Hi Tom
Maybe other listers have more info, but at the recent TRA 2000 conference a
question was posed as to 'What model was built at the request of US dealers
who stilll wanted to sell a TR series TRiumph sports car 'under $3,000; TR4A
IRS models crossed that $ threshold.
I knew this trivia, as when I bought my TR4 in '68 - it was reported to have
been a TR4A - itwas reporetd to have had the 'TR4A Engine(Stromberg
175CD's) , and a solid rear axle, brake level on the right side of the
tranny. It was in the early 70's when I needed a tranny shaft(another
story-another time)-that I learned it was not a TR4A, but in fact a late
TR4.
One point for clarification- It is my understanding that the TR4A's with
Solid rear axle were NOT built with the TR4 box chassis- but the Solid rear
axle was 'adapted' to the TR4A Chassis. There also had to be modifications
to the handbrake cable for the 'new/retro setup'.
The TR4A has the center tunnel mounted handbrake.
Sherman D. Taffel
Columbia, MD
TR4
CT40054L
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