1970 Triumph 2500

[mach1rob]

So, after another clear out, we've refilled the parking space with something that is just slightly older than me (only a few months in it tho!) It was supposed to be delivered tomorrow, but due to an unexpected (oddly for BL stuff....) problem it's only made it 1/4 the way back, to it's new home, anyways, a quick sneak preview of the new toy



More details and pics to follow once she's home.

[JPB]

Nice, Tahiti blue & head restraints on an H-plate example though?
Still, the £215's better in your pocket than the Government's.

[mach1rob]

It's not Tarty blue, apparently it's Island blue, but it's not the original colour, that was valencia apparently (well, that's what's on the Heritage Cert, along with it being an auto, but the gear stick with overdrive switch says differently )

I had been searching for something pre 73, HMRC gets quite enough out of me as it is!

[mach1rob]

It's been a long enough wait but I'm off to finally collect this tomorrow, after a couple of setbacks using shiply I've decided I'll just go get it myself!

[arceye]

Lovely car Rob, is it a 2000 or 2.5?
Make sure to fill us in on your journey back

[mach1rob]

It's a 2500 PI, but been converted back to carbs. I may look into putting it back to PI spec, I may not, will see how things pan out. Hopefully it'll be here by teatime, early start and a 550 mile round trip ideal for a Saturday!

[MG Mal]

550? do it with my eyes closed.

Lovely run, the key is to miss the main choke points,

M4/5 interchange. 7am -9.30 am

M5/M42 interchange 11am -14.00

M42/M1 junction. at all times, come off before for donnington park services then follow signs for M1 north, bypassing the main A42/M1 connection and joining one junction further up.

M62 between Junction 25 and 28 in either direction . Always best to cut through the edge of Hudds to rejoin the M1 at J38.

Do not go M6 North then cut across, you will regret it!.

Where abouts in Halifax is it?.


Mal.

[mach1rob]

Tell me about it Mal, used to have an almost daily run from Poole to Wakefield and back, with the added bonus they may give you something to deliver when you got to Wakefield that was vaguely southbound, or throw on Scunny while you were up there, and on a good day they'd give me a truck to do it in too! After suffering it Mon-Fri, Saturday should be a relative doddle! It's near Hipperholme, I'll probably cut across country from M1, skirt Hudd, and go up through Brighouse, should be OK I've hired a Peugeot transporter so no trailer, it's a brand spanker so should have no bother

[MG Mal]

Sounds like a good plan.

Mate of mine owns the J41 Cafe at Wakefield Europort.(just after the europort roundabout on the A650)

So call in if your hungry on the way up, should be about breakfast when you get that way.

They do a mean breakfast !

[mach1rob]

Could have bloody told me that when I was doing Wakefield, many a night out stuck in the truck on Silkwood Park...