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Thanks Guys for the responses. Doug, I'll check the link out this evening and start taking the cod liver oil to lubricate the wrists ! Pete, I already have the door cards off as I'm prepping the car for some body work repairs and and then painting. I'm not taking the body off as I haven't got the space etc. but have removed all the other external "bits and pieces". I'd like to leave the handles on as part of the work to be done is adjusting the door/bonnet gaps etc. and then remove them quickly before painting. Is the removal quick/easy once you know the process? I trust this makes sense. Paul

Hi, Can someone please advise me on how to remove the external door handles? many thanks. Paul

I have started the restoration of my GT6 Mk3 with the registration of BCX 170K. I’ve owned the car since 1993 but for the last 25 years it’s been safely garaged while I got on with my working life which was fairly demanding and pretty much all time consuming. I dropped out of the TSSC not long after. Having managed to come out of this period intact I’m now retired, have re-joined the Club and am embarking on the restoration of my GT6, the objective being to undertake a financially sensible restoration and to have at the end of it a sound, robust and reliable classic from which I can derive as much pleasure as possible for as long as possible. My intention is to do as much of the work required myself but as I don’t have the skills to weld or paint in October the car will go off for some necessary works to be undertaken. My objective will then be to have it road worthy by Spring 2018. The car got a mention in the Courier of July 1994 (edition 169) as it was thought, for a very short space of time, to be the earliest Mk3 in the Club. It was first registered in February 1972 at Huddersfield. Does anyone know who this main dealer may have been? The commission plate is stamped 16 (no prefix to this). The plate’s finish and paint codes (Signal Red and Black interior) match the vehicle so I’ve no reason to think the plate is anything other than original. Apparently, as the Courier article was being prepared for print someone came along with the very first Mk3 off the production line and which was displayed at the 1970 Turin Motor Show. Is this vehicle still out and about? It was owned then by a Mr M.I. Pinney. The author of the article posed the question why, with a commission number of 16, the car had not been on the road long before February 1972 and postulated it may have been used by Triumph for internal/promotional purposes before entering the sales stream (of course, it may just have been a slow seller). Can anyone throw any light on this at all? Did Triumph use cars from early production runs for shows, launches and other promotional activities? (presumably they must have used some). If anyone can throw any light on any of the above questions or knows anything of the history of BCX 170K it would be good to hear from them. Equally, I’ll be grateful for any advice and guidance as to how and where I might be able to focus my own research to get as much background on the car as possible. In finishing, as a “Newbie”, I’d just like to say what a fantastic resource the Forum is.

Hi Derek and Badwolf, Done it! Thanks again for the advice.

Thanks guys, I'll be looking to do it on Sunday or Monday. Never a dull moment with a Triumph!

Derek, Thanks for that! I haven't, but I now know where to start! Many thanks. I'll let you know how I get on. Paul

Hi, Can someone please advise me as to the process for removing the headlamps on my GT6 Mk3? I currently have the bonnet off the car as I prep it for some remedial work and painting. I've read both my workshop and Hynes manuals but can't make sense of either and am stuck at stage one, removing the chrome bezel! Many thanks, Paul

Hi, Does anyone have experience of, or got any feedback to share, of Southside Classics based at Ledsham in the Cheshire/Wirral area? I'm looking for someone to undertake some bodywork repairs. Thanks, P

It worked a treat! Thanks again.

Thanks to one all. I'll report back on how I get on.

Paul, Many thanks.

Hi, I've just rejoined after many years and have started restoration of my GT6 MkIII. Can someone please advise me as to how I can remove the upper ball joint assembly from the vertical link which I've now removed from the car? Any advice will be gratefully received. Paul