wimpus Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Nice event that you can do from home, in your garage or on a little trip đ. Last year 500 people send him pics from all over the world. So lets mail him some more pics now ! Some explaination:  Rye Livingston of the Triumph Travelers Sports Car Club in Northern California is again organizing Drive Your Triumph Day. Some years ago Rye encouraged members of his club to drive their Triumphs on February 10th, to celebrate Sir John Black's Birthday, the man who organized Standard's purchase of Triumph after WW II and went on to make the cars we enjoy driving today. Drive Your Triumph Day has gained momentum and last year Rye received over 500 photos from all over the world. He's hoping to increase that number again this year! The concept is straightforward. On Thursday, February 10th, go for a drive in your Triumph.  Take a scenic drive on a country road or out to lunch, to the market, to work, wherever. Go for a drive alone or in a big group from your local Triumph Club. Take your spouse, buddy, child, grandchild or dog; then take a photo. The photo is mainly of the car, and the owner or passenger if possible, ideally in front of a cool spot, landmark, scenic view or in your driveway. If itâs the middle of the winter where you live and your car is in hibernation, or in the middle of a restoration, take a photo of it in the garage. The next step is to email a high-resolution photo to driveyourtriumphday@gmail.com, along with some basic information: ownerâs name, year and model of car, and place photo was taken (city, state, country). The photos will then be published not only in our club newsletter, but also in USAâs national magazine: Vintage Triumph Registry, and on the Drive Your Triumph Day website: https://driveyourtriumphday.shutterfly.com 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 herts and beds will be joining the LeaValley TR reg who have organised  a run starts at Baldock services 11am for a cross country blast up to Frosts garden centre for lunch at Brampton hut to commemorate John Blacks reigning years with Triumph if i can get a photo i will post it on Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybeau Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Took my new(to me) TR7 and the dog from Coventry to Burton Dassett and home via Leamington Nice drive and walks As you can see a couple of Astons felt upstaged 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 That's where I took my favourite photo of my old TR7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Here is HYA having a snooze in Frosts garden centre car park in Brampton after a 35 mile run we managed 13 cars incl a dolly sprint and my 2000 the rest all TR  only problem was the silly phone camera Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 I reversed out onto the drive but was not well enough to travel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Jeffds1360 said: I reversed out onto the drive but was not well enough to travel That's further than mine got today đ Fingers crossed tomorrow afternoon will be sunny andI can use it to go to town to do a bit of shopping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, Chris A said: That's further than mine got today đ Me too, I removed the rear wheels halfshafts etc and just left the diff... no wheels on my wagon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagger Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Had to do a 100 mile round trip for my younger brother, aged 70 who has cataracts and hearing probs after a Triple bypass. Sadly, too far for a first trial run and did not see a single Triumph. Will have a go tomorrow. I did do 40 yards on Weds in order to adjust the door catches. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 I took the six for a little tour of North Wiltshire taking in Royal Wootton Bassett, Lyneham and Christian Malford before dropping in to see my pal Nick at his body shop in Kingsdown where this photo was taken. Not the most glamorous of shots but the six looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Port Solent, but the yachts hidden by the hedge and too many double yellow lines to make for a decent background  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 And then when you ask somebody to take a photo they miss half the car, but it was sailing gathering at Lower Swanwick so expected nothing else 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 i guess that the Old Shi  is Ship !!!! not refering to the driver  Ha Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagger Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Today did not work out. Front carb float valve kept sticking shut. Attempt to clear it worked for five minutes each time. No adjustments on the floats for levelling. Another job for another day. Have to wait tll half term os over now, OH, and Valentine's day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 8 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: Ship !!!! not refering to the driver Pete, I know some of my more troublesome sailors may have disagreed with you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 Hi Folks, I ended up in Dungeness. The lighthouse and the Nuclear power station are still there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 you missed getting a RH &D Loco steaming past  in the shot  Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 Didn't get to take mine out this week until today. Clear blue sky, sun & no wind. About 1 hour drive to blow the cobwebs away in both the car and me. Hood down, windows down, flying jacket on with collar up, woolly hat & gloves. Great little drive on the open roads here, the advantages of living in a rural area. The cost of using the Triumph should be 'prise en charge' by the 'Secu', in other words paid for by the equivalent of the NHS. I felt rough this morning now feel much, much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 5 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: you missed getting a RH &D Loco steaming past  in the shot  Pete Sadly Not running at the moment  Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagger Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 34 minutes ago, RogerH said: Sadly Not running at the moment  Roger I lived in Lydd for a short while ten years back. The mainline railway still took the Nuclear waste away even though it was closed under Beeching. They were debating opening it for the Airport which was undergoing improvements for small jets. Diana Dors used to have her cars transported from there to Le Touque on her way to Le Mans. Ashford to London is 20 mins. Lydd to Ashford by road is 35 mins. Another missed opportunity? A 'Green' colleague, who is also a rail freak, was in a dilemna. Keep the railway open for the airport or close the power station? Closing the power station will result in loss of the railway and employment after 2080. No worries then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Wagger said: I lived in Lydd for a short while ten years back. Haven't been in Lydd in twenty years but the air used to crackle with all the electricity! You could stick fluorescent tubes in the ground and they'd light up. There used to be a cracking pub in the centre somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 Diana Dors lived in a pub called the Rabbit in Luton for a few years beaching closed the LNER kept the LMS mainline   the old line is a busway where you can go bus spotting empty buses Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 The sad stupidity that Beeching carried has not actually been improved in any Gov't department. Short sighted jobs worths doing what the master ordered.  Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagger Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Haven't been in Lydd in twenty years but the air used to crackle with all the electricity! You could stick fluorescent tubes in the ground and they'd light up. There used to be a cracking pub in the centre somewhere. There were several pubs, but half of them had shut down. We used to perform aucoustic sessions in the George Hotel. It has the tallest church in South Kent. My son took me to the 'Other' Dungeness on Longbeach Washington in 2008. A very similar place! Son lived in St Helens Oregon back then. My brother caught a couple of flat fish there. Opened the fridge in the early hours, they glowed in the dark and were still alive 24 hrs later, Freaky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 11 hours ago, Wagger said: Opened the fridge in the early hours, they glowed in the dark I worked at AERE Harwell for three years back in the 80s and I still glow in the dark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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