After a bit of a wait I finally managed to get a working - sort-of Triumph 1300. Bit of background the 1300 was never properly imported over here, they brought in about a dozen in 1970 for testing and then we had the dolomites but no FWD or small engined ones. So wanting a 1300 here means finding one of the original imports, getting a private import from UK or NZ or importing one.
Luckily 19.5 years after I started looking this one came up. It is not one of those but a private import that came from the UK that came over in 1970 with 13,000 miles, stayed with the same person until 1989 and then sold to the previous owner who used it as their club car.
Look pretty nice next to my former PI that was sold to free up $$ and space for the 1300.
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So far it runs and drives but needs, heater tap, plastic door trim repainted/replaced/front carpets replaced/generator or charge system fixed, brakes freed up and few other things but there is no rust and the rest of the interior is quite good.
I particularly need a new gearstick as this is very short. If anyone has any spares I will be keen to find.
Also Hi to Straylight - this is Matt from the triumphowners.com forum, was following your stag adventures.