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Greetings and welcome Cabrioman
great place you have come upon
much wisdom in this lot :smile:
 
Thanks for the responses guys, It does look like the grille is the TR4 style as Scott said the hole at the bottom isn't there on the TR5 grille.
Overdrive? I thought that was in the gearbox?
I will have a look at the front again and try and take a straight on image, It may be a case of moving them along to uncover the indicators.
 
Triumphs use a Laycock de Normanvile overdrive which replaces the end cover of the normal 4-speed transmission and through a set of planetary gears that is engaged with a hydraulic clutch reduces the output gear ratio. On the TR4A, the overdrive can be engaged in either gear 2, 3 or 4 with the second switch on the column behind the turn signal switch (right-hand side).

Scott
 
3798j said:
Interesting, but probably not particularly important, the front bumperettes appear to be mounted further out (almost obscuring the turn signals and not at all underneath the headlights) than on my 4A.
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I wonder if the bumperettes were moved out because of the regiatration plate.
 
Don_R said:
3798j said:
Interesting, but probably not particularly important, the front bumperettes appear to be mounted further out (almost obscuring the turn signals and not at all underneath the headlights) than on my 4A.
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I wonder if the bumperettes were moved out because of the regiatration plate.
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Ahh, Good point, maybe that is why.

Well i've just come back from the yard where the car is and couldn't find anyone to speak to.
Totally gutted, especially when we have snow on the way. :wall:
 
I meant to ask if you rolled the windows down? Hopefully it hasn't been sitting with them down?

And how did you run across this?

Scott
 
HerronScott said:
I meant to ask if you rolled the windows down? Hopefully it hasn't been sitting with them down?

And how did you run across this?

Scott
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Nope, Windows were already down, And can't put them up because the doors are locked or jammed, which means all the rubbish weather we've had over the last few months has got inside.
I can't do anything until i've spoken to someone, but i must admit i have got the urge to throw a cover over it for now.
 
I'm going to put a cover over a TR4 that I MIGHT buy on Wednesday to keep the elements off as best I can. If not for myself but for who ever will end up with it. This looks to be a good fixer as is the one I'm looking at. Good luck.
 
TR_JOE250 said:
I'm going to put a cover over a TR4 that I MIGHT buy on Wednesday to keep the elements off as best I can. If not for myself but for who ever will end up with it. This looks to be a good fixer as is the one I'm looking at. Good luck.
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Goodluck with the car matey, hope it's good one.
Just had a light dusting of snow here, so think i'll cover it up tonight whatever happens, to protect it.

Just notice your question Scott.
My wife and i own a horse and it's sitting in an area by the entrance to his field.
It's normally dark when we go up, but went up at the weekend during the day and spotted it then.
 
That's terrible about the windows being down and water getting inside. Well hopefully you can find out something about it soon. I'd much rather see someone getting it back on the road rather than having it rust away sitting there.

Scott
 
HerronScott said:
That's terrible about the windows being down and water getting inside. Well hopefully you can find out something about it soon. I'd much rather see someone getting it back on the road rather than having it rust away sitting there.

Scott
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My Thought too.
Yard owner is back late thursday, so if i havn't spoken to anyone before then, i'll speak to them on friday.
I can see this being a VERY long week
 
Well, i have some good news and some bad news.

Good news is, i have found who owns the car and it's the yard owner and was gonna sell it on Ebay about 4 years ago but never got around to it.
Bad news is he's away until late tomorrow night so doubt i'll see him till the weekend but at least i have found the owner.
 
Cabrioman said:
Well, i have some good news and some bad news.

Good news is, i have found who owns the car and it's the yard owner and was gonna sell it on Ebay about 4 years ago but never got around to it.
Bad news is he's away until late tomorrow night so doubt i'll see him till the weekend but at least i have found the owner.
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And the status of the Peerless GT is :smile:

Dean
 
HealeyBN7 said:
Cabrioman said:
Well, i have some good news and some bad news.

Good news is, i have found who owns the car and it's the yard owner and was gonna sell it on Ebay about 4 years ago but never got around to it.
Bad news is he's away until late tomorrow night so doubt i'll see him till the weekend but at least i have found the owner.
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And the status of the Peerless GT is :smile:

Dean
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Hi Dean,
Haven't forgotten but i am unable to do anything till the weekend.
Will look then
 
Quick update,
The yard owners arrived back earlier than i thought and i saw his wife.
So i mentioned to her about the car and asked her to her husband know i'm interested.
Fingers crossed i'll hear from him soon.
 
Cabrioman said:
Hi Dean,
Haven't forgotten but i am unable to do anything till the weekend.
Will look then
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Thanks - several of us Peerless guys are hanging by. Do you think you could find out what the owner is planning to do with the car - fix, part, sell? :smile:
 
HealeyBN7 said:
Cabrioman said:
Hi Dean,
Haven't forgotten but i am unable to do anything till the weekend.
Will look then
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Thanks - several of us Peerless guys are hanging by. Do you think you could find out what the owner is planning to do with the car - fix, part, sell? :smile:
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I will find out for you, but i think if he does anything it will be sell it.
Bad news for me though.
Spotted a '66 TR4A IRS for sale on Ebay and it looks about the same condition as the one i have found minus the Hardtop and Amco centre console and it's already on ÂŁ6000 with 4 days to go :frown:
There is no way i could pay that sort of price.
I will just have to wait and see what he wants for it.
 
You never know - catch a seller at the right time and they might just be more focused that the car will live again rather than trying to maximize their price. Good luck!
 
Couldn't find a 4A on eBay for that price. I see one that sold for ÂŁ5,500 in lovely condition with a full year's MOT. I would have thought that the one you are looking at shouldn't sell for more than ÂŁ3,000 max.
As has been said a few times you need to have a good look under the rear wings for signs of filler poking through. I bought a similar looking TR4A back in 1986 not knowing that there should be beading between wings and rear deck. There turned out to be more than an inch of filler in there.
If the body is bad you may be better off buying an ex-Californian shell (Don't tell the guys on BCF that we are slowly buying all the TRs back!!).
May be worth having a look at the TR4A listing for the one that sold on eBay
Then ask yourself how much it would cost to bring the blue car up to that standard. Could be worth holding out for a better car given the current depressed market.
On the other hand, if you are looking for a project and enjoy the challenge then the blue car will make a great project. Just make sure that you know what you are getting yourself into!
 
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