nowtelse2do Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 For Sale Ad. with land line and mobile tel no. one hr drive away for me. Exellent body, Hard top & Wires..£5,500. Quick sale needed. Too good to be true or what? Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianhoward Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) Check it out! Cheers Ian Edited October 20, 2016 by ianhoward Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted October 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Suppose your right Ian. A phone call should tell me if it's a friends car eh! or in Belgium at the moment. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted October 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Well it's not a scam, had a look today, not as good as I was hoping but a good project. California car 1967, need's all new rubber seals, new screen. It has a none original hardtop which doesn't do it any favours so new hood and frame needed, body is reasonable but will need work. Inner wings very solid same with bonnet, would need new interior, dash,steering wheel. It was difficult to get around the car and could not get under it, there is a couple of places on the chassis that I could see that had rot so would need further investigation although the chap said most of the chassis is good. I could only feel under the driver's side (USA) door and it possible the sill had rust. No overdrive but he has a gearbox with one (negotiable). Some holes on boot floor and floor well, passenger side. Need thinking cap on. Dave Edited October 22, 2016 by nowtelse2do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Can anyone decipher these tabs please. The red one i think is a US State identification tab. I was told the car was from California but I think that number should be 32, if so what State is 66. Thanks. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) CTC69139 commission number 56 Royal Blue 11 black interior trim colour 2660 could be the weight in Lbs. The red label 66 could be 1966 Roger Edited October 24, 2016 by RogerH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geko Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) 66 is the build year which "matches" the commission number. This plate is specific to US TRs Edited October 24, 2016 by Geko Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) Thank you Roger and Geko. It was registered early 1967 so must have been built 1966. Cheers Guys Dave Royal Blue, now that's a nice colour. Edited October 24, 2016 by nowtelse2do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim hunt Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Dave, my car, CTC 73369 O, was manufactured 17/10/66 so this ex US car must have been in stock a while if registered in 1967. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted October 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Hi Tim. Not 100% sure of 1st registration. I'm going away this weekend so can't see it again until the 5th of November. I was too busy trying to get round and under the car to check the doc's. The chap said it was early 67. He seemed a bit of a hoarder, there were a TR6, MG, Vitesse, S1 1963 E Type roadster, early sport type Astra i think(covered up with allsorts) a morris minor convertible, S3 Land Rover pick up 71 or 72, plus a couple i couldn't make out but will have a good look next time. A little bit of a gold mine because he had a lot of automobile paraphernalia around. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milling Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Hi Dave, Perhaps you could let me know if you choose not to persue this car as it might be what I am looking for..... Regards, Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted October 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 I certainly will Mike. I'll be taking some photos so will pm you for your email address. Meanwhile here are what I managed to get. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milling Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Thanks Dave, will look forward to hearing from you. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Can anyone decipher these tabs please. The red one i think is a US State identification tab. I was told the car was from California but I think that number should be 32, if so what State is 66. Thanks. Dave The red plate is the original Californian import registration plate. Only fitted to cars sold new in California. US registration rules mean that say for example a 66 car new is registered on its Pink slip (Registration document) as a 67. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted November 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Thanks Stuart, that's interesting and goes with what the guy told me. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith1948 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Thanks Stuart for solving the mystery of the Triumph STC-65 plate on my car. In my case the plate is green not red but was also a California car and manufactured in 1965. You will also find that the wiring loom runs down the right hand side of the car. Keith p.s. When I bought it mine it still had left hand drive sealed beams which dipped towards oncoming traffic (and with a MOT!). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted November 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Mike, PM sent. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Thanks Stuart for solving the mystery of the Triumph STC-65 plate on my car. In my case the plate is green not red but was also a California car and manufactured in 1965. You will also find that the wiring loom runs down the right hand side of the car. Keith p.s. When I bought it mine it still had left hand drive sealed beams which dipped towards oncoming traffic (and with a MOT!). I think the colour changed around that time to green from the earlier red ones. The important point being its presence as being a definite indication that at least it started life in California so has some chance of being relativity rust free. Even more of a bonus is if it comes with an original pair of black and yellow number plates too. Stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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