[TR] TR2 coupe

[Chris Simo]

I love this!  My tr2 makes me happy, but I still yearn for a framborchamps.

My wife got her Z4 convertible, but I so dig the coupe version.

On Jan 6, 2017 8:24 PM, "Don Hiscock" <don.hiscock at gmail.com> wrote:

> Correct, Randall.  Imperia built the TR2 Coupé Francorchamps with a
> mechanical lever-actuated OD as you described.  There are a few
> beautifully-restored Francorchamps in Europe and photos can be found online.
>
> There's at least one Francorchamps in the US awaiting restoration.
> They're pretty nifty cars.  Reported to be hothouses, though, with acrylic
> roof panel and typical sidescreen TR top-up ventilation.
>
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> > Very cool Triumph TR2 history, with cars build under license in Belgium,
>> > and they build 22 coupes they designed.
>> >
>> > https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/through-roof/
>> >
>> > Check out the brake and clutch master cylinders.  I assume it's a stock
>> > set up.
>>
>> The MC looks the same as stock TR2 (with Lockheed drums all round).
>>
>> The part I find most interesting is the extra knob sticking out behind the
>> gearshift, which I believe operates the A-type overdrive.  The Belgians
>> evidently didn't like the electrical solenoid and switch on the dash, so
>> they came up with a mechanical linkage instead.  Overdrive only on 4th
>> gear
>> (same as early TR2).  A mechanical interlock to the main shift lever would
>> move the OD knob out of overdrive if you shifted away from 4th gear, thus
>> neatly ducking the problem of forgetting to turn off the dash switch.
>>
>> -- Randall
>>
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