On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
> Related Story:
> There is a Triumph wrecking yard/new parts place/garage in the San Jose
> California area. The owner once decided he would have his employees build
> a TR3 out of of of the partially dismantled cars in his yard. I dropped by
> on occasion and watched the progress. The car ended up looking very nice,
> and very flashy (slightly over restored).
>
> [...snip, snip...]
>
> The owner wanted the car to appear to have the original engine. Since
> the engine number is stamped in cast iron, he had the engine number stamped
> into a commission place and had the car registered under the engine number.
>
> So there is now a Triumph TR3 running about with a registered commission
> number that ends in 'E'.
Not unique by any means. In New York, and I think lots of other states,
when these cars were new, they were often registered with DMV by engine
number, NOT by Commission number.
I've seen several TRs as you describe. I suspect that most of these are
innocent enough mistakes, resulting from a: paperwork that showed an "E"
suffix number and likely as well b: missing original commission number
plate replaced by one with what was perceived to be the "correct" number
as implied by the paperwork with the car.
--Andy
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