TR2/3/3A Interesting TR3 Body Mods

[Russ Austin]

Looks like this car was raced, anyone regognise this car.

https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Truimph-TR3_W0QQitemZ4617074673QQcategoryZ6469QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Simon TR4a]

I would agree with his statement "the car does need to be restored"!
Quite a big job, too.
Simon.

 

[Geo Hahn]

"The Horror... The Horror..."

 

[Don Elliott]

I wouldn't think it has been a race car. All the regs for vintage racing require the car to be as stock as it was when manufactured with certain mods permitted - and this is not one of them.

Don Elliott

 

[Guest]

If that was done by craftsman, then Sears are going out of business /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif My 'backyard buddies' would be embarrassed to be in the same state as that thing. Oh crap I just realised, we are...

And someone actually BID on it!!!

Although to be fair he went with 'unique' instead of 'rare', and it's certainly unique.

 

[Don Elliott]

The driveshaft is tossed on the floor and there is no tranny.

 

[sammyb]

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I wouldn't think it has been a race car. All the regs for vintage racing require the car to be as stock as it was when manufactured with certain mods permitted - and this is not one of them.

Don Elliott

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Don,
I think he's saying it raced in the day at Sebring. Many Triumph specials raced, and even some at Sebring. It's possible this was a race car at some point, but more likely it was someone's shadetree project.

Actually, I think the front clip is from a LaDawri fiberglass kit.

 

[JFS]

Rebar bumpers?

 

[Banjo]

Very strange Mod. Someone definatly put some time into the hood hinges (far too heavy for racing purposes)
It's only 2 hours from here. I'd love to go see it first hand, but I don't have the time. And I'm definatly not buying it!
Definatly be a conversation starter at car shows.

 

[gsalt57tr3]

When I first saw this car I was reminded of the things that were done to children in the middle ages to malform their heads so they could be in the circuses...

Why would someone do such a thing?

 

[JamesWilson]

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Looks like this car was raced, anyone regognise this car.

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I wouldn't admit it, even if I did.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/pukeface.gif

That's a pretty horrible example, worse than a Daimler Dart.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif

 

[vettedog72]

I think I recognize this racecar as the one Paul Newman used in the 1963 Sebring or was it the Grand Prix.

 

[Geo Hahn]

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...I'd love to go see it first hand...

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Yes, in much the same way that one can't help staring at a wreck on the highway.

 

[jsneddon]

looks like a perfect candidate for a TR3 pickup truck mod.

 

[Geo Hahn]

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looks like a perfect candidate for a TR3 pickup truck mod.

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That would be a TRuck...

 

[Banjo]

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looks like a perfect candidate for a TR3 pickup truck mod.

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That would be a TRuck...




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No, that would be a TR yuck!
That remindes me of the old Moss MGTC delivery car.

 

[Russ Austin]

The TR uck is T.R. Householders he also has a Francorchamps TR2 that was being restored. I haven't heard anything about it in the last 4 od 5 years. Anyone know?