TR2/3/3A Faces

[CJD]

Here is one of the latest off Ebay. As I sat and looked at it, I realized these cars do have souls. Nothing looks meaner than the front of a Triumph running down the road, but, there is also nothing sadder looking than the face they make when they cry for a restoration....

 

[TomMull]

It looks like a decent candidate for restoration to me. Of course it needs the usual: floors, outer and probably inner sills, wing repair and some magic on the front apron (at least).
Tom

 

[sp53]

I hear yea, and when I stare at the front, I see a Vincent Vangough painting.

 

[M_Pied_Lourd]

looking at the licence plate....1 day it will be restored!

 

[pdplot]

What do you estimate would be the cost of doing a first class restoration on this poor TR3? Assume only a limited amount of work by the owner - mainly mechanical.

 

[Geo Hahn]

What do you estimate would be the cost of doing a first class restoration on this poor TR3? Assume only a limited amount of work by the owner...

I can easily imagine someone burning through $30K and still not having the end in sight.

 

[2long]

TR2s are happier.

Dan

 

[TexasKnucklehead]

My estimates are off, but from start to finish, I spent about 7 years and $25,000 on mine -doing almost everything myself. Perhaps a better candidate would have been a better starting point, but my "original" car was "free", so how could I go wrong? I think it looks happier now, but I've seen faces in the front end before.