Conners Alastair

Car mad from the earliest age, the author started a career in electrical engineering with a five year apprenticeship, but unwilling to continue to degree level, and wishing to follow other interests he became a full-time student at the University of Aberdeen.

Graduating with a MA(Hons) in History of Art followed by an MLitt in Architectural History these degrees led to the position of an Inspector of Historic Buildings at Historic Scotland. Throughout this time he completed a partial restoration and race preparation of his 1959 TR3A and enjoyed several years of racing, often against a variety of exotic machinery, which cemented his admiration of the Triumph marque and the TR model in particular. In recent years his concern has been to find a considered approach to conservation and restoration of cars using principles adopted in the fields of buildings and art conservation. He is the TR2/3A Model Consultant for Club Triumph and his everyday drivers are a 1978 Dolomite 1300 and a 1971 2000 Saloon.