News & Events

British Car Day

Enjoy the Fall and join the British Car Day in Oakville, near Toronto. For more information use the link below or reach out to Stephen for details.

2026 VTR Nationals Cancelled

It is with great sadness that I must announce the 2026 VTR National Convention has been cancelled. Despite the tremendous effort of the South Texas Triumph Association (STTA) to overcome the natural disaster in Kerrville, and the heroic efforts of Drew Holliday and others to find an alternate location, we were unable to put together a viable convention.

Last year we had the largest single gathering of TR5s in North America. There were so many fun events and interesting presentations. It's a wonderful way to meet and greet like minded Triumph enthusiasts. Click below for more information. Hope to see you there.

Welcome Rand Torman

A big and warm welcome to the newest member of our owners group. Rand has just imported his RH drive TR5 from the UK. See more about this car on Rand's entry in the owners directory.

VTR 2023

The 2023 VTR in Dillard, Georgia was a smashing success for our group — six cars and seven owners attended, and the organisers rolled out the red carpet as our rare cars were featured at the event.

Welcome Jim Weddle and Garry Gerardot to our USCan TR5 group

Jim purchased his TR5 from Tim Murphy and Garry purchased Andrew Uprichard's lovely TR5. Hoping you both might entertain joining us at the National VTR.

Welcome Jonathan Clegg to our USCan TR5 group

We knew Jonathan's car was out there. Stephen Nutt noticed it in the National Drive Your Triumph Day photos and managed to get hold of Jonathan. Welcome aboard.

Kevin O'Hara is submitting a logo for our USCan group

Kevin has been working to put together a logo for our USCan owners group, to be used on hats, shirts and other group gear. Comments welcome — thank you Kevin for this fabulous effort.

Another great video from Neil Revington

Targa Tasmania video from Neil Revington.

USCan logo ideas

With 29 of us on the books it seems time to create a logo and shirts for the group. An initial idea came from Richard Weyland, and Kevin O'Hara is working on a design as well. The logo should be one colour and fairly simple so it prints well on hats or patches.

A Tale of Two Doctors...

Craig Simon's approach to the restoration and maintenance of his TR5.

Dyno test and tune your TR5

“You Can't Tuna Fish, but You Can Tune a Triumph 5”, by Craig Simon. Read more as Craig takes his TR5 to be dyno tested and tuned.

Drive '68 Motor Show

What was hot in England in 1968? A great look back at the auto scene at the time. Thank you Kevin O'Hara for sharing this clip.

Triumph by Revington

A great video on Neil Revington and his company, Revington TR, chronicling his long love affair with the Triumph brand. Produced by the crew at Bad Obsession Motorsport of Project Binky fame.

September 26, 2022

Welcome Kevin O'Hara

Kevin is the proud owner of CP 2 O — the first car off the Canley production line, CP 1 having been the prototype build. Look for more information on this car as Kevin adds to his story.

August 10, 2022

Welcome Ben Fontaine

Ben recently reached out and it looks like he has his work cut out for him — CP 1168 O is in need of some love. Ben, make sure to reach out to Richard Weyland; he started out in much worse shape and is making great progress. Please keep us up to date.

August 10, 2022

Welcome Wil Jennings

Wil recently imported CP 2366 O and is working with the California DMV to get his car registered. Glad to have you onboard — we hope you'll write up the trials and tribulations of getting the car legal.

August 10, 2022

Welcome Alex Greene

Alex was a previous owner of the webmaster's car, and reports it was in very rough shape when he sold it. He still owns CP 2401 O. Welcome Alex and glad to have you onboard.

March 22, 2022

Update on Richard Weyland's project

It's amazing to see the incredible progress Richard is making on his TR5 — true dedication to saving one of these wonderful cars.

Welcome Ken Nachman with 1CP 1724 LP

Ken found, purchased and imported his TR5 from Spain. See more on the owners page.

Welcome Michael Siegmund with 1CP 1742 LP and 1CP 1995 LP

Michael is the lucky owner of two TR5s. Welcome to the USCan owners group, Michael — pictures and stories to follow.

May 4, 2021

Great video from Robert Cameron

Robert Cameron has had his TR5 in the family since 1995. He took possession of the car in 2016 and the following video shows his restoration.

April 23, 2021

Fuel system redo, part 2

Even with the best of intentions, sometimes we have to rethink and rework projects on our cars. After driving her for about 300 miles, two nagging problems were not going away and needed to be addressed.

January 7, 2021

New rims and tires? Now what?

An article about balancing new rims and tires on our In The Shop page, written by Andrew Uprichard.

January 4, 2021

Added 1967 press kit

Thank you Pierre for providing this great document. Earls Court 1952 marked the entry of Standard Triumph into the production sports car field, and the beginning of what has been probably the most successful range of sports cars in the world.

December 28, 2020

Out for a winter drive!

Don't quite have her put away yet? Send in your pics or videos and we'll post them.

December 27, 2020

Check out new items for sale on the "Pick and Pluck" page

List unwanted or no longer needed parts on our Pick and Pluck page. The name comes from Nantucket Island, where there is a place to drop off, trade or sell unwanted items. If you can help a fellow TR owner, get in touch and we'll add a picture.

December 9, 2020

Work on the wiper motor switch continues

This is a clever little switch that is almost impossible to find and replace — many cars, including mine, have a headlight switch fitted in its place. We have a pile of broken switches taken apart to see how they work and whether a modern solution can be designed. Please jump in if you are willing to help with the design.

December 6, 2020

Send me your winter pics

28 degrees in the suburbs of Philadelphia and out for a Sunday drive. Please send in your winter pics, or the last drive before you put your 5 away.

November 17, 2020

Neil Revington of RevingtonTR adds to our story

When trouble struck with a metering unit, help and parts were difficult to find. Neil Revington, founder of RevingtonTR in the UK, was more than willing to help — and the results were spot on. Neil kindly wrote a piece for our group about their long involvement with the TR5.

November 13, 2020

Roger Ferris of the TR Register sends a welcome

Roger has owned TRs for almost fifty years and served as a TR Registrar for almost forty. He welcomes anything that encourages the appreciation, preservation and — most importantly — the use of these cars, and sends a warm welcome to this group.

November 6, 2020

Clear Hooters wiper switch project launch

We probably all have this challenge: the OEM Clear Hooters wiper switch has gone bad and is impossible to find. Superseded parts are available but don't fit the dash and don't look right. A few ideas and a few 3D printers — let's work together on it.

October 23, 2020

Richard Weyland starts his frame-off restoration

Richard begins a full frame-off restoration of his TR5.

October 20, 2020

les Irresistibles — "My year is a day", 1968

A fun film from a French/American band in Paris back in 1968. They were sponsored by Triumph, and the music film for their only major hit shows the band driving three TR5s. Thanks Pierre!

October 18, 2020

Launch page "In The Shop"

A new page for technical write-ups, projects and work in progress on our cars.

October 16, 2020

Website launch

The TR5 PI USCan owners site goes live.