In a message dated 3/14/2006 9:10:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jar@aldermanroad.net writes:
>>the only thing that really makes
>>a TR3B "special" in terms of value (IMO) is a matching-numbers car.
>>Otherwise, it's just a nice late TR3[A]! :-)
>>
>>
>Yeah, but with rack & pinion steering!
>
>
I do not believe that the 3B came with a rack and pinion, only with the
-4 series engine and transmission, i.e., full synchro trans and 86mm
pistons and sleeves. Otherwise, it's a TR-3A.
==AM==
Irv, maybe you were thinking of the ultra-rare (2 built, as I recall) TR3
"Beta" cars...essentially TR3 body shells with widened fenders dropped onto the
TR4 chassis.
I came close to building a "replica" of one of those years ago -- had all
the bits, so no "living" Triumphs would have died -- until life got in the
way.
Maybe NEXT lifetime....
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and
Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_
(http://triumph-herald.us/)
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