This car is a 1946 Triumph 1800 Saloon (Similar to the 1948 2000 Renoun). It was one of around 50 that were imported to the U.S.A. According to the Triumph Club of England, it is the only known 1800 Saloon left in the USA and there is only around 12 known left in england. I couldn't get the parts to hotrod the car, and it was in pretty rough shape, so it was on my list to send to the salvage yard.

While painting my garage, a freak accident happened when I was on the phone and it cost me the vision in my left eye. While recovering from multiple reconstructive surgeries to keep my eyeball, my daughters (ages 4 and 2 at the time) asked for a tree house. We started with a Castle themed tree house, but while it was under construction, we went to a museum of play where we saw children playing with car parts... Next thing I know, I am dragging the Triumph into my garage, and began repurposing it.

We started January 28, of 2012 and by later that summer, the car and the castle were raised into the trees (all by hand!) People started stopping by, wondering why we had a car in the trees. We thought that this is a great way to get people together beyond weddings and funerals, and next thing we know... we had a couple getting married in our chapel themed tree houses. Now we are up for the world's smallest chapel at 24 square feet!!

We never would have thought that if this car were on the ground, a few people would see it, but while it is in the air (and when we don't have a pandemic) we get more visitors from around the world, just to see this car in the air! We also have a real airplane, and other themed tree houses - connected with rope bridges. We are presently working on a train caboose, but that one is staying on the ground.

We don't charge people to see our Tree Creations, because it is just our backyard playground - we are not a business, but we do appreciate that if you come to visit, please be sure that we are home before exploring, We hope to see you up in the trees sometime!

1946 Triumph 1800 Saloon Renoun