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RE: engine type

To: gunnar.hermansen@centraltrykkeriet.no, Morgans@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: engine type
From: Gerry Willburn <Gerry.Willburn@trw.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:01:48 -0700
Gunnar,

A lovely car!  Serial number 3184, Engine number TS1187ME (Definitely a
TR2), Gearbox number 697 was originally black with black interior, Left hand
Drive with 3.73 final drive ratio.  It was shipped 11 October 1954 to
Worldwide Imports, Los Angeles, California.

When I first saw the car in the early 1980s, it was owned by Nan Noble , in
San Diego, California and had just been restored.  It was painted a pale
yellow.  Unfortunately, Nan died in the late '80s and the car went to Ray
Wood, also in San Diego for a while and then to Knut Hallan, who took it to
Norway in the early '90s.  It never did get much mileage after Nan had it
restored so it should be very much the same as it was 20 years ago, a lovely
car.

I hope this helps.

Gerry


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gunnar Hermansen [SMTP:gunnar.hermansen@centraltrykkeriet.no]
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 4:04 AM
> To:   Morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject:      engine type
> 
> I have just bought a very nice yellow
> Morgan +4  1954 .
> Serial number 3148
> Engine number  (TS ?)  1187
> I am told this is a TR 3 engine, but according to the book," Morgan first
> &
> last", TR 3 was produced from 1956.
> How do I know ?, TR 2 or TR 3?
> 
> G.Hermansen
> norway

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