club of Victoria seeking membership to write to the Club or appreciates the support of speak to Bob Ritchie, Membership Secretary, advertisers in this magazine. on 9589 4466, whereby more details and It should be noted, however, application forms can be obtained. that acceptance of an advertisement It should be noted that an initial joining fee for publication does not necessarily of $15.00 applies in addition to the annual imply endorsement by the Club of the membership fee. advertised product or service. TCCV General Committee President - Roger McCowan Vice President - Graeme Oxley 0439 711 381 0413 135 779 [email protected] [email protected]

Secretary - Position Vacant Treasurer - Terry Roche (03) 9894 1210 [email protected]

Committee - Peter Welten Committee - Chris Burgess (03) 9737 1402 (03) 9775 9920 0419 511 003 0428310355 [email protected] [email protected] Committee - Paul Best (03) 9898 5587 0400 937 636 Volunteer Positions AOMC Delegates Syd Gallagher Tel: (03) 9772 6537 Terry Hickey Tel: (03) 9735 1693 Book Librarian Paul Wallace Tel: (03) 9432 9302 Club Permit Secretary Syd Gallagher Tel: (03) 9772 6537 Club Regalia Jeff Marshall Tel: (03) 9876 5092 Collation Co-ordinator Terry Hickey Tel: (03) 9735 1693 Events Co-ordinator Peter Welten Tel: (03) 9737 1402 Membership Promotion John & Fay Seeley Tel: (03) 9359 2415 Ian Cameron Tel: (03) 9749 1341 Membership Secretary Bob Ritchie Tel: (03) 9589 4466 Media Liaison Officer Terry Hickey Tel: (03) 9735 1693 Public Officer Terry Roche Tel: (03) 9894 1210 Tool Librarian Paul Wallace Tel: (03) 9432 9302 Webmaster - Col Colson Editor - Chris Newell 0417 394 302 0438 007 021 [email protected] [email protected] Monthly General Meetings are held on the third Wednesday on each month except December. Venue: Koornang Uniting Church, 117 Murrumbeena Road, Murrumbeena, Vic Melways Ref: 69 A5 Triumph Car Club of Victoria Inc. on the internet: http://www.tccv.net