I am not sure this is definitive enough, but Automobil Quarterly
Volumne 28, Number one (1) has an entire section on Triumphs. On
page 19 there is a picture of a small mouth TR3 with GT kit which
includes Hardtop, and exterior door handles.
"By late 1955, TR3s were rolling off the assembly lines. A new option
was the GT Kit, which included a neat hardtop and outside door
handles and was perfect for serious winter rallies"
I also have a picture of the 1955/56 Triumph Rallye Team which won
the Alpine in Class and all are small mouths with a hardtop and
outside door handles.
Casper is one of these cars (that's my story and I am sticking to it)
he has outside door handles on a flat door, and had a hardtop at one
time ...
>Dave, my recollection is that late TR3 doors may have had the
>handles, as the factory prepped for the TR3A switch, and I also
>recall mention of some sort of "GT" kit for the TR3 that included
>exterior handles.
>
>My 57 TR3 (TS15098L) has wooden-framed doors with no holes. I am
>not certain they are original - anything could have happened over
>the years - but they fit quite nicely so I assume they are not from
>a much later car.
>
>What number is your TR3? Late cars, near TS22xxx, are probably
>fairly likely to have had some 3A parts on them.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Dan
>
>At 8:02 AM -0400 9/19/05, Dave1massey@cs.com wrote:
>>Folks, what is the difference between TR3 doors and TR3A doors.
>>
>>The reason I am asking is because I am starting a tear down of my 57 TR3 and
>>I found that I have TR3A doors with the hole for the outside handle bondo'd
>>over. I knew I had the wrong latches (or at lease was missing the protruding
>>bits for the release cable attachment) but I come to find out that
>>they are the
>>wrong latches altogether. And now I find they are the wrong doors.
>>Thanks in advance
>>
>>Dave Massey
>>57 TR3
>>71 TR6
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA
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