My 76 TR6 also appears never to have had any plate on the wheel arch (no
marks, discoloration, difference in fading, etc) but does have the two
"rivet" holes in the wheel arch. Everyone on the list that has a 76 TR6 (and
maybe 75's also?), open your bonnet and look at the top of your left side
inner wheel arch. Does anyone find anything other than two small holes but
no plate? I was considering filling these holes in when I eventually
refinish my engine bay. I would guess that maybe any 76's that have had the
engine bay repainted may have done the same which will confuse us even more.
I'd be curious to know what the historians have to say. Regards, Greg
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From: Peter Zaborski [SMTP:peterz@merak.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 5:54 PM
To: 'TR6 List'
Subject: RE: 76 TR6 - What is the label that goes on the left side
wheel a rch opposite the distributor?
> From: Radley, Jack [mailto:JackR@SHRIVERCO.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 4:31 PM
>
> In addition, the British Leyland badges on
> the fenders behind the front wheel openings
> are missing. It is my understanding that the
> factory ran out toward the end of the
> production run.
Well on my 76 (CF58310 UO built on Jul 14/76 -- last day of TR6
production
-- CF58328 U was the last one) the BL badges are there. As I have
owned the
car for almost 17 years and bought in very good original shape, I am
fairly
sure the badges are from the factory. I have heard that the badges
were
sporadically applied depending on how the guy doing it felt that
day. May be
your car was left alone by him the day it was built.
> I have two holes in my left wheel arch, but no plate
> and no indication (like a shadow, or difference
> in paint condition) that anything was ever there.
That's because the earlier cars had their commission plates placed
there. At
some point (the TRF catalog has this info) the comm plates were
moved to the
left side door post. Look there and you will see a plate with
(hopefully)
the same number as on the windshield frame. I think the inner wheel
arches
were just fabricated with the rivet holes "pre-drilled" and were
never
utilized in the later cars. The fact you see no "shadow" is a good
indication of this.
HTH.
--- Peter Zaborski CF58310UO ---
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