[TR] [6pack] Too much time on my hands

[auprichard at uprichard.net]

I don’t see a vin:  should it not be on the driver’s front inner fender wheel well? 

 

 

From: John Macartney <John.Macartney at Ukpips.org.uk> 
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 2:05 PM
To: auprichard at uprichard.net
Cc: Bob <yellowtr at adelphia.net>; Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>; 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] [TR] Too much time on my hands

 

Looks fairly convincing and the commission number is in a genuine format. Don’t recall the range but this car looks like one of the last numerically. Exceptions are:

 

Steering wheel looks like one from a 4a as there’s no black cover over the spokes.

Triumph word across bonnet and not the squarish TR250 plate offset to the left as per steering wheel.

No bonnet stripe. Pity.

No reflective stripes on the hood but then you only got a factory hood or tonneau in white or black and this looks like a double duck hood in blue. Wouldn’t worry me but then I hate cars that strive for the original look.

Fuel filler doesn’t look quite right though 250s and all US 6’s had different filler caps to rest of world models

Instrument panel definitely non standard but then the originals were awful anyway and looked mostly like stained plywood.

They got the colour right. Valencia Blue was as common as hog**** in 68.

Price looks outrageous and it ought to have overdrive for that much.

 

Jonmac

Vote for Guy Fawkes! The only man who entered Parliament with honest intentions.


On 30 Apr 2021, at 18:36, <auprichard at uprichard.net <mailto:auprichard at uprichard.net> > <auprichard at uprichard.net <mailto:auprichard at uprichard.net> > wrote:

If you scroll down you will see additional pictures.  Interesting that the car has SU carbs – that’s not original…

 

Andrew

 

From: Bob <yellowtr at adelphia.net <mailto:yellowtr at adelphia.net> > 
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 12:54 PM
To: auprichard at uprichard.net <mailto:auprichard at uprichard.net> ; Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> >
Subject: Re: [TR] Too much time on my hands

 

Andrew,

Insane price. Are the 250's really worth that amount?

The hood doesnt have the stripe in the front so it has been painted. I dont believe the 250's had the TRIUMPH name in chrome letters on the hood. And didn't the trunk have a 250 logo? Or maybe the rear fenders? No photos of interior or engine bay. 

Bob

On 4/30/21 11:52 AM, auprichard at uprichard.net <mailto:auprichard at uprichard.net>  wrote:

It’s a cold and rainy day here in Michigan – very Irish.  Killing time looking at various cars and came across this 250:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203348631355?hash=item2f5885df3b%3Ag%3A1pgAAOSw4j1gdxoh <https://www.ebay.com/itm/203348631355?hash=item2f5885df3b%3Ag%3A1pgAAOSw4j1gdxoh&LH_ItemCondition=3000%7C1000%7C2500> &LH_ItemCondition=3000%7C1000%7C2500

 

Looks like a TR4 hood/bonnet and 4A grille with no appropriate badges on the trunk/boot either.  No stripe.  But the seats look to be correct for a 250. Is that dash correct?

 

Andrew Uprichard

Jackson, Michigan






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