[TR] TR3 steering column and gearbox mount

[Angelo Graham]

Hello Randall &List:
Just wondering about the steering column mount that Randall identified 
in his photo. Was it an addition a bit later in the production run? I 
have a very original (and I think unmolested) TR2 and this mount is 
nowhere to be seen. Looks like it might be a bolt on addition added at a 
later date? Wondering as well, how important it might be to stiffen up 
the column and prevent some of the inevitable flex in the column?
Thanks for any insights.
Angelo Graham