[TR] Heritage Certificate

[Wbeech]

Don't know about the "E" but ISTR a TR3 on eBay some years back that boasted
'matching numbers'.  I just figured some guy put a new VIN plate on and
matched up to the engine to show originality and try increase the value of
his car. 

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of TeriAnn J. Wakeman
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 6:18 AM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Heritage Certificate

On 9/8/12 3:49 AM, George Richardson wrote:
> My 57 TR3 is titled by the engine number. Good thing it's still 
> original. :-)
>
Once upon a time, there was a person who owned a Triumph wrecking yard who
decided to have his employees build up a nice TR3 from parts in the yard.
This was a project to fill in otherwise employee idle time.  The car got
built up, sent off to a body shop, painted black and when it came back they
put a new interior kit in it (Red if I remember this fable correctly).  The
owner built the car out of assorted TR3 parts to sell and wanted to present
it as an original car that was freshly restored. He decided that the engine
& car should have matching numbers to show originality.  So he bought a new
commission plate and stamped it with the engine number.  Until now it was
the only car I know of that 
had a commission number that ended in an 'E'.   ( TSXXXXXE)  When the 
car was finished, it was entered into the Palo Alto British Car show and won
a people's choice award then was sold for a princely sum.  Hopefully the
newly born TR3 lived happily ever since.

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