[TR] TR3 Commission Numbers

[Doug Mathews]

Coincidentally while "down sizing" I found these tags from a car I ended 
up parting out (long/short) story.

The commission number on the commissioning tag is: TS 18791LO other tags 
are :973936 and EB18903. ISTR that it was a 58. Robson's book "The 
Triumph TR's" corrects me on the year and makes it an early Sep 56- Sep 
57 TR3.

For your commission number (TS32093LO) he shows that to be a TR3A

Doug


On 4/22/2017 12:36 AM, Randall wrote:
>> There is a car on ebay listed as a 1959 TR3 with  Commission Number
>> EB31535 range. A Commission Number in that range suggests 1958 and
>> earlier (my car is a 1958 TR3A with TS32093LO). The car has a small
>> mouth front apron but later SUs with push on fittings rather than the
>> banjo fittings found on '58 and earlier cars. Anyone know what the EB
>> prefix means in the Commission Number? The owner says that the title
>> does say 1959.
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Triumph-TR3-
>> /232305503875?hash=item36167cae83:g:By0AAOSwTuJYwJ51&vxp=mtr
>
> The 'EB' means it is not a commission number at all, but the body number
> assigned by Mulliners.  IIRC Piggott states there is basically no direct
> correlation between body and commission numbers, and no record of which body
> numbers went to which cars.  But like the engine numbers, they are usually
> more or less in the same ballpark (ie within the same batch of bodies).
>
> Of course it's quite possible that it got registered by the body number; my
> TR3 was originally registered by its engine number.  The DMV folks aren't
> always real savvy about which number is which.
>
> The car itself appears to be a conglomeration of parts, I am reasonably
> certain that the "small mouth" apron is not original (but kudos for having
> the front bumper that goes with it).  Body looks like an early (pre-60K) 3A
> (with door handles, Dzus side curtains, separate turn signals in the rear,
> curved floors behind the seats, etc); so the EB31535 might be the right body
> number.
> But the wiring, control box, wiper motor and rear view mirror are post-60K.
> Looks like the brake calipers are from a later car, too.
>
> And while it's hard to be certain, it kind of looks like what should be the
> commission number tag is both blank, and held on with (non-original) pop
> rivets.  Possibly the EB numbers are there and someone just copied them from
> the body number tag.  But I can't make out any signs that the EB tag is
> where it should be, above the battery box.  Might all just be lost in the
> digital noise though, my tools are nowhere good as those seen on CSI <G>
>
> Odd that he has a new soft top, but no top bows to support it.  The doubled
> LTD pegs seem odd, too.
>
> Caveat Emptor.
>
> -- Randall
> 56 TR3 TS13571L daily driver
> 71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
> 71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild
>
>
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