Trouble I have with Triang is... it does look really nice granted, and the pricing is great (especially in todays 2nd hand collectors market), but the sound of dublo running is just something else, Triang just can't compete with that sensory experience for me
I can't agree with your description of this site as a "hidden gem". Lang Pioneer Village Museum was voted Attractions Ontario's "Top Small Museum" for 2017 and 2018 as well as a finalist for "Attraction of the Year" both of those years.
Thanks for your comment. Over the years I have restored the car by acquiring numerous missing parts which included a radio antenna. The antenna was purchased on eBay from a 4 Litre Princess that was being dismantled in the Netherlands.
Hi a lovely video and car! I hope you were able to get her out for a drive in 2020 and have got through your lock downs ok. In New Zealand I am looking at a 1962 3 litre mk2, a manual overdrive version at the moment . Cheers John
In southern Ontario, Canada most vintage car meets were cancelled this year. I did however have the car out for a 20 minute neighbourhood drive on an unseasonably warm day in early November. These cars are extremely rare in Canada, I assume that is the case in New Zealand also.
I'm glad you enjoyed the drive. The car has not been out on the road this year because all club activities and meets have been cancelled. But I will have to get out before the snow falls because I need to get some air in a couple of tires.
I occasionally lay out my Triang Railways Series 3 track out on the living room carpet whenever my cleaner brings her 5 year old grandson over with her. He's not into video games. He's fascinated by the mail coach, helicopter launcher wagon, Synchrosmoke locos (I use diesel oil in mine as it smokes at lower speed settings), etc. I let him set it up and play with it all. (Well it was originally designed to be tough enough for children to use). His Santa wish list this year is a electric trainset (Triang) with a loco that smokes but Hornby (as Triang Railways is now known) stopped making these decades ago. The Hornby starter sets are also expensive (for what's in them) and the modern track is weak compared to the good old Triang track types. His grandmother and his single mother can't afford a modern set so I said that I could find all the bits on E-Bay and make him a decent trainset using Triang Series 3 track, stock, locos, rolling stock station platform for peanuts, which I've done for a third of the cost of a Hornby basic small oval, loco and 2 wagons starter set. As new 1968 to 1971 Triang Hornby RP14 power unit = £2 Large oval of series 3 track with 3 x points, 2 x uncoupling tracks, modern Hornby buffer (still fits OK) = £15 Series 3 power clip = £1 Lima American Porter 0-4-0T = £3.50 Triang Railways R.52 0-6-0T Jinty (1958 - 1962 model) that's well play worn but runs = £5 10 x mixed Triang and Lima wagons = £5 from a charity shop. Spare R.81 station platform I have. Spare station building. To this 5 year old boy it doesn't matter that he's playing with something older than his mother or grandmother. All that's important to him is that he has an electric trainset to call his own and a start to his lifelong railway modelling career.
Well done Andy, that tugs at the heart strings. Lets hope he gets as much joy from it as you and I did. At 68 I still have most of my Tri-ang from the late 50's and 60's. David.
