Dave,
Now we are delving into something that smacks of the STC plates that I
have seen so many of on 60's Triumphs. Maybe in Canada the dealers used
that ploy to designate a car that was sold as a later model that Triumph
declared it was. Here in the States, there are many plates that are
added with the stamping "STC-65" or whatever year happens to fit. This
I have heard means something to the effect of, "Sold To Customer as a
'65 model".
What do you think?
Joe
Dave Quirt wrote:
>
> Jim:
>
> My TR3A (from Windsor, ON) is close to yours in chassis # (2TS81140 L),
> as is a good buddy's in Ottawa, ON (2TS81541 L). Both are Canadian
> delivery cars built in late 1960 and both were registered in Ontario in
> 1962. My other TR3A (also from Ottawa) was built in Nov/Dec of 1959 and
> registered in Ontario in 1960. Interestingly, the chassis number on its
> registration slip has a '0' prefix (0TS63307 LO), but I can't confirm
> that the ID plate also has this, as the car is now in storage.
>
> It does sound like you may be right about the prefix being related to
> the year of sale. The '2' prefix number was stamped at a different time
> than the chassis number.
>
> The question now is: who did the stamping?? My Ontario-registered MGAs
> don't have any extra stampings on the ID plates or any extra prefixes on
> the registration slips. Ditto for my '58 Saskatchewan-registered XK150.
>
> Dave Q. (another Dave)
> Neuhorst, SK
>
> > From Jim <wallaces@superaje.com>
> > Hi Dave, The theory that the prefix digit is the year of sale is supported
>by my TR3a 2TS81417L. It's registered as a 62 although by its serial # it was
>built in late 60. Previously though I had heard somewhere that the digit
>specified the port of entry, but I can't imagine there being as many as 5
>ports of entry into the country - 2 maybe. <
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