Good point. There was a shift in these cars at the 60000 commission
number. My car's number is 69396...post 60000. That may be the
explanation for the differences....
On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, T. R. Householder wrote:
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> The general feeling around the marque Guhrus is that the vinyl coated
> dash fiters in in the late 60,000 early 70,000 commission numbers.
> You guys with them original cars let me know the histories on your Dash
> coverings. Maybe we can narrow this down with a little more information.
>
> T.R. Householder
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> Musson, Carl wrote:
> >
> > I concur with George's assessment. My 59 (purchased in 64 from the first
> > owner) had the clips. I remember having to replace the vinyl because of
> > stupid trick I tried to do ending up cutting and then replacing the vinyl.
> > I broke one of the clips and was able to get a replacement from the local TR
> > dealer (local being a misnomer because it was 100 miles away in St Louis) -
> > They cost .15 each (I bought 3) and a nickel to mail them. I had to get a
> > money order for .50 to send to them... AFTER I received the clips. My how
> > times have changed.
> >
> > Carl
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: George Richardson [mailto:gprtech@frontiernet.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 8:49 AM
> > To: erl@unix.mail.virginia.edu
> > Cc: Jim Bauder; Musson, Carl; TR List
> > Subject: Re: FW: TR-3A dash recovering and metal clips
> >
> > Sorry, but that's not true. My original, unrestored '57 TR3 had the clips.
> > The vinyl was a fabric stretched into place and glued, as was the glove box
> > cover and instrument cluster panel. My '58 TR3 parts car, which had sat
> > hidden and rusting since 1960, had the same, with the exception that the
> > center instrument panel was painted crinkle black.
> >
> > Later cars may have been changed, but these 2 cars were definitely original
> > and covered with vinyl fabric.
> >
> > It may have been
> >
> > erl@unix.mail.virginia.edu wrote:
> >
> > > These clips are not in the catalog because they are not original. If you
> > > found them there, it is because someone had already recovered the dash.
> > > The original dash used a "fused" vinyl coat, without a cloth backing. It
> > > was fused, not really glued, to the dash.
> > >
> > > On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Jim Bauder wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Carl,
> > > >
> > > > I've never seen them in any of the catalogs either. My car had about
> > > > 10 or 12 spaced along the lower edge of the dash. They are a half
> > > > circle about 1/2 of a dime size, I'd say and at the straight edge of
> > > > the 1/2 they have maybe a 1/16 or perhaps 1/32 of an inch between the
> > > > two halves, enough to fit two layers of vinyl and the thickness of the
> > > > dash sheet metal. I would have liked to have a couple more of them
> > > > myself.
> > > >
> > > > Good luck
> > > >
> > > > Jim Bauder
> > > > '58 TR3
> > > > Palo Alto, CA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > James A. Ruffner
>
James A. Ruffner
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