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TR2/3/3A Where Had All the TR3s Gone?

Perrymip

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Someone in this forum recommended some time ago to watch the early Rockford Files to see a good S. Cal. spread of auto life. So I finally took twenty-four hours off from life, checked out the first three seasons ('74-77), and came to the following, otherwise unsupported, conclusions. TR3's had, by the mid-'70s long since passed into the hands of third and fourth generation kids, had been driven, however much loved, to near distinction. The 15% survivors (like mine, I might say,) were mostly stored away and had little or no street presence.

From those first three seasons of Rockford I saw a few E-Jags, one ratty MGA (with a hard top), some Porsches, one lovely TR6, and myriad VW beetles. About all one can say about the vulgar remainder is: no Hondas, no Toyotas.

Well, I was in Manhattan at the time, so I have no sense whatsoever of "America." But as for TV/Movie retrospectives, from now on I'm strictly '60s. One feels much more in TR3 territory watching early Godard, Fellini, not to mention Russ Meyer.
 

Russ Austin

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“Huntington Beach, CA 1975” My first TR3, the little girl in my niece Brandi her daughter graduated from high school this past week.
 

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MDCanaday

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Great shot Russ!! I know I have a pic somewhere of my old 60 and my infant son also taken in 75....even the hair and stash are close.The tr was blue, and the boy has grown up.....those were the daze!!
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That's one skinny guy!
 

YYCDave

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A few quick thoughts on your picture, Russ:

1) Was '75 really THAT long ago? Kids having kids???
2) What were we thinking with our clothes!
3) At that time Old Sports Cars were old, and well aged, sports cars. My Bugeye was a basket case!
4) Thank goodness there were enough owners with the foresight to stash them away so that we can enjoy them today!
 

HerronScott

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Not sure about where they shot the Rockford Files but there were a number of TR3/TR4 in our small community in the mid-70's which is how I got interested in them (friend's older brother had several and I ended up buying a TR3 from him many many years later).

I think that at least on the east coast, you would find a larger number of them in college towns such as nearby Charlottesville (UVa).

Scott
 

AngliaGT

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I think that they're in Ukiah,California.
Gil (Gil'sTR)showed me quite a few when I was
down there.

- Doug
 
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