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Howdy Folks,
I`m on the hunt again! I`m looking to purchase a "Front Bumper Bar, Over-riders & Mounting Brackets" for my `57TR3 Small Mouth. I`m also looking for a pair of the "Rear Over-riders". The Chrome items must be in very good to exc.conditon. The "Brackets" could use refurbishing.
While I`m here; I`m also looking for a pair of the "Radiator Support Brackets" that connect to the Inner Wheel Wells. Again, Must be nice and straight but OK if needs to be cleaned up.
Please PM me or email to: toysrrus@att.net with what you have.
Thanx in Advance,
Russ
This Fairthorpe EM Mark 2 was manufactured in 1963. It was raced in the UK by John Heseltine with the Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) before it was "exported" to the US in the early 1980s. The car is right-hand-drive, and has an 1147cc, four cylinder engine. The engine is fed through twin SU (H.S.2) carburetors. Like many of the components of Fairthorpe cars, the engine was sourced from Triumph, and is the same engine as used in the Triumph Herald. The car has what Fairthorpe referred to as a "Speed Nose" -- an option from the factory. It is unclear whether this car was delivered complete from the factory, or as a kit. As with many small-volume English car manufacturers, kit versions were offered to avoid the taxes associated with completed cars.
The Fairthorpe has a fiberglass body with a "box section steel tubular frame". Disc brakes in the front and drum in the rear -- rack & pinion steering -- 13" steel wheels. There are probably fewer than 300 Fairthorpes in existance -- and the car is extremely rare here in the US.
The car has a clear title and can be licensed for street use. (And it would be relatively easy to recommission it for vintage racing, as it is set up with racing seatbelts and a roll bar.)
The car comes with a red convertible top -- but the top is in rough condition and would be best used as a pattern for a new top. The car also has side curtains and a hard top -- but the top may not be restorable.
Many more pictures can be seen on this Shutterfly site.
There is an active Fairthorpe Sports Car Club in the UK that can provide advice and parts. http://www.fairthorpescc.com/






