As an addition to the story, when I approached the garage owner and asked about the sprint he replied "which one?", indicating there was more than one in the equation. When I questioned him further he would only say the other one was " long gone" but never the less I will try to glean more information on that one.
I left him with my contact details and offered my technical help when the car does eventually come back to the garage (Rockville cars, Glasgow) . he has an RS shell, 1300 sport and 1600sport in the premises so i was a bit sceptical of his investment idea,given that our cars are not as in demand as the fords.
I am still trying to trace an early mimosa sprint that belonged to a private collection ( check out Harry and the. Wrinkles TV series) and was bequeathed to a colleague in the fire service who gave it away, unaware of my love of triumphs. Don't have the registration details but believe it may still be in the Glasgow area?
David
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