mike ellis Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I have a request to make of TR4A owners. Could you please let me know whether your commission plate states manufactured by Standard Motor Co or by Standard-Triumph Motor Co. There appears to be conflicting information. Perhaps you could also tell me the approx commission no in case there was a change in mid production. Many thanks in advance Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Harvey Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Edited July 12, 2015 by Paul Harvey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Mine is the same as Paul's plate. Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike ellis Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Paul, Graeme, Thanks for your input. I have information on four other plates which all say Standard Motor Co, some are earlier than Paul's and some later. Also in some the weight is in lbs and some in kg. All very confusing. I will do a wider survey at Malvern. Thanks again Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR 2100 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Paul, Graeme, . . . .in some the weight is in lbs and some in kg. All very confusing. I will do a wider survey at Malvern. Thanks again Mike Just wondering whether the destination (home market or export) could have something to do with it. AlanR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hi all FWIW I have access to a number of 4As which are all untouched and unrestored original UK cars so I believe the commission plates are entirely original - these state as follows: 1. a C reg which is CTC 580-- and the commission plate quotes GLW in Kilos and manufactured by " THE STANDARD MOTOR Co LTD" and beneath that "COVENTRY ENGLAND" - note no commas and all capitals except for the "o" in Co and this "o" is in line with the top of the letters witha line beneath it. 2. a D reg which is CTC 580-- and the details are exactly the same as 1 above - interestingly, and I've never noticed this before, this car was the next built after 1 according to the commission numbers! This commission plate is fairly badly corroded but still legible 3. a D reg which is CTC 692-- and the commission plate quotes GLW as 2660 LBS and manufactured by " THE STANDARD MOTOR Co LTD" and beneath that "COVENTRY" - note no commas and all capitals as for 1 but interestingly, nothing after "COVENTRY" - this is in the middle of the line beneath the manufacturer name so I don't think any country ID followed it. It's interesting that the later car's weight is in lbs, whereas the earlier ones are in KIlos! I'm afraid I'm struggling to get photos of these. Hope this helps cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomtr250 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Hi Mike I've just bought a 4A to restore for friend, it has a Standard Motor co plate CTC 609** This car still has it's old green log book registered EDP 348C, talking to my "friends" at DVLA they will require a club dating certificate, are you the man to contact? Also if anyone reading this knows anything about this car i would like to hear Regards Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike ellis Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Thanks Rich and Tom. Tom, if DVLA don't have the car on their system you will need to recover it via the V765 scheme. Bill Piggott handles this, details on P4 of TRaction. It shouldn't be a problem with you having a log book. Suggest you also contact Jon Marshall (TR4/4A registrar) to see whether he has the car in his records. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomtr250 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Thanks Mike, much appreciated Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evansia Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Hi Tom. Quite by chance I searched the reg number of my old TR4A and arrived at this website. I used to own this car and sold it to a friend back in 1982 or there about. At the time, I had stripped off most of the bodywork and bought many new panels, which were sold to my friend with the car. I lived in Welling, Kent and the car was taken to Bath. I still have pictures from when it was up and running if you would be interested Best wishes Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomtr250 Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Hi Ian I'm restoring this car for a friend of mine, I'm very interested in any detail you may have Thanks very much for getting in touch Regards Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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