Oh Jesus , another beauty just came up on ebay
This one is a 1959 TR3A and its a real beauty too . I like the red interior on it . The other one has wire wheels which are nice but can be a pain in the ass . The old style wire wheels on these cars are suppose to have the spokes tightened periodicaly or the wheels get woobly . I found this out when I was a kid and a car I had was driving weird and I checked the wheels and the spokes were all loose . Of course tightening spokes has to be done right (much like balancing the wheels ) . Of course they may have loosened up when I was a kid because I used to drive the sports cars I had like I was in the Grand Prix so maybe they dont normally have to be tightened . anyhow , i like this one too . When I finally buy a TR3 it has to be white . It's a long story why it just has to be . allan
posted by sparky at 7:05 PM
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Wow...that's a little uncanny. Last night I was looking at that exact same model of car on the net.
If you think that one looks good try to find a photo of one with the removable hard top. It was a very round hard top that changed the whole look of the car. Very nice....but I was only able to find one decent photo with a hard top on it.
The only thing I dont like about most triumph models is that they don't just round off the rear. I assume it's because they are notorious for having that rear end slide in turns...but they would really look perfect if the rear end was rounded rather than trailing off.
I've had a few removable hard tops on english sports cars nag . They tend to be more of a pain in the ass then they are worth . As far as I'm concerned these kinds of cars should only be used in weather when the top can be down and use of the convertable top should only be for an unexpected rain. I always preferred tourneau(sp) covers for over night or a shelter to keep dew off the interior .
You are right about Triumphs rear ends . As much as I like most Triumphs I've always felt the rear design was their weak point including the rear of the TR 6 and even a rarer Triumph called the stag ( its an odd ball car many people don't know about but there are collectors )
allan
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