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Preparing for Long Distances • Spitfire Tales • Morgan Visit T HE M AGAZINE O F T HE T O R O N to T RIU M PH C LUB W IN T ER 2 0 1 7 Triumph Roadster Feature Preparing for Long Distances • Spitfire Tales • Morgan Visit "Keep‘em On The Road"® contents Parts and Accessories for Winter 2017 TR2, TR3, TR4, TR4A, TR250, TR6, TR7, TR8, GT6, Spitfire 12 17 22 26 36 Member Pages From the Editor ...................5 From the President . .7 Club Hub .........................8 Owner’s Manual..................10 Features Model Focus: 1948 Triumph 1800 Roadster .... 12 1949 Triumph TRA 2000 Roadster 17 T HE M AGAZINE O F T HE T ORONTO T RIUMPH C LUB W INTER 2 0 1 7 32 1949 Triumph TRA 2000 Roadster 22 Friends of Triumphs: A Visit to the Morgan Factory .... 26 Every Car Has a Story: Spitfire Tales .................... 32 VictoriaBritish.com Maintenance: (800) 255-0088 On the Cover Triumph Preparing for the Driving Season. 36 Triumphs on a pleasant Roadster fall outing, near Tech & Resto: Campbellville, ON Feature ©2016 Long Motor Corp. For the Love of Cars . 45 Preparing for Long Distances • Spitfi re Tales • Morgan Visit Photo by Terence McKillen Tail Lites........................ 46 16 Ragtop 04 05.indd 1 17-01-17 3:36 PM RAGTOP I WINTER I 2017 www.TorontoTriumph.com 3 LANT INSURANCE BROKERS from the editor (A Division of Wayfarer Insurance Brokers Limited) SUBMISSIONS Format: MS Word files are preferred. Send via email or on CD, 20Mb limit on email files. Send photos Canada’s Leader In Classic Vehicle Insurance Since 1978 separately with clear cutline/captions; do NOT The End is Nigh embed in the text file. Hard copy submissions are acceptable, but not preferred. Graphics must be in major graphics formats, jpeg, tiff or Photoshop The well-known phrase ‘The End files. In Person: To the editor at a monthly meeting, is Nigh’ pertains to the man who other Club event or e-mail: E-mail: [email protected] could often be seen walking along London’s Oxford Street, ADVERTISING well into the 20th century, wear- Contact the Club’s advertising representative for ing a sandwich board bearing the details of dates and submissions. Submit ads as phrase. The meaning was purely high resolution (min 300 ppi) PDF files, saved for print in CMYK format, fonts embedded, by E-mail religious – he was warning of the to [email protected] impending Apocalypse – but the The advertising year is from Mar. 1 to Feb. 28. phrase has since entered popular A copy of Ragtop is sent to all paid advertisers. consciousness as a warning of impending doom. Wayne McGill ADVERTISING RATES per year Rear Cover ....................... $500 per year brought to the attention of those Inside Front Cover .........................$475 attending the Club’s AGM in No- Inside Back Cover ..........................$450 vember that one of the well-known GTA based British Car clubs had recently disbanded be- Full Page Inside ............................$420 Half Page..................................$300 cause its members were no longer willing, or otherwise able, to fill the necessary leadership Quarter Page ..............................$230 roles to maintain a vibrant club. In my editorial in the last issue of Ragtop, I warned that a Club Business Cards .............................$70 Offering The Double page inside cover or centre spread...$840 magazine is only as good as its membership collectively wants it to be. In the survey we took (All rates are for 4 issues) two years ago, members clearly indicated the importance of Ragtop as part of their mem- Special advertising rates apply to the BCD souve- bership benefits. However, without the participation of members in submitting content for nir programme Antique, Classic, Special Interest [email protected] the magazine, it will inevitably come to a sticky end. The editorial team could write all of the articles; we have enough ideas to last until the proverbial ‘cows come home’ but that would and Modified/Street Rod 2017 SCHEDULE miss the point – Ragtop is the magazine of, by, and for the members of the Toronto Triumph Issue Editorial Deadline Mailed Club. So now you’ve been warned – the clock is at a quarter to midnight, and the end may Automobile Insurance Winter..............January 15 .....February 20 very well be nigh. Program Spring..............May 1 ..............June 15 Summer/BCD .......July 15 .......September 20 2017 sees a number of Triumph and Standard anniversaries, including the Standard Fly- Fall.................October 15 ...November 30 ing 10 and Flying 14 from 1937, the TR3A, Standard Ensign and Standard Pennant from 1957, and the TR5, TR250, Triumph 1300 TC, and Spitfire Mk III from 1967. Some of these General Enquiries cars are sure to be featured models at this year’s British Car Day. [email protected] In this issue, we have a 10-page special feature on the Triumph Roadster, until recently a Ragtop is published quarterly by the Toronto Tri- model that was not particularly well known to Canadian audiences. Also in this issue, Colin umph Club Inc. (“TTC”) and is distributed to its Pillar writes about preparing a TR6 (or any model for that matter) for long distance driving members as part of their annual dues. The TTC or the Editors cannot accept responsibility for the events which is quite apropos for the upcoming 2,155 mile Circling of Lake Superior odys- safe return of any submitted material. We will do sey in June, while Keith Stewart pens the first offering in what we hope will be a new series our best, but accidents do occur. and Larry Llewellyn finds the meaning of love with Miss Penny. Although not Triumph re- We accept no responsibility for errors or omis- lated, Dave Sims recalls a visit he made last year to the Morgan Motor Company factory in sions. Opinions expressed are those of the authors Malvern, Worcestershire – a recommended visit for any LBC aficionado. and do not necessarily reflect those of the TTC Ex- ecutive or Membership. Terence McKillen Non-profit groups may reprint articles from this Editor – [email protected] publication, where the author has not reserved rights, provided we get credited and both the au- thor and TTC receive a copy of the publication in its entirety. Distribution by Pillar Direct. Printed by Printwell Offset for the Toronto Triumph 37 Sandiford Drive, Suite 100, Stouffville, ON L4A 7X5 Tel: (905) 640-4111 • Fax: (905) 640-4450 Club. Copyright © 2017 by the TTC. www.lant-ins.ca Canada Post Publications # 40022175 RAGTOP I WINTER I 2017 www.TorontoTriumph.com 5 from the president Executives Anniversaries President . .Dave . Sims 905 .331 .1496 Although it’s still early January as I am Vice President . Wayne McGill 905 .847 .5532 Secretary . Terence McKillen 905 .855 .2463 writing this, yesterday was so mild that I Treasurer . Clive Huizinga 905 .884 .2091 started up the TR to get her nicely warmed Director of Communications . (Vacant) Membership Chair . Wayne McGill 905 .847 .5532 up. We had experienced heavy rain the day Director at Large . Derek McAllister 416 .435 .1235 before which washed away the salt on our Director at Large . Don Johnson 705 .721 .1231 Past President . David Tushingham 416 .419 .2201 road so I took her out for a tentative spin around the block. Boy that felt good – let’s Ragtop Magazine hope we have an early spring so we can get Ragtop Editor . Terence McKillen 647 .202 .8243 Sub-Editor . Alison Postma 705 .435 .2223 out there and enjoy the local highways and Distribution . Rod Jones – Pillar Direct 416 .755 .9494 byways again. Art Director . Michael Cleland 905 .873 .7704 Advertising Sales . J-P . Gauthier 416 .892 .3172 Heralding in the New Year brings lots Publisher . David Fidler 905 .829 .9340 of promise and new things to enjoy. Of OUR PARTS FINDER course it’s Canada’s 150th birthday, but it’s also a year to celebrate the 35th anniversary Website Meet Davin, Web Manager/Classifieds . Keith Stewart 519 .660 .1916 of our Club, the 34th British Car Day and the 32nd Canadian Classic – all fine traditions which I hope we can continue to nurture and enjoy. In 2017, the TR3A will be celebrating “SEARCHING FOR HARD-TO-FIND PARTS Club Coordinators 60 years and the TR5 and TR250 50 years. It only seems like yesterday when I received my Meeting Coordinator . (Vacant) Interclub Coordinator . Tony Fox Sr . 905 .632 .0479 copy of Motor Sport when they road tested the TR5PI which included a spirited romp of IS A LOT LIKE PEELING AN ONION. YOU GO Ambassador-at-Large . Wayne McGill 905 .847 .5532 over two thousand miles following the International Gulf London Rally around Britain. I Regalia . Dion Widrich 416 .464 .6057 Historian . Frank Manning 905 .643 .2359 was driving my first car at the time, a 1954 Morris Minor, and the TR seemed so far out of ONE LAYER AT A TIME AND TRY NOT TO CRY. Volunteer Coordinator . Ron Etty 905 .929 .2419 reach, but boy I sure wanted one! 0 – 60 mph in 8.7 seconds and a top speed of 125mph ” BCD Sponsors . Frank Manning 905 .643 .2359 Dave Sims 905 .331 .1496 – in 1967 that was fast! Motorsports . Simon Rasmussen 905 .853 .2514 Your Board met in early January to discuss the coming year and some key items to ad- dress and in summary: Model Coordinators TR-2, 3, 3A & 3B . Keith Stewart 519 .660 .1916 • We are still looking for an Events Co-ordinator but in the interim I’m making every TR-4, 4A, 5 & 250 . John Lille 416 .231 .3092 effort to populate the calendar with interesting events for 2017. If you would like to Dave Sims 905 .331 .1496 Keith Stewart 519 .660 .1916 help out with event planning please pick up the phone or send an e-mail.
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