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HAHAHA silly me, obviously I thought the question was about miles :p Shows what I know huh. I will definately let you all know tomorrow. I have it written down at home, unfortunately I am at work and didn't drive it today so I can't go look. Thanks for all the comments by the way!
 
here are the numbers....

Commission/chassis # TS 58470 L

Engine # TS 58485 E

Body # EB 56732
 
Interesting that the engine & commission number are so close together. On earlier TR3s, there was a difference of several hundred (because the same series of engines was put into other cars like Swallow Dorettis and Morgans).
 
Anthony - I like the colours. Like Don Kelly mentioned, it looks like mine.

May I suggest that you change the gas filler cap by 90 degrees. On TRs in England the pointed flip latch is dircted towards the RHS, the driver's side. On mine, it came with the pointed flip latch pointed to the left side - also for the convenience of North American drivers.

It's your TR, so you can leave it the way it is if you prefer it that way. But you (or someone else) will someday lift the trunk lid too high and you'll wonder how you got that nasty pointed dent near the top of the "boot" lid.

AS for others who asked, it was a fabulous trip to UK. I had TS2, the 2nd TR2 ever built. to drive where I wanted. I drove it 2088 miles in 23 days, the last 17 days with the top and sidecurtains stowed in the boot. I slept in a tent for 16 nights and made most of my own meals. That is a very nice TR - very strong, no squeaks or looseness - but not tight on the steering. The only issue that TS2 caused was the pinion fell off the front of the starter and it had to be replaced.
 

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And here is one of me in TS2 doing the Harewood Hillclimb, the day before the TR International Weekend in Harrogate where there were about 750 TRs from all over.
 

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Wow, sounds like heaven!

Welcome back, Don, we missed you.
 
Awesome Don!

Cheers,
Tush
 
Nice looking car. The fall colors should be peaking soon, time for a ride in the country.
 
Don:
We have all seen photos of TS2 parked next to Joe's TS1 (I know, it's no longer Joe's but I will always call it that way) and TS2 seems to sit noticeably lower that TS1. Wonder why. Care to comment. Joe's height is correct (or at least was) and I would bet the farm on that.

Lou Metelko
Auburn, Indiana
 
Anthony_S said:
here are the numbers....

Commission/chassis # TS 58470 L

Engine # TS 58485 E

Body # EB 56732
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Anthony: That is amazing, since your car and mine had to be built on the same day, September 1, 1959.

Regards

Frank
 
angelfj said:
Anthony_S said:
here are the numbers....

Commission/chassis # TS 58470 L

Engine # TS 58485 E

Body # EB 56732
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Anthony: That is amazing, since your car and mine had to be built on the same day, September 1, 1959.

Regards

Frank
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WOW!! That is super cool :smile:
 
TR3driver said:
Interesting that the engine & commission number are so close together. On earlier TR3s, there was a difference of several hundred (because the same series of engines was put into other cars like Swallow Dorettis and Morgans).
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Randall,

Interesting that the gap seems to have gotten smaller between my earlier car and his. My car has a gap of 47 but his is only 15!

1959 Triumph TR3A
• Commission: TS51339L
• Body: EB49811 (1054832)
• Engine: TS51386E
• Paint: Silverstone Grey
• Trim: Silverstone Grey Leather

Built: May 4, 1959

Scott
 
Anthony, your commission number is exactly 100 more than mine. Glad I asked the commission number...
 
Hi Don,

What a great shot of you at the hill climb. I just love that you are really pushing the old girl and not merely cruising along!
:thumbsup:
 
Very nice car, Anthony. I can only hope that my project will eventually end up looking like yours.
A question to everyone: Is the length of the tailpipe on Anthony's car factory correct? I have heard varying bits of information on that.
 
Bremer said:
A question to everyone: Is the length of the tailpipe on Anthony's car factory correct?
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I'm not sure the concept of "correct" applies here. The factory fitted a polished aluminum extension that could (and likely did) vary by 4" or more in position.

But I found a factory brochure picture that shows it much shorter. This was apparently printed in April 1960
 

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Like Randall wrote, the exhaust pipe extension was an aluminium tube. It was straight without any flare to fit the main pipe exiting the rear of the resonator (2nd muffler). It was anodised and you could slide it forward if it "looked" too long. It was secured with a "hose clip" like originally for the hose between the rad and the thermostat housing. Whenever I "scraunched" mine backing out of a driveway where there was a huge crown in the street, I would remove it and cut off the squeezed rear tip with a hand hack-saw and when I slid it back on again I could still have the correct look. They were 8" long. I had to replace it when it got down to 4" long.

In 2004, when I was at TRF in Armaugh, I wanted to buy a new one but these had a smaller outlet diameter and a stepped flare to fit onto the larger diameter resonator pipe. I didn't buy it.
 
Randall, Don, thanks very much for the explanantion.
 
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