If it is a true tri-carb, the horns will be mounted on the vertical posts
that connect to the shroud on each side of the engine. Also it will have
seat belt mounting points built into the floor near the side sills, and on
the sided of the driveshaft tunnel and shoulder belt mounting studs on the
rear quarter panels.
John Snyder
> Kurt,
>
> I am getting a bit of a bad feeling here, ESPECIALLY if the car is in
> two-seat (BN7) configuration. What you are describing sounds like a
> classic
> case of "upgrading" shall we say. Tricarb BN7s are VERY desirable, because
> only 355 were built.
>
> I'm not sure how one would tell, since some of the factory work was fairly
> crude/hand-fitted, etc. but I would surely look VERY closely for signs of
> alteration around the rear shroud, how the spare is mounted, and the
> battery
> doors, etc. I would also contact Bill Bolton who has the tri-carb
> registry.
>
> Of course you know that the engine should be a 29E? You are almost
> certainly
> looking at SOME form of hybrid. I would not pay ANY sort of premium unless
> all the anomalies can be explained.
>
> Dick Hosmer
> BT7 tricarb
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