[TR] TR4 trunk/boot

[Michael Porter]

On 11/3/2017 4:36 PM, Keith Stewart wrote:
>
> A little off Brad. According to the SPC, CT 5642 was the last car with 
> the older type stay rod.
>
I have a feeling that the cut-in was as the parts became available. My 
`62 TR4, CT2334L, had the later prop rod, and I'm pretty sure that the 
previous owner wouldn't have had it upgraded.  There was nothing in the 
way of work done other than minimal maintenance when I bought it.

That's often the way production works--if they temporarily ran out of 
the existing part and the later part was in stock in preparation for the 
cut-in, well, the new part was installed to keep production going.  It's 
expensive to have roving crews out in the yard bringing cars to 
completion that didn't have all parts installed on the line, and 
stopping the line for what at the time was a two- or three-dollar part 
wasn't an option, either.

Cheers.


-- 


Michael Porter
Roswell, NM


Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance....

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