[Fot] Under Hood Vents

Larry Young cartravel at pobox.com
Fri Aug 28 10:09:59 MDT 2020


A hardtop  was available for the TR250 and I thought the TR4A too. It 
cost an extra $100 over the convertible version. I never saw one back in 
the day. An accessory soft "surrey" top could .be used when the hardtop 
panel was removed. - Larry

On 8/27/2020 4:23 PM, Jack Wheeler via Fot wrote:
> This car appears to be a Targa Top car. I had never noticed it before, 
> but this makes sense for racing.  I don't know if they ever made a 
> true "hardtop" for the TR-4, like the Steel TR-3 hardtop. I've never 
> seen one.  If not, then the Targa Top would be a good alternative to 
> improve aerodynamics (Verses the open car), assuming you kept the 
> solid roof panel in place.  I have seen a few aftermarket plastic 
> hardtops, in fact my race car came with one, but never a true hardtop 
> from the factory. Just an observation.  Any comments?
>
> Jack
>
> On Thursday, August 27, 2020, 4:48:07 PM EDT, J Wagner via Fot 
> <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> I saw these for sale on craigslist just now and I thought to share 
> them with the FOT.  It is my understanding the grills used on the 60’s 
> Triumph Works TR4s’ engine bay vents were repurposed grills from the 
> Triumph Herald.
>
> Here’s a pair for sale.  (Old TR4 pics from the web just for reference)
>
> I have no connection with the seller.
>
> —Justin
>
>
>
>
> 1962 Triumph Herald Grills - auto parts - by owner - vehicle...
>
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