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MadRiver said:
Funky! I love it. Just out of curiosity, why were they called TR10s?
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Missed this yesterday, Bill; sorry! These really were nothing more than "badge-engineered" versions of the home market's Standard 10 (the 10 being a throwback to the old taxable horsepower ratings). When they were brought to the US, they gained TRIUMPH lettering on the rear as well as on the front badge, which also had a large "10" on it. They were labeled and marketed primarily as simply Triumph Sedan and Wagon. But since they ran concurrently with the TR3, it was inevitable that someone would come up with the nickhame TR10; apparently it stuck, even semi-formally within Standard-Triumph USA!

Oh, and for those interested in higher performance Triumph 10 wagons, note that the eBay car has a replacement engine in it, that engine being a genuine twin-carb 948cc Herald engine, good for nearly 50 hp as opposed to the original single-carb 948's 40 hp! :driving:
 
OK, been on vacation so I missed putting my 2 cents worth in.

My restoration project of a Triumph 10 is back underway, having acquired another TR10 from local Craigslist (what are the chances).

A major downfall of this car is that instead of having bushings in the front suspension, they had articulated threads that were supposed to be lubed every 1000 miles. My car's front suspension was damaged and was missing the shocks and other sundry items, so the donor car came in very nice with a dry stored front end for me. The pivot points still moved and there was still grease in many of them.

I am not a purist, but not as radical as to put a Corvette engine into it. I am putting the 1500 spitfire engine in (same block), adding the 5 speed that MOSS is now offering for spits, weber downdraft and monza exhaust. Also, air conditioning, as it gets to be toasty here in Fresno (111 on the day we got back from the Oregon coast). I've been told that the rear end wont handle the 1500 spitty, but now I have a spare.
 
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