Andrew Smith Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Only for the brave, but somehow I think this one has had it........... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1966-Triumph-TR4a-Barn-Find-/141751485036?hash=item21010c026c "This little TR4a is a perfect restoration opportunity for somebody who would like a blank canvas to start from. She has never been welded, and never been previously restored. She has just been carefully and peacefully left to fuse with nature on a farm, possibly making her the most eco-friendly and green TR4a on the market today…J" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Wyer Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 14 people have already bid up to £1320 for this and its not met its reserve yet !! What's the world coming to ? Rex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Possibly bidding for any parts and the ID....the barn certainly looks better than the car ! Have a good tr day chaps, the sun is out . Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drewmotty Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 It's probably a good breaker. I'd have those early TR6 wheels Andrew W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark1965TR4aBRG Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 ...a rather sad sight I thought. Let's hope it gets a new home and is back on the road one day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Harvey Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 well worth saving - those sun visors are hard to find Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) All Correct me if I am wrong, but this will need (and I am generalising here); - new chassis - all new panels - at the very least completely rebuilt suspension and steering Then there is the engine Taking into account the reported current attitude of the DVLA regarding rebuilt 'historic' cars, isn't this either a future 'Q' plate or as suggested, just for parts? Edited August 23, 2015 by wjgco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Harvey Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) Taking into account the reported current attitude of the DVLA regarding rebuilt 'historic' cars, isn't this either a future 'Q' plate or as suggested, just for parts? This car can be genuinely restored using all newly sourced parts. There are plenty of classic cars that have been restored from worse places, depending on the value of the finished product. In this case, there is every chance the engine, gearbox and differential are original to the car with stamped numbers to prove it, in which case the car is as genuinely 'matching numbers' as any TR can ever be. Couple that with a genuine 'one owner' history backed up by other paperwork and you have a very rare car indeed. Most people don't realise there were only about 1,000 UK 4A's ever made. The problems start when somebody has a TR4A with no provenance or from the US, but in much better condition, and just nicks the VIN tag and the paperwork. As a Registrar I would fully support the former, and abhor the latter. Good job I only look after Italias Edited August 23, 2015 by Paul Harvey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 This car can be genuinely restored using all newly sourced parts. There are plenty of classic cars that have been restored from worse places, depending on the value of the finished product. In this case, there is every chance the engine, gearbox and differential are original to the car with stamped numbers to prove it, in which case the car is as genuinely 'matching numbers' as any TR can ever be. Couple that with a genuine 'one owner' history backed up by other paperwork and you have a very rare car indeed. Most people don't realise there were only about 1,000 UK 4A's ever made. The problems start when somebody has a TR4A with no provenance or from the US, but in much better condition, and just nicks the VIN tag and the paperwork. As a Registrar I would fully support the former, and abhor the latter. Good job I only look after Italias Paul +1 totally pi!!! me off when I see it, however you need to remember new parts do not fit.I have just finished a 6 where every panel in and out was NOS apart from one outer and second hand doors and it bugs me as I know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyb Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) "Most people don't realise there were only about 1,000 UK 4A's ever made" Really? I've never heard this before - wouldn't that would make 4A's rarer than 5's. Is this true? Edited August 24, 2015 by mikeyb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alec Pringle Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 As far as I'm aware, home market deliveries of 4As amounted to a little over 3,000 cars, compared to TR5s in the mid-1100s . . . . . Cheers Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david c Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hell's teeth, Looks like this is a lot to pay for a number plate, suppose the headlights might work. And the grill looks tidier than mine. Be interesting to see what it goes for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Harvey Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) Alec is correct, and my memory failed me. TOTAL number of UK RHD 4A = total number number of all 5's. UK RHD 4A's averaged just 1,000 per year over 3 years, compared to 25,000 total 4A's for export. Edited August 26, 2015 by Paul Harvey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark1965TR4aBRG Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 £1,851 it went for.. Good news for those of us with a 4a whatever the origin I'd say and hopefully another 4a to grace our roads one day.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alec Pringle Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 At that price, with notalot likely to be salvageable, more likely an identity to cloak the next 4A stolen from a classic car show . . . . . Cheers Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 At that price, with notalot likely to be salvageable, more likely an identity to cloak the next 4A stolen from a classic car show . . . . . Cheers Alec +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Wow you guys are so glass half empty....... How can it be for id when no V5 is present?? You never know a true enthusiast may have bought it to rebuild...... Shock horror!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Wow you guys are so glass half empty....... How can it be for id when no V5 is present?? You never know a true enthusiast may have bought it to rebuild...... Shock horror!!!!!!! You re apply for it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Who says I haven't/won't...... Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 So you got it Tom? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Harvey Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Not sold @ £1851 actually Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alec Pringle Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 " Wow you guys are so glass half empty.......How can it be for id when no V5 is present?? " It is still live on DVLA, tax last due 1978, so the V5C should be a formality . . . . . Bingo, one TR4A with V5C, off the road and rotting for 37+ years, not enough sound parts left of it to legitimately reconstruct . . . . . . If I tried to count all the TRs that have been rung one way or another - stolen, USA import, parts bitsa, whatever - over the past 40 years then the number would be into 3 figures. That's only the TRs I personally have run across, which can only be a small fraction of the total. You can't rebuild a crumbling heap of iron oxide, the best you can do is to 'recreate' it. Nothing new there, of course. Including some very well known cars. Not half empty glasses Tom, just brutal realism. Cheers Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark1965TR4aBRG Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 My mistake - reserve not met.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Want to dig a hole Tom? easy to find the id. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Your such an 'asset' to us all Neil ???????????????????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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