Charlie Conways motor emporiams, first down the Gt North road, then Symonds street were always good places to check-out when I went to Auckland. He had nice showrooms with lots of desirable machinery to look at, and he owned a Cooper single seater race car as well, so his connection to motor racing was sound. I purchased a Triumph TR6 from Charlie in 1981 and while I enjoyed driving it, it had the bad habit of not starting if left standing for more than a few days. Good old Lucas fuel injection was the culprit. Another case of the Poms getting it almost right but not quite. There was some pretty sloppy workshop practices at BL [or what ever it was called then] and I remember Triumph 2.5 PI saloons in Jan Wilds' Triumph dealership in Cambridge, undergoing warranty claims, after having done only 1500 miles, having their injection pumps overhauled. Something about swarf not being cleaned out prior to assembly! My cars problem was the fuel pump itself which always struggled to get up enough pressure. It was powered by a glorified wiper motor and overheated regularly. I guess owners today have the problem sorted out.....a bit like the Triumph Stag from the same source whos V8 gave trouble in the early days. Angus actually repowered a Triumph 2000 Estate with a Rover V8....a tight fit especially getting the extractor exhaust to fit. It went very well and the Rover engine was actually lighter than the original Triumph motor. Wonder if it is still around. Back to Charlie. I only met him a couple of times so there must be someone out there that can do justice to this entrepreneur.