Links

Much as we would like to think so, the British car hobby does not begin or end with CTR.  There are countless businesses and other organizations that add depth of knowledge, interest, and availability of parts, supplies, and regalia to our passion.  For your browsing pleasure, here are some of our favorites.  To give credit where credit is due, past BOG sponsors are noted with a BOG icon.

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Mini Index of Links

Local Shops

Popular Mail/Phone/Internet Parts Suppliers

Specialty Tools and Supplies

Regalia and Novelties

Other Triumph Clubs

Other British Car Clubs

Technical Information

Mailing Lists

 

Local Shops

Support our local hobby suppliers with your parts and service business!

 Motorhead -- Virginia (Fairfax/Merrifield) – Parts and Service

 Mountjoy’s -- Maryland (Hyattsville) – Parts and Service

 Looper’s Service Center (Rockville) – Local retailer of “Gas Tank Renu” process.  Excellent local radiator shop.

 

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Popular Mail/Phone/Internet Parts Suppliers

The “Big Three” (alphabetical)

 Moss Motors -- Also check our Moss Europe for pleasant service and a different parts selection

 The Roadster Factory

Victoria British

 

 

Other popular suppliers

Rimmer Brothers (England) – Excellent source for TR7, TR8, and Stag parts largely ignored by TRF and Moss

British Parts Northwest

 

Specialty Parts

J.C. Whitney – Don’t laugh.  They have lots of useful stuff for reasonable prices.

Wedge Parts – You guessed it.  TR7 and 8 parts not elsewhere available.

SideCurtain.com –TR2 and 3 accessories.

MSC Fasteners – Great source for Everything Stainless

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Specialty Tools and Supplies

Eastwood Company – A favorite place for paints and coatings, tools, etc.

POR15 – Well-liked paints and rustproofing products

Harbor Freight Tools – You won’t believe the selection and you really won’t believe the prices.  Check here first!

 

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Regalia and Novelties

 Fourth Gear Ltd. – CTR (and VTR) official regalia supplier

 Triple-C – Nice selection of brit car clothing and other items

 Little British Car Co. – Another nice selection of non-mechanical stuff.

 

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Other Triumph Clubs

Vintage Triumph Register – Our national parent for all Triumphs

Triumph Register of America – National TR2, 3, 4 organization

6-Pack – International TR6 club

TR8 Car Club of America – Interational wedge owners club

Triumph STAG Register -- Link to 1000 member strong Stag club

 

Richmond Triumph Register – Our sibling to the south and host of the 2004 VTR national convention – Host of British Classic Car Meet (early May each year)

Tidewater Triumph Register – Our sibling to the southeast – Host of Brits on the Bay (early June each year)

Triumphs Around the Chesapeake (TRAC) – Our sibling to the Northeast -- Host of Brits BY the Bay (July each year)

Buckeye Triumphs – Our sibling to the West – Lots of great technical information

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Other British Car Clubs

 British Touring Car Club – Local club dedicated to driving British sports cars – no web site (yet), but contact CTR member and BTCC Grand Foobah Ira Schoen for membership information

 MG Car Club, Washington, DC Centre – Host of Hunt Country Classic (mid October each year)

New England MG T Register, Chesapeake Chapter – Host of The Original British Car Day (late June each year)

MGs of Baltimore – Host of MGs on the Rocks (late September each year) – also for rally enthusiasts

 Nation’s Capital Jaguar Owner’s Club – if you are thinking of upgrading

 Capital Mini Register – if your Triumph is just too big -- for owners of old AND new Minis

 Capital Area Austin Healey Club – Another strong BOG supporter

 Rolls Royce Owners Club – for the ultimate upgrade

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Technical Information

Many of the links above, notably VTR, Motorhead, and Buckeye Triumphs, have extensive technical information on their web sites.  Also see Mailing Lists, below.

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Mailing Lists

E-mail list give you dozens of instant friends worldwide and offer access to their collective brain power.  And, mailing list archives (where available) have answers to thousands of questions, from the sublime to the ridiculous.  Try it, you’ll like it!  If not, you can always shut it off….

There are numerous lists catering to Triumphs, depending upon you specific model and interests.  Most can be accessed via team.net:

http://www.team.net/tn-mail.html

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