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TR2/3/3A Triumph Fender Skirts [Spats]????

Typhoon

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Hi guys;
I have a small shop near Philly, Pa and am constantly buy parts from various sources, anywhere from remote warehouses to old barns in the middle of no where. I recently bought a group of TR-3 parts and two cars from an elderly gentleman who was cleaning out his barn and as we were loading the pickup (and trailer) I spotted a fender skirt in the corner and as I walked up to it, found the other side buried in some straw (This was a "real" barn find (LOL). The set is matching right and left, very solid with some staining and surface rust and the center trim piece (oriented towards the rear I assume) appears to be stainless. The center "bolt" of the trim, operates the attaching arms that are spring loaded. I'll apologize right now for the photos from the smart phone, it was (freakin') COLD and we drove almost 300 miles starting out at 4:30 am. I will take some more tomorrow with a real camera.

Now the seller had owned, restored and played with TR-3's probably since they were new, but I'm not going to say these are for a TR-3. I think the TR-3 type do not have that flare towards the rear end. These are flat, like the TR-3's and the mounting hooks seem to match (as well as I could see trying to avoid frostbite). They are definitely British and are for a larger wheel, 15" like a 3. It is possible that years ago he bought them at a swap meet or that type of venue and they weren't a fit and were fro another car. I think the two hints are the center trim and the shape. Comments or thoughts? 0108141605d.jpg0108141606a.jpg0108141606b.jpg
 

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Not TR - here's a pic of the TR2/3 spats:

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I'm gonna go out on a limb and say they're early VW Beetle - probably aftermarket.
 
Mickey;
Thanks for the reply, no, I think I said that I didn't believe that they were for a Triumph TR-3 but I'm going to bet they're British. I pretty good with European cars and they're too heavy of a steel for post war Germany and they're very well made, with the mounts looking pretty close to the Triumph's. I was thinking maybe an XK-120 something in that line-I'm going to check them tomorrow against my XK. What about the Mayflower or 1800?
 
Hmmm, I was going to say Chrysler Airflow.
When was the last time you saw one of those?
 
Nice, looks good, heavy steel, the emblems are a little different but I know a guy who does old Plymouths, I can check with him. Thanks for the direction.
 
Hi There Typhoon,

An "XK120, 140" Rdstr has a "Dzus" fastener on the Top Center of the Spat & No Chrome Insignia. I know cause I had a `57 XK140 OTS with Spats. They will only fit "Disc Wheel" cars by the way; Not one with "Wire Wheels".

Wish I still had it!! "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"!!

Russ
 
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