Ed, I would take the Heritage certificate for accuracy, you only know back
to 1980, now what about the 20 years back to 1960, tops and tires are only
good for long, no matter what the miles, they dry out, rot out, a set of 40
year old tires & top that have not been used in 20 years, very doubtful.
FWIT what is the size of the tire and the width of the WW ??What is the
interior color of the top, also look in the R.H corner of the rear window
for a manufactures I.D. "FT"
>
> Having just acquired a '60 TR3 with 23k on the clock, I was surprised to
> receive a certificate that was correct in VIN number and engine number,
but
> differed in details such as the top color and tires. The car has a white
top
> and side curtains and one original Dunlop whitewall tire. The certificate
> says "black top" and "Michelin" tires. I was told that the car's been in
> storage for over 20 years and, judging by the documents in the glovebox,
> have every reason to believe it.
>
> First thought was that Triumph didn't really have an accurate record of
what
> was built, but more probably this car was modified by the dealer prior to
> its sale, possibly at the request of the buyer.
>
> List comments? Any other discrepancies between the Heritage certificate
and
> a car?
>
> Ed Woods
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