Hi Paul,
"E" just stands for "engine".
Based on the number the car would have been a standard TR4 built in
1963. However, it might have been sold/registered a year, two or even three
later
and show the later date on the title and registration. That wasn't uncommon in
those days. If you really want detailed information, you can order a Heritage
certificate based upon engine number. Likely it differs from the serial
andbody numbers of the car to which it was originally fitted. There was no
effort
to match them up, so they are just "close", not identical.
The engine serial number might be important. There were quite a few
changesnges on the fly during the years of production. For example, assuming
the
original head is still on the motor, different size exhaust valves and guides
were used on earlier and later cars. Also triple exhaust valve springs were
changed to double springs. Refer to the engine number carefully when ordering
parts. I ordered the wrong size exhaust valve guides for my car, even though I
knew better!
Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
'62 TR4 CT17602L
After about 6-10 months of wait, the boys at the engine shop again tell me,
"it'll be ready soon." I've forgotten how it looks... also, since the
engine no. is CT24256E, what kind of TR4 and what year might it have been
produced? What does the letter 'E' stand for?
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