[TR] TR3 on Bring a Trailer

[Don Hiscock]

The image from the 1957 Alpine Rally shows the GT kit Randall mentioned on
that TR3 -- note the chrome molding strip on the lower edge of the fixed
side curtains, which with the hardtop let the TR3 compete in a different
rally class.

On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 8:00 PM William Pugh <anabil007 at comcast.net> wrote:

> The alpine rally winners were 1957 Small Mouth and definitely had out side
> door handles, there was an “Eruopean Accessory Kit” that included locking
> doors, they did not Trust  the French.
>
>
> [image: See the source image]
>
> On Mar 21, 2020, at 12:47 PM, Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I owned a 56 for awhile that had door handles.  Was never absolutely
> certain
> (door handles were part of the GT option on early cars), but my assumption
> was that someone had replaced the doors.
>
> That wouldn't explain the separate turn signals on the back of course.
> However, lots of forward details are correct, so I'm guessing the rear
> apron
> has either been replaced with a later one, or someone has added the turn
> signals.  The factory did use separate plinths on a few cars; I even found
> a
> part number for the plinth once (although I don't have it handy).  If you
> could find (or reproduce) a pair of those, then adding the turn signals
> wouldn't be all that difficult.
>
> Or, FWIW, I once looked at a TR3A for sale that was literally two different
> cars, split through the middle and welded together.  The owner admitted as
> much, said one car had been wrecked in the back so they bought a second car
> that had been wrecked in the front (or maybe it was the other way round)
> and
> grafted them together.  Unfortunately, one was pre-TS60K and the other was
> not.  Some other little touches (like the chrome plated dashboard and all
> pipes painted in contrasting colors to indicate contents) convinced my
> friend to keep looking :)
>
> -- Randall
> 56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
> 71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
> 71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild
>
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