[Fot] 1962 TR4 Race car on Bat

[Ken Suhre]

 Your information is correct Irv. When Jonathan bought it from Don, it was in bad need of TLC. He drove it as purchased once or maybe twice. It was not running well and leaked oil badly from the engine and transmission. It had low compression on a couple of cylinders so we pulled the engine and transmission at his home. But progress was slow then he got a job that moved him away from near me. I bought him out, then finished reconditioning the engine and resealing the transmission. I had all the battle scars smoothed out and painted a not very particular paint job. The brakes and fuel cell were replaced and I put the Panasport wheels and new Hoosier tires on. I raced it for the last time at the Kastner Cup at Blackhawk. At the time I also had two racing Minis so the TR 4 was sold to Najeb Kahn (sp?) on Bring a Trailer. It was recently sold at the RM Sotheby's Auction in Elkhart Indiana for $17,360 according to Classic Motorsport. 
Ken Suhre
    On Friday, January 29, 2021, 03:15:40 PM CST, Irv Korey via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:  
 
 The number and the red wire wheels are the key giveaways. That's Don Brick's former car. That car wasraced for many years in the midwest. Don was my instructor at Drivers' School in 1999. 

Don sold the TR4 to Jonathon Suhre a number of years ago, but I don't think Jonathon raced it more than once or twice. 
Jonathon's Dad Ken may have had it out a bit as well. Ken is a TRiumph guy with a really nice TR3, and he has vintage raced formany years in his Mini. Looking at the pics from 2018, Ken did a complete makeover of the car. Ken sold the TR4 on BAT in 2018.The link is in the first paragraph of the current BAT ad.
I don't know if Ken is on the FOT list, but if anyone here is interested in this car, if you contact me I can put you in touchwith Ken.
Irv Korey




On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 2:57 PM list--- via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1962-triumph-tr4-race-car/
Anybody familiar with this car?
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