[TR] Early TR4 Configuration

[nwolf at u.washington.edu]

Hi George
   Thanks for the data!  Your car has all the same characteristics as mine, right down to the original folding boot prop rod having been replaced with a sliding rod at some point.  If it had started out with the sliding rod, the bottom bracket would have been welded to the inner fender, and there would amost certainly be evidence of that remaining.  In contrast, the lower bracket for the folding system was attached only to the boot lip.
   The bootlid frame for the folding system would have had one bracket for the top end of the rod and another for the rubber block it clipped into for storage, so it does sound like your frame got replaced too (as did mine).

   I'd be interested to know the body-in-white number, but I'm hesitant to advocate the removal of effective undercoating just to get the data.  :)
   That said, here is a photo showing the location of the plate.  I believe this is Geo Hahn's car from just before he bought it, circa 2001:

http://tinyurl.com/2vqnbq

   Thanks again
-Nick Wolf
'61 or '62 TR4 (somewhere between CT 1273 and CT 5520)


> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:53:25 EDT
> From: GHaynesTR4 at aol.com
> Subject: [TR] Early TR4 Configuration
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> Here's another data point.   Sorry I'm joining the party late but the
> car is 
> stored off-site and I just got a look at it today.
> Comm no: CT 5460 L
> Body tag no: 5562CT (riveted on, near voltage regulator)
> Cannot find a tag in the LR wheel well (covered with thick
> undercoating)   If 
> someone can tell me more specifically where to look, I'll do some
> scraping...
> 
> Configuration:
> 1. This car now has a sliding boot lid prop but it appears to have
> been added 
> later because the prop is black (car is green) and bracket welded to
> edge of 
> lip appears to have been brazed on.   Then I found a loose (green)
> prop rod in 
> the boot.  It is 15.5" long, with a J-hook on one end and a pivot bracket 
> attached to the other end.   The bracket is 3.25" long, L-shaped, and
> has one 
> mounting hole and one mounting slot.   I cannot find where this
> bracket was 
> attached to the boot lid so conclude that the boot lid and sliding
> prop were both 
> changed some time after production.
> 2. Tab for wire harness IS in place right under terminals which attach to 
> voltage regulator.
> 3. Tail light lenses are L669, having concentric markings, but I cannot 
> attest to their being original
> 4. Spare tyre bracket is welded to boot floor
> 5. There is NO tab on the bonnet release
> 
> The car appears mostly correct, except for later TR4 or TR4A seats.
> BTW, because it was mostly dismantled already, I bought this car for
> parts.   
> There is a Surrey Top with it, which is in pretty good condition.
> Look for 
> postings by "wilecatoyte" on e-Bay.   
> George Haynes