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“The Triumph
Shield”
Newsletter of
Triumphs of Southwest
Florida
July 2021
Inside This Issue:
TSWFL Event
Calendar,
Club Officers, Treasure’s Report
Page 2
Club Info Page 3
Member Bits Page 4-6
Current Month’s
Activity
Pages 7-9
Parts for sale &
Classifieds – Cars
Pages 10-12
Vendor Services,
Suppliers and
TSWFL Supporters
Pages 13-18
About TSWF Membership
Membership in the Triumphs of Southwest
Florida is open to anyone who owns a Triumph car(s) or other British car with a
Triumph engine/drive train or just has an
interest in Triumph sports cars. Our members reside in Southwest Florida,
either seasonally or permanently.
Just submit a completed annual club
application along with the membership fee
to start joining us in our Triumph Clan
Adventures. Our membership application can be found on our web site,
www.tswfl.org
The Triumph Shield is the official publication of the Triumphs of Southwest Florida. Articles and photos are
welcome, but the Newsletter Director reserves the right to edit submissions. The deadline for submission of materials is
the 25th of each month for publication by the end of the month. The Triumph Shield is published 12 times per year.
Unless otherwise noted, statements are the opinion of the author and may not reflect TSWFL policy.
President’s Corner
Since the person who is finishing the TR8 FI harness is touring the
Northeast for a few weeks, I moved on to a problem with my TR7
wiper/washer switch that has developed a loose lever end. It seems that
the 80/81 TR7 switch are no longer available. I was able to locate a 75-
79 unit from British Parts Northwest, but it mounts on the left side of
the steering column where the 80/81 switches are on the right side.
Their solution was to turn it upside down because the cable and the
mount is the same either way. It sounded reasonable, so I bought the
switch.
As it turned out they were correct, sort of. Their cable and mount
worked but the connecting plug to the harness has a male fitting. My
original plug has a female fitting, two males do not make a right. I
have returned their switch. I reinstalled the original until I fine a NOS
switch or a good used one.
Removal of 81 switch Original 81 New 79
“Triumphs Live On”
Dennis McKinley
President
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TSWFL Event Calendar Date Event Host Contact
Aug
6th August Activity will be a meet
and tour at the REVS Institute
Car Museum in Naples Fl
https://revsinstitute.org/
Followed by lunch at Spanky’s
Speakeasy https://spankysspeakeasy.com/
TSWFL Dan Tiedge
19th Monthly TSWFL Member
Gathering at Perkins in N. Fort
Myers at 13620 Cleveland Ave.
5:00 to 6:00 p.m. for socializing
and food, meeting start at 6:00 to
7:00 p.m.
TSWFL Dennis McKinley
Sept
16th Monthly TSWFL Member
Gathering at Perkins in N. Fort
Myers at 13620 Cleveland Ave.
5:00 to 6:00 p.m. for socializing
and food, meeting start at 6:00 to
7:00 p.m.
TSWFL Dennis McKinley
???? Sept Activity being planned
Oct
21st Monthly TSWFL Member
Gathering at Perkins in N. Fort
Myers at 13620 Cleveland Ave.
5:00 to 6:00 p.m. for socializing
and food, meeting starts at 6:00
to 7:00 p.m.
TSWFL Dennis McKinley [email protected]
??? To be determined TSWFL Dan Tiedge
TSWFL Officers
President: Dennis McKinley
Cape Coral, FL
Activities Director:
Dan Tiedge
Naples, FL
Membership Director: Judy Hartwell
Fort Myers, FL
Newsletter Director: Lois Brown
Cape Coral, FL
Webmaster: Sterling Shaw Fort Myers, FL
• Publishes club roster v
Treasurer's Report - July 2021
Starting Balance $8,102.58
Income: $45.00 Membership
Renewals
&
$28.00 (2) Badges
Requested
Expenses: None
New Balance $8,175.58
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TSWFL Club Information:
New TSWFL Volunteer for Newsletter Director, Lois Brown
Lois has joined the TSWFL Officers as the Newsletter Director, she will be assembling the newsletter content
each month to create the newsletter. Send her any submissions you have for the newsletter before the 25th of each
month, so she can complete her newsletter assembly. I will assist Lois as needed.
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Members Bits: Submitted By Dennis McKinley
Triumph Parts Suppliers, (New & Used)
The Top Two New Parts Suppliers in US
The Roadster Factory (aka TRF) http://www.the-roadster-factory.com/indexmain.php
Armagh, PA
Level One (you know the part numbers): 800-678-8764
Level Two (you need help with part numbers): 800-234-1104
Tech. Research (answers to your problems): 814-446-4491
Customer Service (after you’ve received the part): 814-446-4495
Moss Motors, USA http://www.mossmotors.com
Goleta, CA
Orders: 800-235-6954 Outside of CA (except Alaska) / 800-322-6985 CA only
Info: 805-968-1041 / 805-963-0741
Tech: 800-235-6954 ext. 3060
Other Triumph New Parts Suppliers in US
British Parts Northwest http://www.bpnorthwest.com/about-us
Dayton, OR
503-864-2001
English Parts http://www.englishparts.com/
Kalamazoo Michigan
866-467-1776
Good Parts for TR6 https://www.goodparts.com/
Mohnton, PA
610-777-4457
Little British Car Co. http://www.lbcarco.com/ (Use Moss Part Numbers to get discounted Moss
Parts)
Farmington Hills, MI
248-489-0022 or 800-637-9640
Spit Bits http://www.spitbits.com/ (Spitfire & GT6)
Lincoln, CA
916-434-0645 or 800-201-0494
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Members Bits - continued:
Sports & Classic http://www.sportsandclassics.com/
Stamford CT
203-348-2226
Triumph Rescue http://www.triumphrescue.com/
Bally, PA
610-845-8217
The Wedge Shop http://www.thewedgeshop.com/ (TR7 & TR8 Only)
Taunton, MA
508-880-5448
Rebuild & Restoration
White Post Restorations http://www.whitepost.com/brake.html (Brake/Clutch Master/Slave
Rebuilding)
White Post, VA
540-837-1140
Nisonger Instruments http://www.nisonger.com/ (Smiths and Jaeger Instrument Rebuilding)
Mamaroneck, NY
914-381-3600
Joe Curto, Inc. http://joecurto.com/ (British Carburetor Parts & Services)
College Point, NY
718-762-7878
World Wide Auto Parts of Madison, Inc. http://www.nosimport.com/Lever-shocks-remanufactured/
(Triumph TR3, TR4, TR4A, TR250 & TR6 Lever Shocks Dampers)
Madison, WI
608-223-9400 or 800-362-1025
Used Triumph Parts Suppliers in US
British Auto Salvage http://www.britishautosalvage.com/
Macedon, NY
315-986-3097
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Members Bits - continued:
Team Triumph http://teamtriumph.com/
Warren, OH
330-392-7176
Outside of the US Part Suppliers
Rimmer Brothers http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk
From USA Tel: 1-855-746-2767 Toll Free
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July Activity Coverage
Run to Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel Island, FL
Author: Dan Tiedge & Photos by Cynthia Mahoney, Fifteen TSWFL members and friends ventured
out together on July 16, 2021, for a guided tour of the only accredited museum in the United States
devoted solely to shells and mollusks – and lunch after! This run was the second in a monthly series
designed to get members back together as we continue pushing to break the bonds of COVID and
acclimate to the new normal!
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum, started by a single, local shell collector in 1985, is
proud to be enjoying its 26th year of operations. It’s a natural history-museum, filled with living
mollusks, that educates, inspires, builds community, and connects people through their love of shells,
the diverse animals that create them, and the natural environment. We were led through interactive,
interpretative aquariums and other exhibits of the museum by Kelsey Hausmann, a marine biologist by
training, who also serves as Education Coordinator.
Kelsey shared her extensive knowledge of marine life and her passion for the subject comes through
loud and clear! We saw fossils and nearly every type of seashell, some millions of years old! We saw
world-record holder shells in terms of size and where they had been found.
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July Activity Coverage - continued
Run to Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel Island, FL continued
We learned about the best local shelling spots on Sanibel Island – Turner Beach and Bowman’s Beach.
We saw scallops swim and learned how they propel themselves through the water.
Atlantic Scallops Bay Scallops
We checked in on the Shell Museum’s giant Pacific octopus (who knew octopuses were mollusks?!)
who was unfortunately quite unsociable for our visit! These guys can grow to 15 feet in diameter!
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July Activity Coverage - continued
Run to Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel Island, FL continued
Check out the ‘Exploring the Exhibit” video offered on the museum’s Octo-Cam website page
(https://www.shellmuseum.org/octocam) for the action we would have seen had Octo been in a better
mood!
The Shell Museum also has a Museum store that offers for sale fabulous prints of close-up mollusk and
shell photography along with other items that visitors can purchase.
We lunched at The Island Cow restaurant, also on Sanibel! The menus are huge and so are the
portions! It’s a fun, beach-themed place!
The food was good, but the TSWFL company was better! It’s great for new folks like Katrina and me
to get to know more and more members!
Lunch at the Island Cow - July 2021
Lunch group of 15 only provided for conversation with those seated closest to you, but those are great
convos! How many people know that Tom Shaw has lived on six of the seven continents? Pretty
cool! Only one Triumph made the trip! An early ’62 TR4 owned and driven by yours truly! Luck was
on my side weather-wise!
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Classifieds – Car for Sale
1975 TR6 for Sale, Asking $20,000 or Best Offer
In 2020 the carburetors were rebuilt buy Joe Curto in NY. In 2016 a new convertible top replaced the
original, an aluminum radiator was added, new tires were put on, replaced the ball joints,
In 1995 this TR6 engine was overhauled from a bare block, new clutch installed, new steering rack
with new tie-rod ends and mounts, new rear springs with insulators and spacers, new electrical wiring
harness replaced the original harness, the exterior was stripped and repainted to the original color
Carmine Red, the front and rear bumpers were re-chromed, a Monza dual exhaust system was added
along with a replaced dash with a beautiful French walnut finish and walnut Nardi steering wheel. This
TR6’s located is in Fort Myers, FL at 11947 Tulio Way unit 4001.
Contact Tom Humann at 631-921-9581 or e-mail address [email protected] for additional
information or to see the car.
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Classifieds – Car for Sale - Continued
For Sale, Original Owner’s 1975 Triumph TR6 – Asking $20,000 for Everything or Make Offer
It started out as a Pumpkin Colored Topaz roadster since that was the only color the dealer had. In 1998, I worked
in a British repair and paint shop, so I did a frame-off restoration and painted it bright red. I had a spare engine
that was blue printed and balanced that I installed in it. It has a spinoff oil filter, oil cooler, supplemental head oil
supple, Tourist Trophy Wood Steering Wheel and the seats were replaced with buckets from a Mazda RX7
It does have a few issues that need to be addressed. The plastic handle on the hood release broke and one of the
rear brakes tends to stick. It could use a tune-up and the carburetors balanced. It is a little loud, but I have a new
Moss Motors ’muffler that can be installed.
The paint is immaculate. This TR6 has 92,000 miles, but only 5,000 since the restoration. It has always been in a
garage.
A variety of used spare parts come with the car, examples are wheels, trunk lid, oil pan, valve cover, master
cylinder, distributor, intake and exhaust manifolds, heater core, gas tank, passenger door, windshield frame, front
grill, radiator, and numerous front suspension parts. There are many more, but too many to list here. Some of the
parts are hard if not impossible to find.
Contact James S. Powell in Katy, Texas, at Mobile: 281-513-2306 or e-mail address [email protected]
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Classifieds – Car for Sale - Continued
1960 Triumph TR3A For Sale By The Original Owner, Asking $14,250
The commission number for this TR3A is TS79836L. The engine is original and has not been rebuilt
since new, but it had a valve job done in 1978. The current actual mileage is 97,348.
In January 1997 the radiator, clutch master cylinder, reservoir, brake master, pads, lines, wheel
cylinders and shoes were replaced.
In May 2007 the fuel lines were replaced and in August 2007 the horn, tie rods, idler lever, steering oil
seal were replaced.
In February 2008 the fuel pump, resonator and tail pipe were replaced and in May 2011 the carb float
valves, points, condenser, cap, rotor, coil were replaced.
In March 2019 a complete brake job was done. The tires look good, but their age is unknown. A new
luggage rack comes with the car, along with the boot and tonneau covers and the hand crank.
This TR3A is not a show car but is a solid everyday driver. That has always been well maintained to
keep it in reliable driving condition. This TR3A had a red exterior and a red interior with a white top
when it was new.
The location of this TR3A is in Eustis, FL 32726. Contact Frank Hughes by e-mail:
[email protected] or call (352) 455 -6810 with any questions that you have or to see the car.
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Vendor Services & Suppliers
Rogers Motors
Parts and Accessories for Classic British Cars
Contact Rogers Motors PO Box 603
Shutesbury, MA 01072 (413) 259-1722
https://jollyrogersmotors.com
Specialize in Lucas electrical original new
old stock, used and reproduction parts.
British Tools & Fasteners, LLC 7696 Route 31
Lyons, NY 14489
Phone: 315 946 9400, Fax: 315 946 4456
TRIUMPH RESCUE
617 Walnut St.
P.O. Box 185
Bally, PA 19503
(610) 845-8217
Monday to Friday 7am-5pm
Saturdays – may be
Email anytime
Stainless for Classics
Nottinghamshire UK Paul Copeland
E-MAIL: [email protected]
Sample 1500 Spitfire Carb Heat Shield
http://www.britishautosalvage.com
“Anything and everything to do with British Cars"
We have one of the largest collections of
Vintage British Automobile parts and parts cars
in the World. We stock original, new, used,
NOS, cores, and rebuilt parts for most
collectible British models from the 1950s to the
early '80s.
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Vendor Services & Suppliers - Continued
GEAR REDUCTION STARTERS
for most British Vehicles from the 50s
through the 80s
GUSTAFSON SPECIALTY
PRODUCTS LLC
44 Whittemore St
Gloucester, Ma
01930
978-281-2012
http://www.gustafsonspecialty.com/
Our distributor on e-bay is
www.Britishstarters.com
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Vendor Services & Suppliers – Continued
LiteZupp Industries, LLC
LED lighting for positive and negative grounded
British and other vintage cars, (Dash, Parking,
Brakes & Signal)
Website: www.litezupp.com.
Jim Thompson
817-337-0562
Nobody knows more about Smiths and British Jaeger Automotive
and Vintage Racing gauges and instruments than Nisonger Instruments!
CONTACT US: For current rebuilding, new instruments or parts pricing, please phone us weekdays between
8am & 5pm (Eastern Time) @ (914) 381-1952 or e-mail us 24/7 at [email protected].
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Vendor Services & Suppliers - Continued
Tampa Area - DCOE Carburetors - Standard Rebuild is $350 (set of two) Carry a full supply of parts. If I don't have what you need, I should be able to get it. Picture below is of a set I did
for a Lotus. It includes the rebuild kit, new throttle return springs and throttle shaft seals. It also includes
ultrasonic cleaning, glass bead blasting and polishing of the brass bits as well replacing the standard hardware
with newly plated hardware. Contact Mark Dubovick at Mark’s Automotive, 813-786-7534 or
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TSWFL Supporters
Order Toll Free: (800) 667- 7872 http://www.mossmotors.com/
Advance Auto Parts - Store 9226
50 PINE ISLAND ROAD
N. FORT MYERS, FL 33903
239-997-6900
Monday: 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Saturday: 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM
The Roadster Factory:
http://www.the-roadster-
factory.com
VISIT US—DELIVERY ADDRESS
328 Killen Road, Armagh,
Pennsylvania, USA U.S. MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 332, Armagh, PA 15920,
USA
Level II Phone Sales – (800)
234-1104
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday -
Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday
Technical Research
Department:
(814) 446-4491
12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.