Eric
With Triumphs it is never as simple as that. According to the Moss
Catalogues, the 74.5 model started at CF27001 with rubber overriders,
raised bumpers and turn indicators in the front bumper.
I have seen photographs of an August 1974 car with rubber bumpers but
without the raised front bumper and lowered turn indicators. My car
(CF29281U) is dated November 1974 and has/had the raised bumper and
relocated indicators. It seems that the 74.5 changes did not all
happen at once but were introduced gradually (randomly?) over several
months.
There must have been many of these undocumented changes and the best
way to identify them would be to support Corey Sherman's TR6 register
and provide him with photographs. If he gets enough data, some
patterns should emerge.
Regards, Trevor Jordan
At 10:57 AM -0700 16/1/02, Eric Conrad wrote:
>Rob,
>
>Am I missing something? I thought that the 74 1/2 was the beginning of
>mounting the turn signals below the bumper. This began after the raising of
>the bumper. If, however, your TR6 is a 74 instead, then you would have the
>valance mounted turn signals and the lower bumpers. According to Shane
>Ingate, he feels that the changeover from 1974 to 1974 1/2 came somewhere
>between commission numbers CF25738 and CF27463 - I cannot confirm or deny
>this, as I am at work and without my TR6 information. According to your
>signature line, your TR6 should fall after the changeover.
>
>If you truly have a 74 1/2, then I think the late TR6 valance would be
>correct for your car.
>
>Eric
>'76 TR6 (CF52678U)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Rob Christopher
>Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 8:16 AM
>To: Triumph List
>Subject: TR6 front valances
>
>Hi again,
>
>My TR6 is a 74 1/2 which means it has the turn indicators mounted in the
>valance itself, not hung under the bumper. I've located a late front
>valance off a 76 to replace the one I wrapped around a tree.
>
>Can the 76 be simply modified to fit on my early car? I know the holes
>for the turn indicators were made smaller on the late front and allowed
>the bumper mounting outriders to pass through them. I also know the
>bumps near the bottom of the valance where the early bumper outriders
>attached are still there on the later fronts.
>
>So, are the bumps in the same place on the early and late front
>valances? If they are, can I simply enlarge the holes above them and
>mount my turn signals in them?
>
>Rob
>Ottawa, ON
>74.5 TR6 CF28217UO (looking for a new nose....)
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