Triumphs at Coventry Transport Museum

Standard from 1907

Normally I drive straight past on my way somewhere else but recently I decided to stop off in Coventry. I had lunch and visited the Transport Museum.  It is well worth a detour. The impressive 1907 Standard is one of the first things you see on entering the galleries. Later I spotted several Triumphs. A Vitesse Mk2 saloon, a Spitfire + these 3. 

Triumph  Police car

Standard Atlas Van part converted into motor caravan.

Triumph TR7 hardtop

And now for something completely different.  A racing tandem trike. This machine held a world record - the least time to cover 100 miles.

Never seen this Ferguson car before.

Ferguson

Bourne Classic Car Show 2015

Bourne in Lincolnshire is a small market town and the home of ERA, BRM and then Pilbeam.  The annual show is free and always has an interesting selection of cars and motorbikes.

Ford V4 engined Mini

Rover V8 engined Morris 8

BRM F1

BRM designed and built F1 racing car.  BRM engine, chassis and gearbox.

TR7 mystery parts

I recently picked a load of Triumph TR7 spares parts.  Amongst the many parts are several I do not recognize. The top right object is made of hard black plastic whereas the other three are metal.  What are they?

OK and the answer is:
 The 2 pieces on the left are spring retainer clips for the front brake pads. The one at lower right appears to be a mounting cone for the MacPherson strut. It goes in just under the strut top mount.

 The two on the left are front brake pad retaining clips/springs
Top right is the bumpstop for the propshaft (UKC826
Bottom right is the top front suspension mounting cone (ULC2435)

2 answers from helpful chaps on facebook and the club triumph forum.

Coventry Motorfest

Had a great day out at the Coventry Motofest.  Went to see the cars on the ring road.  When we effectually found the event we had a good time.  The signing was really bad - the museum seemed not know about the event.  I went in to the museum to ask and got no help.

Coventry Climax CR1

Rear view of Coventry Climax CR1 - a new prototype with a famous name.

Audi 100 Coupe

Degree Show exhibit

Hot Rods on the ring road