Curious... I hadn't heard that inadequate cooling was the reason for going to
the "dollar grin" of the later TR3s. The small-mouth TR3s don't rely on
cardboard to duct air to the radiator, so I would have thought the earlier
all-metal design would work well for longer, especially in wet climates. Our
1956 TR3 (one of the few drum-braked TR3s, TS 9858-L-O) never overheated here
in Texas no matter what I did. I sure liked that car. It ended up in
Connecticut in the mid-1980s.
Duncan
On Nov 6, 2013, at 5:23 PM, Bill Redinger wrote:
> The wide mouth grille on the 1958 model was for engine cooling reasons
> experienced in USA cars. The factory did not use the TR3A designation,
dealers
> in the USA used it to denote a new model. The factory did use the TR3B
model
> designation though.
>
> Bill Redinger
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