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April 13, 2026

Often when ordering new seat upholstery, the un-seen components aren’t given a second thought. It’s easy to look at worn out seats and decide to replace the visible parts, but what about the pieces which are never seen? Unless you find yourself sitting on the floor through a rubber diaphragm that is ripped and torn, you might be tempted to cut corners and “skip” replacing that one piece that holds all of your weight. Same with foam rubber padding, which is expensive and often re-used with new covers. And the rubber straps across the back are horribly expensive for what they are, and probably replaced less that 50% of the time new covers are installed. But stop and think about the job these pieces have, providing comfort and support to your body while driving. Then consider that these support components are already 20-50 years old. Do you really think that they will provide service for the life of the new seat covers, or would you rather disassemble your seats again in another 5-10 years to replace the parts you skipped this time around? For us, and our clients who’ve had it explained this way, the decision becomes one of those classic “no-brainers”. Replace it all at the same time and be done with it. Your back-side will thank you for it!

April 6, 2026

We’re now well past the six weeks of Winter that Puxitawny Phil predicted back on Feb. 2, and Spring has finally sprung! Time to resume test driving Triumphs which stopped back in November after an early snow caused highway departments to cover the roads with salt. That put an immediate halt to our test drives, but now we can get back to it for cars which need final tweaks before returning home, just in time for Spring and Summer driving FUN! This local TR3B is particularly satisfying to see back on the road, because the owner took it apart for a frame-up restoration at least 22 years ago (it was already apart when we first met him back in 2004). Over the years he’s slowly pecked away at it, requesting our help for some of the major tasks he couldn’t handle, but progress was extremely slow until he called last fall and asked if we could finish the car for him. So here we are 6 months later and Snap- Crackle-Pop!, the restoration is complete and ready for the long awaited enjoyment phase! Happy TR Motoring Paul!