And all of this from guys who are trying to develop a sellable metric cresent
wrench Huh!!!
Paul Richardson wrote:
> Bill Damdinger wrote
>
> > Yeah! You should probably check with John or Paul to be sure, but if I
> > remember TS14221 thru TS14330 were the ones with the Platinum Frames.
> >
> Your quite right Bill. These frames were platinum and were produced at a
> time when the Lord Chamberlain ordered Ten special TR3's. At the time,
> circa 1957, there was a petrol shortage and His Royal Highness Prince
> Phillip wanted a fleet of the most reliable, economical high speed sports
> cars available. This requirement was to get a shooting party from
> Buckingham Palace to the Sandringham Estate in time for the sudden arrival,
> and disposal of, flocks of Arctic 'Screwer' ducks. The screwers, known
> locally as the 'Vikings of the North' flew over with the sole intent to
> cross breed with Sandringham pheasants. The resultant progeny flew so fast
> they were almost impossible to shoot.
>
> To identify if the chassis for sale is one of these Royal specials note if
> the suspension is offset on one side (like Indianapolis cars) as the TR's
> were designed to be driven fast round the perimeter of the Sandringham
> Estate (all high speed right hand corners). - The TR's were all soft tops
> and one, which was built for the Queen, had a side saddle built into the
> left hand door.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Paul
>
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