Carl,
I look at a picture of a Fairthrope E.M. Three I have and there are
similarities. Maybe its a Fairthrope of some kind.
Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: Musson, Carl <musson@chekhov.arts.usf.edu>
To: 'Brit-list' <british-cars@autox.team.net>; 'TR-List'
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 4:44 PM
Subject: RE: Help identify a car... 1st round of replies. Nothing decided
yet.
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> Trying to identify a car. Picture is old and not in good
> shape. Please reply off list.
> Image at: www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/whatisit.jpg
> <http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/whatisit.jpg>
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> Answers so far:
> Looks like a TR4 with aftermarket front and rear end
> treatments... sort of. <g>
> It looks very Spitfire-ish. Seems rebodied, but the doors
> are definitely spitfire and not Big TR.
> It almost looks like a Falcon Caribbean/Bermuda, but there
> is no wing vent window.
> I am not 100 % sure but front end styling has Aston Martin
> written all over it.
> The back end suggests one of the Triumph TRS's (the Racing
> prototype of the TR4). However, the front bodywork cries out that it is
> most likely a TR4 with massive bodywork done to it!
> At first I thought it was a Berkeley, but I don't think it
> is.
> Any good (or at least creative) answers yet? It's got me
> stumped. Not to brag, but that's not the easiest thing to do! :-)
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> I don't know anything other than the picture... It was
> sent to me by someone trying to identify it. Any other thoughts?
> Carl
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