My '64 TR4 (CT38895LO)was delivered by a German dealership to its original
owner - I'm the second owner. I bought the car in Germany(Jul, 1967)and shipped
it to the US in April, 1969. The car has amber turn signal lenses front & back,
a centigrade water temp gauge and a miles per hour speedometer. It also has a
white steel dash, not commonly found on a North American TR4s so late in the
run. It has a steering column lock / ignition switch of German manufacture,
which was installed at the factory per the BMIHT build certificate. I'd say the
BMIHT build certificate would be the best start point to determine what a TR4
should have.
brgds, Jay
'64 TR4 - with a blown head gasket - but the head magnafluxed ok
In a message dated 4/29/2004 10:39:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ryoung@navcomtech.com writes:
>> However, it's also true that there were some markets that had different lamp
>> colors (specifically yellow was required in some places) so to be certain
>> what is 'correct' for your car, you need to know where it was originally
>> built for. Just being in the US does not mean it's necessarily a "US-spec"
>> car.
>
>
Absolutely true as well! Some Triumphs assembled in, say, Belgium, might have
had slightly different specs yet still made their way to the US. Also, some
"Personal Export Delivery" cars, while built primarily to "US market spec,"
might have had lighting equipment peculiar to another market. Case in point is
my own "Personal Export Delivery" 1960 Herald Saloon. It is a US-spec car, but
apparently spent some time being used in England before being brought to the
States. As such, it was equipped with UK-spec lighting all around, including
RHD headlamps and red/amber taillamps (normal US spec at the time was red/red).
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