Tag Archive: TR3

Bucket List

It is not unusual for people to think I’m a little off. We are all entitled to our opinions. Life is a series of lines on a to-do list. We get to choose which lines we cross off before we kick the bucket. When I joined the Texas Triumph Register, I had no idea the …

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Trailer Queen

Back in the late 70s and early 80s, my wife and I traveled quite a bit in our TR3A.  We were young, our needs were few and it was a great way to travel. But then along came the kids and that put an end to that kind of traveling. Now that the kids are …

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TRIUMPH TR2/3: Launch of a Legacy

When the era of sports cars launched after World War II with the success of the Jaguar XK120 and MG TC, Standard-Triumph wanted in on the market. But the company needed a model that would hold its own in terms of design and performance. The TR2, which debuted in 1953, possessed not only the formula …

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Customer Profile – Ruth and Len Renkenberger

Ruth and Len Renkenberger recently resigned their positions with the North American MGA Register. Along with Mac Spears and John Wright, Ruth and Len established the Register in July of 1975. At that time, Len took over editing the newsletter and Ruth was secretary/treasurer. The first issues of the NAMGAR newsletter were printed in Len’s …

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Was it that Long Ago?

Our thanks and a $10.00 Gift Certificate go to Terry Bernhardt of Mandan, North Dakota for this cartoon.

I remember when the paint was bright, the tires were new, the oil clean and the odometer had just a few miles on it. It was a clear day, the top down, and I would cruise around with nothing to do but look for members of the opposite sex. One would pass those odd-looking Super …

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