@PaulAA 

Ouch !!  That’s sad to see. 

Now we are at The second restoration in 2023 The father and son project At the end of May 2023 we had our first accident with the TR. Luckily it was just a dent in the bodywork and not that big either. The frame was not damaged at all. The other car was an Audi A5 and it didn't look good either. After 38 years of driving in the summer heat, in the winter in snow and ice, on gravel roads, etc. ... the bodywork was no longer in the best condition. There were small cracks in the paint here and there and the color had faded in places and I had known for a long time that the bodywork needed a new coat of paint. But I also knew that it would be a lot of work and very expensive, so I had no desire to tackle it. Now the opportunity was there and we got started.

At the end of 1992, the original engine was rebuilt. I had bought enough spare parts from Darryl 😊 In 1993 my son Colin was born and from then on we travelled less. But we needed a second car to continue driving Triumphs to local meetings. In 1997 and 1998, in January/February, I drove the Histo Monte Carlo with my brother. Open, of course. 1999 - Now we have two kids. The fleet had to be expanded a bit. My wife used the Spiti as her everyday car for 2 years. Instead of the passenger seat, I installed a Maxi Cosi for our son. Later he was strapped into the "back seat" with a lap belt and the daughter in the Maxi Cosi. It was good that the "big car" was finally purchased - the Mini! 2011 - Time passes so quickly, my son Colin has grown up to be a mechanic and is already helping me a lot.

Love the history trail. You have been much better at taking/keeping photos than I have!

...and it continues The highlight of 1988 was our trip to Scotland, where we got married. The first of many visits to Darryl Uprichard, owner of Racetorations, in Gainsborough. Corsica, France 1989 Another trip to Racetorations 1989 with a test drive in 600BPC Italy 1990 Racing on the circuit Colmar Berg / Luxembourg 1991 On the Way to Venice, 1991 And it always went back to England, this time to Shepton Mallet, 1992 Italy again, this time Modena. 1992  

Good to see the car has a long history of proper use. We love the Alps as well, but it’s a really long drive to get there…… so we don’t manage it every year….. Pretty sure you,d get in plenty of trouble for “3 in a 3” these days!

Travel with the TR Before the season 1987 could really start, there was a new front mask and the newly acquired engine was overhauled by a "Triumph specialist". I also think differently about that today.  In June we drove to the Alps/Dolomites with some TR friends. I can no longer remember what happened with the police at the beginning of the trip. Tuscany/Italy 1988. We had a bit of trouble with the OD, but it was only the ground connection that had come loose. Tuscany 1988 On the way home to Germany, there were three of us in the TR. In Tuscany, one of our group members unfortunately had a small accident with his TR5, which meant he was no longer drivable. But his co-driver was determined to continue driving the TRs. During the day in our TR3, in the evening when it got cooler in a TR4A with the hood down. See Video. 27-VTS_01_2_1_dtvs2_hyp1.mp4