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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 2 / 1 3 Monarch of the Road Maestro Michelotti • Stag Focus • Leak Down Test The Parts You Need To " " ® contents Keep’em on the Road Winter 2012/13 14 ® 21 30 24 Member Pages From the Editor......................5 From the President ..................7 Club Hub............................9 Event Calendar .................10/11 Owner’s Manual . .12/13 Features 32 Historically Speaking: Triumph Stag...................14-19* Maestro Michelotti .............32-34 Marque My Words: Stag Spares ....................21-23* Ye g 50 ars o tin f S Learning to Love a Stag .........24-29* ra p b i tf T HE M AGAZINE O F T HE T ORONTO T RIUMPH C LUB W INTER 2 0 1 2 / 1 3 le r Events: e e ! C American Invasion..............30/31* Model Review: 36 Triumph Vitesse ................36/37 FREE Parts & Accessories Catalogs for: Restoration: TR2, TR3, TR4, TR4A, TR250, Ignorance & Confidence . 39-41 TR6, TR7, TR8, GT6, Spitfire Maintenance: On the Cover Holding Up Under Pressure . .42-44 Fast Service, Simple Ordering and Quick Delivery. Assistant Editor Terence McKillen recently purchased this Jasmine Speke Easy: Yellow 1972 Mk 1 Stag. Monarch of the Road Bits and Pieces .................... 46 www.VictoriaBritish.com 1-800-255-0088 Pictured here at BCD 2012. Maestro Michelotti • Stag Focus • Leak Down Test Photo by Terence McKillen *denotes Stag Focus article FREE Parts & Accessories Catalogs 12 Ragtop.04.03.indd 1 13-02-25 9:50 AM Also Available For: RAGTOP I WINTER I 2012/13 www.TorontoTriumph.com 3 ©2012 Long Motor Corporation, PO Box 14991, Lenexa, Kansas 66285-4991 LANT INSURANCE BROKERS from the editor (A Division of Wayfarer Insurance Brokers Limited) SUBMISSIONS Format: MS Word files are preferred. Send via Canada’s Leader In Classic Vehicle Insurance Since 1978 email or on CD, 10Mb limit on email files. Send photos separately, do NOT embed in the text file. Not Long Now Hard copy submissions are acceptable, but not preferred. Graphics must be in major graphics for- mats, jpeg, tiff or Photoshop files. In Person: To the One of the problems with being in the magazine business is that I’m al- editor at the monthly meetings. ways working three or more months ahead of everyone else (or I’m sup- Mail: 2421 Poplar Crescent, posed to be!). Consequently, my Spring has already begun and I’m looking Mississauga, Ontario L5J 4H2 E-mail: [email protected] forward to summer. However, a quick look from my window swiftly brings me back to reality. I can see the remnants of a recent snow storm covering ADVERTISING my lawn and my dog Charlie hesitates at the back door when I try to let Contact the Club’s advertising representative for him out for a run and looks up at me as if to say “You’re kidding, right?” details of dates and submissions. Submit ads as Attending my youngest son’s wedding recently added to the illusion high resolution (min 300 ppi) PDF files, saved for print in CMYK format, fonts embedded, by E-mail that I was indeed into spring and summer was just around the corner, but standing outside to [email protected] the church in an overcoat and gloves in -6C temperature (-12C with the wind chill), once The advertising year is from Jan.1 to Dec. 31. A again brought me back to reality. The wedding went well, but my reality check continued copy of Ragtop is sent to all paid advertisers. when I realized my many house guests couldn’t eat alfresco and there was absolutely noth- ing to do to keep them all entertained during the cold days of winter. We English don’t do 2012 ADVERTISING RATES snow shoeing or ice fishing and one guest is such a staunch Manchester City supporter, the Rear Cover ....................... $500 per year Inside Front Cover .........................$475 thought of going to a hockey game didn’t excite him at all (well it was a Leaf’s game, so I Inside Back Cover ..........................$450 suppose I can’t blame him really). Full Page Inside ............................$305 Half Page..................................$185 My guests have all gone home now and the honeymoon is over for my son and his new Offering The Quarter Page ..............................$115 bride, so I have turned my mind to the (long) list of jobs I still have to do on Rosie before the Business Cards .............................$70 start of the driving season, which despite what I’ve said above, really isn’t long away now. Full colour ...........................$115 extra Second colour ........................ $75 extra I need to replace the rear springs I fitted last year - which are too tall - with the Goodparts Antique, Classic, Special Interest Flyer Inserts ..............$190/issue (max 4 pgs) ones that Fred McEachern supplied to me, fix a loose passenger door panel and stop the (All rates are for 4 issues, except flyers) windows rattling, adjust the tracking and grease the steering box, check the valve lash, [email protected] and Modified/Street Rod lubricate and adjust the throttle linkages and cables (they’ve been sticking) and various other small, but necessary, maintenance items. Oh, and I might finally get around to fitting Automobile Insurance 2012 SCHEDULE the 1969 interior light unit I purchased four years ago and a door switch that’s been missing Program Issue Deadline Mailed Spring..............April 1..........End of April since I bought Rosie in 2008. Summer ............June 10 .........End of July I’m sure you are all busy doing similar jobs and some of you are even in the middle of Fall/BCD Program . .August 12 .. Mid September Winter..............Nov. 18......Mid December complete restorations. Why not drop me a line to [email protected] and let me know what you’re up to? I’m always looking for stories for Ragtop and our growing mem- General Enquiries bership can learn a lot from your experiences. [email protected] This issue has a distinctly STAG flavour to it (you can tell our assistant editor just bought Ragtop is published quarterly by the Toronto Tri- one!), but if you’re not partial to venison, we’ve also got some great “how-to” and general umph Club Inc. (“TTC”) and is distributed to its interest articles to whet your appetite. Bon appetite! members as part of their annual dues. The TTC or the Editors cannot accept responsibility for the safe return of any submitted material. We will do — David Fidler our best, but accidents do occur. We accept no responsibility for errors or omissions. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the TTC Execu- tive or Membership. Copyright © 2012 by the TTC. Non-profit groups may reprint articles from this 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 Marketing Services. 37 Sandiford Drive, Suite 100, Stouffville, ON L4A 7X5 Tel: (905) 640-4111 • Fax: (905) 640-4450 Printed by Printwell Offset for the Toronto Triumph www.lant-ins.ca Club. Kelly & Stephen Fidler tied the knot in February Canada Post Publications # 40022175 RAGTOP I WINTER I 2012/13 www.TorontoTriumph.com 5 Obsolete Auto_MG&TRIUMPH AD2.pdf 19/02/2009 8:22:06 PM from the president Toll Free Order Line: ............................................. 1-800-265-7437 Customer Service / Technical Advice: ............ 1-519-337-3232 Executives 24 Hour Fax Line: ................................................... 1-519-336-5936 President . David Tushingham 905 .830 .9124 Website: ............................................................www.obsoleteauto.com Vice President . David Fidler 905 .829 .9340 Lots on Offer Secretary . .Alistair Wallace 905 .627 .2941 Business Hours: ........................... Monday to Friday - 8 AM to 5 PM Treasurer . .Chris Lindsay 416 .233 .7360 Director of Communications . David Fidler 905 .829 .9340 About this time of year I always Director at Large . W. ayne McGill 905 .847 .5532 start to get a little restless and Director at Large . Scott Douglas 905 .334 .4020 anxious for the driving sea- 142 Kendall Street, Point Edward, Ontario CANADA N7V 4G5 Past President . Johan Aaltink 705 .456 .4276 son to begin. The dark days of Ragtop Magazine winter are finally giving way Editor & Publisher . David Fidler 905 .829 .9340 and temperatures are climbing Assistant Editor . Terence McKillen 647 .202 .8243 Distribution . .Rod . Jones - Pillar Direct 416 .755 .9494 steadily from week to week. It Art Director . Michael Cleland 905 .873 .7704 won’t be long now until we can MG & TRIUMPH Specialists Advertising Sales . .Ian Parkhill 905 .637 .2034 throw open the garage doors David Fidler 905 .829 .9340 and get out on the open road! Club Photographer . .Larry Llewellyn 416 .245 .9217 Browse the website Fortunately, to pass the Website time we have some great Web Manager . David Copping 905 .827 .6970 www.obsoleteauto.com for monthly meetings scheduled to not only get your car looking great for spring, but also Website Classifieds . David Copping 905 .827 .6970 updates on stocked parts and secure running better. I hope to see many of you at our March meeting, where Dave Lambert Club Coordinators from Autoglym will give us some spring cleaning tips and ‘hands on’ experience with his access to online ordering. The parts Membership . Scott Douglas 905 .332 .5602 C products. Our April meeting features Philip Allen of Britcars at his shop in Woodstock, he you need, any time or day. Meeting Coordinators . Patrick Caria 416 .562 .1642 M Clive Huizinga 905 .884 .2091 will provide us with some carburettor tuning tricks.