[6pack] [TR] what is it???

[oliver]

an italia is a coupe, not a convertible.  I think its too wide to be 
foreign; I'm thinking an early dart or something like that

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From: "Ruffner, James A *HS" <JAR7U at hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 12:25 PM
To: "oliver" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>; "Triumph 6 
Pack" <6pack at autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [6pack] [TR] what is it???

> I think this is something like an "Italia," and is based on the TR-6.  It 
> is made by another custom body designer, maybe Ghia.  When I was a kid 
> back in the early '60's I saw a coupe that was built on a TR-3 frame, with 
> all the suspension and running gear, on the showroom floor along with the 
> TR-3As.