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Re: TR4 Dash Question

To: triumphs@autox.team.net, TR250Driver@aol.com
Subject: Re: TR4 Dash Question
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:06:48 -0600
> In a message dated 3/1/2006 12:32:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> richhalpern@comcast.net writes:
> 
> 
> > By the way, as per a previous thread, my 61 has the silver instrument 
> > cluster with the rectangular ashtray.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Another confirmation of an early Four with rectangular ashtray confirms Lou 
> Metelko's theory that the non-rectangular version was a prototype of some 
>sort. 
>  Lou got information from Germany that CT 17 and CT 131 both have the 
> rectangle, so it appears I was all wet when I speculated that there were 
>three 
> versions of the instrument cluster in production.  No just two. Perhaps a TR4 
> Concept Car with the prototype Tray?
> Cheers.
> Darrell

Darrell,

I also went through this same issue myself about 6 or 7 years ago.  I 
have a 1961 (62?) TR4 CT288L that someone had replace the original 
aluminum dash insert with a vinyl coated one.  Being such an early car I 
figured it should have the earliest of ash trays.  However a three way 
trade between myself, Andy Mace and Brian Sanborn provide me with a very 
nice aluminum one.  But it had the rectangular ash tray as well.  I 
searched high and low for the proto type style with no success.  I 
finally decided that was just what it was, a proto type and until someone 
shows me one in there car thats the way I'll treat it.  

Brad
http://www.141.com/triumphs


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