Message text written by INTERNET:CarlSereda@aol.com
>Regarding hood buldges - only early TR4s had short bulge - believe the
long
bulge was incorporated to help keep the hood rigid (the plunger catch is in
that area and folks were kinking their hoods I hear..
<
Carl, I am doubious of that explaination. Afterall, the TR6 has a hood
(bonnet) of essentially the same design and has no bulge at all. The
reason I heard (read) was that the bigger bulge made more room for the carb
domes which would impact the underside of the hood (bonnet) on the short
bubble cars. I can vouch for this problem as my first TR4 (now deceased)
had a short bubble with a small ding from the inside.
The bulge became less critical with the conversion to Strombergs and
totally unecessary on the TR5/250 but was retained as a styling cue.
Cheers
Dave
57 TR3 (no bulge)
63 TR4 (CT25XX - now deceased)
71 TR6 (no bulge)
80 TR8 (double center bulge)
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