Triumphs & Tribulations, October, 2015, Page 1

Triumphs & Tribulations, October, 2015, Page 1


PREZ RELEASE

PREZ RELEASE

The 2015 VTR in Lake GenevaWisconsin was a great eventblending a classic resort area withbeautiful homes and our classicTriumphs. Sharon and I traveledwith Terry and BernadetteMackey down to Lake Genevataking a leisurely two days toarrive in at the Abbey resort inFontana Wisconsin. Found somewonderful roads through westernWisconsin and took a fascinatingtour of Frank Lloyd Wright’shome in Spring Green.

Club participation was excellentand we managed to receive aVTR club participation award.Congratulations to John Myerswho received 1st place in theconcours show with his TR8. Inaddition, Joe Soucheray took 3rd

place in concours with his TR6and Terry Mackey took 3rd placein TR4 participant’s choicecategory.

Our next two meetings will beheld in the Roseville VFW post7555. This location was chosendue to its central metro locationand a good sized parking lotalong with decent facilities andfood. Sorry I will miss the Sep-tember meeting as well due to mydaughter getting married inWarrens Wisconsin.

My TR6 performed pretty will onour trip to VTR until I startedhaving trouble getting it to go intofirst gear at stops. It looks likemy clutch is not fully disengagingand bleeding the clutch hydraulicsprovided no relief. I noticed the

clutch slave is leaking so a newslave will hopefully solve theproblem. Gotta love our Tri-umphs!

Check out our club newsletterfor upcoming driving events.Also, thank you to Orrin McGillfor taking over as club newslet-ter editor.

Terry NeumanPresident MN Triumphs


MINUTES OF THE MINNESOTA TRIUMPHS

TR2/3/3A/3B - John Kallaus (952-891-5266)

TR4 - John Myers (507-633-2017)

TR4A - Larry Sanderson (507-775-6940)

TR250/TR6 - Orrin McGill (763-755-7765)

TR7 -Charles Setala (651-490-0489)

TR8 - Greg Gelhar (763-424-6434)

Spitfire - Bill Gingerich (612-850-4072)

GT6 - Pat McFarland (763-427-5612)

Renown -

Citroën - A. Lindberg (651-292-8585)

Minnesota Triumphs

Tech SpecialistsAs a service to fellow members, club members with an expertisein a particular model of Triumph have volunteered to act as techspecialists for that model. They don’t know everything butthey do know a lot. So, if you have a question, give them a call.

The September and October Meetings will be heldhere:

ANDERSON-NELSONROSEVILLE VFW

Post 75551145 Woodhill DriveRoseville, MN 55113

vfwroseville.com651.483-5313

High TeaGary and Barb will be hosting the High Tea on SundayNovember 8th at 1PM till the tea is consumed.

A food item to go along with our tea would be appreci-ated.

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE !!!

GARY STEPHENSON1901 BLOOM CourtLino Lakes55038651-230-1555

High Tea

MinutesSeptember 10, 2015

The September meeting found us at a newlocation, the Roseville Anderson VFW at 1145Woodhill Drive. Twenty-plus Triumphs foundtheir way to the parking lot. Since the weatherwas excellent, a great deal of time was spent inunder-bonnet and under-chassis examination.

When most members had dragged themselvesinto the building and managed to locate thebasement meeting room, VP Jon Meier calledthe meeting to order. Mike and Bill introducedthemselves and the ’69 TR6 that had been intheir family for 35 years.

Treasurer Terry Mackey said that his financialreports are now in the newsletter and thatthere’s some interest in name badges andregalia.

Membership official Joe Demuth was notthere but we may have 95 to 98 members.

The September meeting is the one at whichwe nominate officers for the next year. Manyof the officers were not there so they all gotnominated to serve another year. Orrin McGillwill be taking over the newsletter full time.Next month is the election and TerryMackey announced that there will be a club-sponsored pizza party. So come and getyour free pizza. (No one will be browbeateninto volunteering for a club position.)

Upcoming events were announced. See theCalendar for details.

Finally, our Vintage Triumph Register, LarrySanderson, expressed his opinion thatMinnesota Triumphs should host anothernational Triumph convention. Some peopleagreed with him and some didn’t.

Finally my dinner arrived and Jon Meieradjourned the meeting.


VTR REPORT

Pottsboro, TX Or BustLet’s Go For It.

Lets see some beautiful country and have agreat time at the Tanglewood Resort and Con-

ference Center

Look Who’s Going!Orrin & Pam McGillJoe & Virginia Bisanz

Larry & Gayle SandersonGreg & Carole ThompsonTerry & Sharon Neuman

Please refer to www.VTR2016.com

Terry & Bernadette MackeyPat & Marsha Holt

Bill NelsonJoe& Karen Demuth

Joe Soucheray

VTR REPORT OCTOBER 2015

It was good to finally make it to aclub meeting at the VFW inRoseville. It is quite a hike for usfolks living in the Rochester area.The food was good but the trafficwas terrible as we have to comeup HWY 52 and then up thru theconstruction zone of 35E. Thoseof us down south sure miss theofficer’s club in Bloomington. Asit was, I still got there late, but itwas nice to visit with thosepresent.

Our club roster of members hasdecreased over the last few years.We remain solvent with a niceamount in our bank account. It isthe same for the Vintage TriumphRegister. VTR still has enoughmembers to stay solvent and keepproducing our magazine dubbedof course “The Vintage Triumph”.VTR sent me a packet of VintageTriumph mags that I distributed toany at the meeting who is not a

VTR member or for memberswho may not have that issue. Ifyou are not a VTR member andwere not at the meeting, I willsend you a sample issue so youmight see how the magazinelooks. Drop me a note with youraddress and I will forward a copyas long as they last.

It is time for officer elections onceagain. If you are a member,please be sure to be at theOctober meeting to place yourvote or nominate someone whoyou know will do a good job.

Remember 2016 will find us allback in Texas as the Red River Trclub will be our host once againfrom Oct 3-7, 2016. It will beheld in North Texas at theTanglewood Resort on LakeTexoma in Pottsboro, Texas.Cost will be $135 for 1 car, 1driver and 1 non driver. You will

get a $15 discount if you registerby August 15 of 2016. You maycome without a Triumph for $20reg fee. Rooms are $99 for anyKing. You may call 800 8336569 which gets you right to theresort. Be sure to say you will bejoining Red River Triumphs onthose dates.

There is lots of motoring left asautumn arrives Wednesday Sept.23 at 4.21 am. So be sure to setyour clocks so you can drive rightinto fall. At least you may want tolook out your window to watchthe change.

Write or call me or check the netat www.vtr.org if you wish to joinVTR.

Happy TR motoring!Larry Sanderson Your MN TRVTR Liaison, 507 269 1500 [email protected]


Triumph Calendar

See Intermarque Monthly at:www.intermarque.org

September 2015

25-27 - Waumandee Hill Climb –The Minnesota Austin HealeyClub’s third annual vintage caruphill slalom will be held underthe direction of Tom Hazen.There is also a car show beingorganized.

October 2015

08 - Club Meeting at theRoseville VFW

COLOR TOUR 2015:

Date: 10/11/15Time: 10:00-2:00 (approx)Start: Point Douglas Park (acrossSt. Croix River from Prescott,WI)Length: 100 miles from Prescott(approx)Stops: Two scheduled stops (onebefore lunch and another forlunch)

Because of the popularity of thisroute in 2012, we'll be rerunningit witha few alterations. Our lunch stopwill be at Vino in the Valley. Hopeto seeyou on the tour.

The Color Tour guys...

October Tech Session

will be held on October 17th atGene Kimball’s home, 16131Dunkirk St. NE in Ham LakeMN 55304. Gene has a TR6 thatis need of carb repair.

18 - Minnesota Harvest AppleOrchard Vintage Foreign CarShow – Jordan, MN.

November 2015High Tea

Gary and Barb will be hosting theHigh Tea on Sunday November 8that 1PM till the tea is consumed.

A food item to go along with our teawould be appreciated.



High Tea

November Tech Session

is going to be hosted by BobSwanson on the 21st at his home,4909 54th Ave N Crystal MN55429. Bob has a TR3 that wasdismantled and sent to the bodyshop. The repaired and repaintedbody parts now need to bereassembled. This is the trickypart.

A Note From PAT:Sue & Phil Ethier hosted a afterWheels and Wings Picnic on Sept12th.

First let me thank the whole club fordoing the 2015 Vintage Rendezvous inAshland. The list of helpers was waytoo long to mention everyone, it wouldbe shorter if I just name the few whodidn’t, but I can’t think of anyone whowouldn’t help when asked.

Marsha and I have over 20 yrs of MNTriumph membership and we haveseen years when it seemed to rainevery weekend and others like thissummer when it was so nice that Iwanted a driving event for everyweekend. I will try to fill up thecalendar for next year.

As usual we start our year with awinter party and when the snow melts

in April or May a spring shakedowntour. In May the Spring Kick-Off Carshow in Osseo MN. It’s a goodreason to detail the car and get it out,I’ll try to give you a reason to keep itout till our fall colour tour. A newevent has been added to close outthe year. A Car Show will be atSponsels Apple Orchard in JordanMn. Oct 18th.

The last Picnic of this year atCherokee Park will be hosted by theMG club on Sept 27th. This is thesame weekend of the Waumandee hillclimb and a great way to finish theday. The Waumandee event starts onFriday and run on Saturday.Triumph’s usually win this event, andsupply a number of corner workers.Marsha and I ran 1/2 day and worked1/2 day last year.

Call Dick Leighninger 651-944-6064about accommodations. Tom Hazen612-237-1883 about volunteering andrunning.

I’m really looking forward to thisyear’s Fall colour tour, the start willbe October 12th @ Point DouglasPark 10am.

Let me know if you have an eventidea or if want to help out.

l hope to do a better job of filling inour event calendar next year. Some ofour members are limited to not goingto far from town, (babysitting) whileothers are retired now and are want todo longer multiple day trips. (emptynesters) I volunteer to do two drivingevents next year one short and onelong.

Who’s next?

If you can’t make it to the Octobermeeting, call or send me your ideasfor next year.

Patrick Holt612.388.0505


Tech session September 19

Bill Nelson’s TR7 was having trouble. Its starter motorwouldn’t turn off. The club members at his garage quicklysolved that problem. Of course, then the starter motorwouldn’t turn on at all. So an hour or two was spentlooking for disconnected/broken wires. None appearedand a new ignition switch didn’t help either. Cleaning thegunk off the front carb’s needle did allow it to operate butthat didn’t help the electrics.

Bill served lunch, running the huge risk that everyonewould desert him after their plates were empty. It didn’thappen. Burning with frustration, they went back to theengine bay. This time the investigation started at thebattery (whose charge had already been checked andfound to be barely adequate).

Positive and negative grounds were securely fastened.But, but. What was that? Two negative ground wires? Onewas much smaller than the other and hidden under thesurrounding components. Joe Demuth attached theinnocent-looking wire to ground. Securely. And bingo! Wehave ignition. Another successful Minnesota Triumphstech session.

Andy [email protected]=

The September meeting had great weather.







Triumph TraderFOR SALE

1970 GT6+ for saleRestored from frame, entire carrebuilt ,entire brake system rebuiltwith power brake servo , suspen-sion ,total rebuild of engine ,newwater pump ,new fuel pump ,fullyrestored radiator , fuel tank cleanedand epoxy coated by professionalcompany , new seat covers and seatfoams , new rear springs , new driveshaft ,new dampers all around ,newupsized tires , new ceiling ,specialsecurity cutouts , hydraulic lifts toallow for easy raising ang loweringbonnet, new headlights, additionalelectric engine fan. Has factoryinstalled overdrive which is rare.Drives great! Asking $9500 obo. [email protected] or call Rick at612-963-1827 any time.

1Pair of SU carbs for a Spitfire newin the box, S, 1 1/4 dia. $525.00Used 1 season DCOE 45 Weber carbwith air horns, no air cleaner,been sitting a while, shouldprobablly be rebuilt. $325.00New rear sway bar for Spitfire.$150.00

2 - late TR6 mufflers, one steel, onestainless, $100 ea.2 - 1974 TR6 rotors, used, goodcondition. $251974 TR6 battery box w/drain tube.$10 Joe Bisanz 651-324-2573.

73 Spitfire complete - for sale asproject/parts car, engine turns overfreely but has not been startedrecently. $800, Doug Burch – 763-780-4706

WANTEDSeats For TR-6 or Spifire1969-1972 high back seats that reclinepreferred. Call Mark (651) 450-9504

Wanted for 1976 TR6: one wheelbeauty ring, brushed finish. Must bein excellent condition. One left rearchrome bumper in excellent condition.Wood steering wheel. Rick Morris612-207-7990

Boot (trunk) floor for a TR7. will takethe hole body shell if necessary.Also looking for Custom wheels for aTR7, prefer 14in or 15in. with orwithout tires. ContactRoger Kraemer 651-207-3920 [email protected]

Engine starting crank for a TR3.Andy 651-242-7635

Trader information Members’notices run three months —unless you tell the editor todrop them earlier or keep themrunning longer. Dates inparentheses indicate the firstmonth in which they ran. Non-member notices are publishedat a rate of $5 per month.

Pacesetter Exhaust Tips. I have twotips in great shape. Moss Motors#224-125 $129.95 Asking $50 ea.AlsoMonza Free-Flow Exhaust Systems.Moss Motors #865-055 $539.95 I havetwo systems for sale. One is now on mycar and in good condition $150.00. Thesecond system has additional custommufflers added to quiet it down a bit.This one is not on a car at this time.Very good condition $150.00. Larry [email protected] or (763) 228-0072

Pimento red 1970 TR-6. I’m changinghobbies and would like somebody touse and enjoy this fine car rather thanstore it any longer. Great 20 footer, or aneven bettereasy project car. Rebuilt carbs late 2013by The Carburetor shop. Always storedinside. Excellent tires and top, interiornot so much. Functional as a 45 yearold car can be. $7,500. Twin Cities area.651 324 8873 [email protected].

1973 Spitfire 1500. The drive train hasbeen rebuilt and has about 10,000 mileson it, with the exceptionof the transmission. Daily driver.For details, visit Web site:http://spitfire-rmeyer.rhcloud.com/

TR6 Kidney Pads w/ speaker cutouts$40 OBO. Kevin 612-247-2823 [email protected].

77 Triumph TR7 Coupe, 5 speed withfactory air. 66k miles many new partsincluding front and read 1” lowersprings and urethane rubber.front and rear brakes complete, clutchmaster and slave, brake cylinder rebuilt,new ball joints, tie rod ends. cd playerand speakers. and new tires. Seats havebeen replacedfrom a ZX2 using the originaltracks. Original seats included. ContactRoger at 651-207-3920. or [email protected]


If you prefer to have your newsletter mailedto you, membership fee is $35 (plus $1 forpartner’s voting privileges).

Join after September 1st and enjoy fullmembership benefits through the remainderof the current year and the entire next year.

Monthly Meetings

Minnesota Triumphs meets the secondThursday of each month, and for the Monthof August 2015 it will be at the:Richfield American Legion Post 4356501 Portland Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

For the month of September and October2015 the meetings will be at the:ANDERSON-NELSONROSEVILLE VFWPost 75551145 Woodhill DriveRoseville, MN 55113 vfwroseville.com651.483-5313

About MinnesotaTriumphs Car ClubMinnesota Triumphs formed in 1981 when agroup of Triumph enthusiasts met for anafternoon of fun and conversation at FortSnelling Park.

Since then, the club has grown to more than150 members from throughout the Midwest.

Our activities include:• Monthly meetings• Social gatherings• Tech sessions• Road rallies• Regional and national events

We welcome all Triumph enthusiasts,whether you own a concourse-winningshowpiece, are restoring a diamond in therough, are searching for just the right addi-tion to your garage or just appreciate themarque.

Together we can locate those hard-to-findparts and assist one another in keeping ourvehicles on the road. But most of all, theclub offers opportunities to explore some ofthe best roadsin the region with others who enjoy theTriumph experience.

MembershipOur membership year runs January 1through December 31.

Annual membership is $25 (an additional $1provides your partner with voting privilegesat our annual election of officers). With thismembership fee, your newsletter can beseen on-line or you can pick up a hard copyat the monthly meetings.

High TeaGary and Barb will be hosting the High Tea on SundayNovember 8th at 1PM till the tea is consumed.

A food item to go along with our tea would be appreci-ated.



High Tea



The Minnesota Triumphs Club is dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of the Triumph Marque. It wasformed in 1981 and is a charter member of the Vintage Triumph Register. Correspondence can be addressed to:

Minnesota Triumphs4018 Emerson Avemue NMinneapolis, MN 55412

Check our web site at:

www.mntriumphs.org

Membership meetings are on the SECOND THURSDAY of the month (except no meetings in November and Decem-ber). Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and are held at the Fort Snelling Officers' Club, just south of the Minneapolis St.Paul International Airport. Everyone is invited to attend, whether you are a member or not.

2015 OFFICERS

Are you connected to the group? Do you get in on thelatest information?

We have an e-mail site you can easily join. It is MinnesotaTriumphs Yahoo mail.

Simply send an e-mail [email protected] don’t have to ask for anything, they will see your e-mailaddress and take it from there.

[email protected]

President

Terry [email protected]

Vice PrezJon Meier651-xxx-yyyy

[email protected]

Terry [email protected]

VTR LiaisonLarry [email protected]

RegaliaOpen position

[email protected]

Joe [email protected]

NewsletterOrrin [email protected]

WebmasterRon [email protected]

SecretaryAndy [email protected]

Event CoordinatorPat [email protected]

HistorianGreg [email protected]

Tech SessionsRoger [email protected]

Intermarque LiaisonPat [email protected]

Past PresidentLarry Berg612-228-0072


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