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Re: [TR] Standard-Triumph Factory Reconditioned Engine number plate

To: Kinderlehrer <kinderlehrer@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Standard-Triumph Factory Reconditioned Engine number plate
From: Brad Kahler <bkahler1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:14:46 -0400
Cc: Triumphs <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Yep, that's the tag.

Apparently they aren't to common this side of the pond.


On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:30 PM, Kinderlehrer <kinderlehrer@comcast.net>
wrote:

>
>
> Is this what you are talking about?
>
>
>
> *From:* Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Brad
> Kahler
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 17, 2015 10:59 AM
> *To:* Don Hiscock
> *Cc:* Triumphs
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] Standard-Triumph Factory Reconditioned Engine number
> plate
>
>
>
> I had a 1949 2000 roadster with one of the FRE plates on it.  Bob
> Kinderlehrer will likely chime in shortly as he purchased that 2000 from me
> a year or so ago.
>
>
>
> That's the only one I've seen in the wild.
>
>
>
> Brad
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Many of us US-based TR folk will have read in the books about factory
> reconditioned engines (FRE) and the replacement number plate riveted over
> the original plinth.
>
>
>
> But over here it's not easy to see one of these plates -- FRE engines
> didn't make it to the US officially, AFAIK, and I've never seen one in an
> American TR.
>
>
>
> I had a chance to take a good photo of one the other weekend playing TRs
> with friends in the UK, and thought some of you might find it interesting
> to see.  This one is from a 1956 TR3 in long-term (but not original)
> ownership.  That engine's been in the car a looong time, still going strong
> without a rebuild.  The guys who reconditioned it back in the day did a
> good job.
>
>
>
> http://4xdog.smugmug.com/photos/i-XvTTKzN/0/X2/i-XvTTKzN-X2.jpg
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yep, that&#39;s the tag.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Apparent=
ly they aren&#39;t to common this side of the pond.</div><div><br></div></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 18=
, 2015 at 10:30 PM, Kinderlehrer <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ki=
nderlehrer@comcast.net" target=3D"_blank">kinderlehrer@comcast.net</a>&gt;<=
/span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D=
"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f49=
7d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color=
:#1f497d">Is this what you are talking about?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri=
&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p=
><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in=
 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fa=
mily:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style=
=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"=
> Triumphs [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net"; targe=
t=3D"_blank">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brad =
Kahler<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 17, 2015 10:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> Don =
Hiscock<br><b>Cc:</b> Triumphs<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Standard-Triumph=
 Factory Reconditioned Engine number plate<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p=
 class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I =
had a 1949 2000 roadster with one of the FRE plates on it.=C2=A0 Bob Kinder=
lehrer will likely chime in shortly as he purchased that 2000 from me a yea=
r or so ago. =C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">That&#39;s the only one I&#=
39;ve seen in the wild.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Brad<u></u><u></u=
></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div>=
<div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal">On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Don Hiscock &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:don=
.hiscock@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<=
u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Many of us US-based TR folk wi=
ll have read in the books about factory reconditioned engines (FRE) and the=
 replacement number plate riveted over the original plinth.<u></u><u></u></=
p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">But over here it&#39;s not easy to see one of these plates -=
- FRE engines didn&#39;t make it to the US officially, AFAIK, and I&#39;ve =
never seen one in an American TR.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I had a=
 chance to take a good photo of one the other weekend playing TRs with frie=
nds in the UK, and thought some of you might find it interesting to see.=C2=
=A0 This one is from a 1956 TR3 in long-term (but not original) ownership.=
=C2=A0 That engine&#39;s been in the car a looong time, still going strong =
without a rebuild.=C2=A0 The guys who reconditioned it back in the day did =
a good job.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"http://4xdog.smu=
gmug.com/photos/i-XvTTKzN/0/X2/i-XvTTKzN-X2.jpg" target=3D"_blank">http://4=
xdog.smugmug.com/photos/i-XvTTKzN/0/X2/i-XvTTKzN-X2.jpg</a><u></u><u></u></=
p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br><br=
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