Rosbif

'Voitures de collection' are exempt from the restrictions. My 13/60 is registered as one, in the case of your Triumphs I don't see there being any problems, well fingers crossed, with Monsieur Gendarme.

This map might help.

I don't imagine you'll be passing my way, Normandy close to Alençon.

Good luck to all

Bonne route!

3 minutes ago, Velocita Rosso said:

PS  Stelvio a lot easier going down hill!

I'd have thought more frightening, but maybe you kept your eyes shut . . .

7 minutes ago, RobPearce said:

She's worth it.

Yes, a fine looking car. Hope it works, out I know you enjoy it if it does

Real shame !

Looks good, well done.

There are several wheels with a smaller diameter that you can fit. The standard warning that people add about doing it is that the smaller the wheel the greater the effort to turn it at low speed.

I don't know if Rimmers do the parts you want but they do offer a delivery service with all fees etc paid so there are no surprises on delivery

32 minutes ago, Martins Stag said:

Could not BMW pitch Triumph as a low cost sport cars so they don't "dilute" the upmarket BMWs.. 

A sort of entry level BMW. If the buyer liked the Triumph them they might upgrade later.

Quite a regular question on this or another Triumph forum, try a search to see what copmes up.

I have fitted them to my 1968 13/60 convertible without any problems. I used the original mounting points. The important issue is to make sure you buy a set where the reel can be mounted at any angle to work. They were a fiddle to mount initially but once set I've had no problems. Check out Securon seat belts.

Ibis's mother is called Sofi, we had a cat a while back called Nova. Our 'hotel' phase.

I should have added that Ibis, one of our cats, never sits on the modern always the Herald, which proves the Herald IS best

10 hours ago, Amy Wade said:

I prefer the comfort of a modern but you can't beat the experience of driving a classic. 

Me too, the modern is efficient, comfortable, quiet. However the Herald gets to put a smile on my face

2 hours ago, Dannyb said:

Many drivers rely on auto lights which hardly ever come on in the rain. I think they have forgotten how to manually switch them on.

Danny

Not just auto lights, surprising how many older cars don't have lights on in poor weather. 

56 minutes ago, Colin Cutts said:

Don’t you use more fuel with the lights on continuously ?

That was a point raised here in France a few years back when someone proposed making it a requirement for cars not equipped with daylight running lights to have dipped headlights on at all times. The counter argument was just that point about increased fuel consumption

Accuspark fitted to my 13/60 in 2017 no problems.

OK, so now I've jinxed 🤐

36 minutes ago, Kevin R said:

the upgraded versions really need motor driven units to dynamically correct the beam.

My Yeti goes through a sort of haka routine at every start up. Left, right, up, down, outwards & inwards.

Don't know what their default setting is is the sensors fail, at those prices I'm in no hurry to find out

1 hour ago, Steve P said:

I would be interested to find out more about the night time glasses.

Many, many,many years ago I recall ads for glasses like these claiming to reduce glare/eye strain at night and make vision clearer.

No idea if they are any good or are just snake oil like the lead balls for the petrol tank. However, allegedly, one of the reasons French cars used to have yellow headlights was to reduce glare to oncoming drivers. I've not been driving here long enough to have had cars equipped with them. You can still buy yellow headlight bulbs here.

1 hour ago, Mike Smyth said:

@Rosbif - spoke to Rimmer Bros and they told me the ones they sell didnt fit ?...where did you get yours from ?

I got mine from a supplier here in France so that won't help. They are Securon, check out their site for they angle adjustable mounting types. They took a bit of time to mount so they worked correctly but once fitted no problems

http://www.securon.co.uk/seat_belt_harness_tech_specs.htm

I have inertia reel ones for the front seats of my 13/60 and they work fine. Make sure you get ones where the reel can be mounted at any angle. From memory they are the same reference as mentioned above

41 minutes ago, glang said:

Depends on how you drive of course plus your Ferodos might be original asbestos items which are also very good....

As I said, normal road use. The pads were new in 2019 bought from a normal car spares shop so highly unlikely they contained any asbestos.

5 hours ago, Radders said:

I'll be fine though, as I said, I'm not very good at sleeping. 😐

That's a problem we oldies have, we also aren't very good at staying awake either . . .

I use Datch in France for parts for my 13/60, they do list parts for some of the bigger Triumphs, worth a look just in case - postage is of course much less than abroad

https://www.datch.fr/fr/machoiresplaquettes-c-2_44_4411_441111_44111112.html

I have a 13/60 and the standard setup is perfectly fine for normal road use. I think the front pads are Ferodo, or at least nothing special

2 hours ago, Shepsy said:

guess we were both lucky with the weather!

No, it's always like that 😁😁😁