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wannatr4a

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?, did any of the tr4-5/250 ever com in a removable hard top other than the surrey top.
I ask, because there is a 66 TR4a IRS which is listed as a hard top,(meritcars.com), but in all my reading I see no mention of a hard top, other than the surrey.
No on the vtr of SoCal, there is a listing for a hardtop for sale in the classified, but the seller says the top was made in Calif.
 
well after checking out options that would have been available they do list a hard-top,(Bill Piggott "Brochure photographs make it clear that this was not the 'Surrey' type, but an altogether different one-piece hard-top made of glass-fibre. The 'Surrey' top, however, continued to be available for the TR250as well"), that was available for the TR250 models, but this particular car is a 66 TR4A IRS Comm # CTC 61787 L, Paint 56, Trim 16, here is the listing; https://picasaweb.google.com/MeritCar/1966TriumphTR4AIRSDriver4250#
I would to here any opinions Please?, getting desparate. :wall:
 
That is correct. The factory top for a TR4/4A/250 is the 2-3 piece "Surrey" top. That is the quick and easy name, but it really only applies to the fabric insert.

Any one-piece hardtop would be aftermarket. Parrish Plastics was a big manufacturer of aftermarket tops. I think they were based in SoCal.

Good luck on your search. Get a copy of Bill Piggot's Original TR and that will give you a great introduction to the Michelotti cars.
 
I want to go on record here to say that a hardtop on a Tr is like putting a saddle on a dog.Jeezz, mans best friend and you treat it like a beast!!Shame!!Next you'll want to take her out in the snow!!(and salt)
MD(mad dog)
 
MDCanaday said:
I want to go on record here to say that a hardtop on a Tr is like putting a saddle on a dog.Jeezz, mans best friend and you treat it like a beast!!Shame!!<span style="font-weight: bold">Next you'll want to take her out in the snow!!(and salt)</span>MD(mad dog)
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Been there, did that. Lots of fun to try and start when it was -40 degrees... (1967 Balston Spa, NY)
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I used to drive my TR4A all year round in the 80s. I loved driving it on a frosty night, watching the stars overhead. I remember driving down to London one winter and having to stop in Yorkshire as the weather was so bad. The best part was that I passed a white TR4 in the snow on a pass over the Lammermuir Hills.
 
TR6oldtimer said:
Been there, did that. Lots of fun to try and start when it was -40 degrees... (1967 Balston Spa, NY)
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And if you think starting them is tough here (Albany area, not far from Ballston Spa, 1958-present for Triumphs in the family), try <span style="font-style: italic">shifting</span> them when the 90 wt in the gearbox is down to that same -40 degrees! :eeek:
 
The second car I ever owned was a '63 TR4. Bought it in '65. It was my daily driver, and I drove it to school at Northeastern University from the frat house every day through whatever the weather was...and we had our share of snow in Boston. I also used it to drive home to Long Island during the long school breaks, and it always seemed that at Christmas, it was snowing big time! The car was a trooper and never let me down. Too bad I totaled that car out during a rainy night on the J-way. :sick:

When I was getting out of the army I bought a new '69 TR6, and that was also my daily driver on Long Island, and that car also saw lots of snow. I now own a Miata that for five years was a daily driver that saw it's share of snow also, but now it's just another weekend toy with somne occasional trips to work!

These cars can handle it, but I know that my newly restored TR3 will probably never see rain...much less snow!
 
Andrew Mace said:
TR6oldtimer said:
Been there, did that. Lots of fun to try and start when it was -40 degrees... (1967 Balston Spa, NY)
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And if you think starting them is tough here (Albany area, not far from Ballston Spa, 1958-present for Triumphs in the family), try <span style="font-style: italic">shifting</span> them when the 90 wt in the gearbox is down to that same -40 degrees! :eeek:
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Yes, I remember it well. The 4 was the only car I ever owned that would go down the street in neutral.

But, when it is that cold, you do have a hard top.
 
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