I have a friend who is restoring a very original '57 TR3 he inherited
from his uncle (first owner from new). This car has a set of aluminum
rear drums with radial fins. Not sure if these are Triumph units or some
other after-market type.
Would the Triumph units have a part number or 'Stanpart' marking on
them??
Jack Coffey
coffeyjack@bfusa.com
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Subject: Re: [FOT] Re: 10 in Alfin Brake Drums
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From: SHANE Ingate <hottr6@hotmail.com>
>I noticed a set of Alfin drums for sale on E-Bay. 4636881960 They
>look "cool" on a nice early TR3 street car or Vintage Racer.
They look more like Datsun 240Z drums, which are readily available.
Alfin drums have more finning, are rarer, and are generally a whole
lot
more expensive.
==AM==
Which leads to my question (having never before seen "genuine" original
Al-Fin drums for a TR). On other British cars I've seen with these, the
Al-Fin drums had concentric fins around the circumference, not the type
seen on these "240Z-style" drums. Which was "correct" originally on
Triumphs?
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph
Herald Database at its new URL: <http://triumph-herald.us>
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