A buddy of mine a 65 4A IRS that has the extended filler neck and the hole
for the crank. I can't recall the comm. number but I do know that it has
the aformentioned features (i've had to crank the bastard a few times). I
have a feeling that this is another one of those mysteries of triumph that
we will never understand.
aaron
On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Bruce T. Clough wrote:
> Vern,
>
> By the time 1965 rolled around, the crank start option was long gone. As
> was noted, the radiator changed at to one that did not have a header tank
> at CT9553. (TR3B production has stopped, so the radiators didn't need a
> filler neck anymore - the TR4 and TR3Bs used the same radiator) It doesn't
> explicitly state that the starter crank hole dissapeared at that time, but
> it is reasonable to assume this.
>
> So, could this be original? Probably not. Could it have been replaced?
> Probably, in fact, something might have happened to it from the production
> line to the dealership and the earlier radiator substituted, so the car
> would have been purchased with it. Thus the radiator would have been
> "original" to the initial owner - this would not have been the first time
> we've seen stuff like this.
>
> If you get the chance, please ask him two more questions:
> 1. Was the car fitted with a crank support on the bumper?
> 2. Is there a header tank on the radiator?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bruce Clough
> TRA TR4 Vehicle Consultant and Head Judge
> Owner - CT2966L with crank start option (actually works)
>
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