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Re: TR4 Bonnet Safety Catch

To: geohahn@ultrasw.com
Subject: Re: TR4 Bonnet Safety Catch
From: ArthurK101@aol.com
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 16:07:45 EDT
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
In a message dated 28-May-02 21:57:21 Eastern Daylight Time, 
geohahn@ultrasw.com writes:



> From the pictures in the Moss catalog it appears that TR4s had a bonnet
> (hood) safety catch that mounted separately from the main latch.
> 
> My TR4 does not have the safety catch and for the life of me I cannot
> see where it would attach using the 2 bolts shown in the catalog.
> 
> This would hardly seem necessary on a front-hinged bonnet, just
> wondering what I may be missing.
> 
> 



George, that was on the earlier TR4's.  My '64 TR4 CT33118L never had it.  I 
agree --I surmise that it was taken off because the bonnet opens frontways 
and so would not blow up at speed like the TR2/3's.

Art Kelly

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