Tom Fremont Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Take this one apart, gents http://www.ebay.com/itm/142326743997?item=142326743997&rmvSB=true Best seats I've seen in ages. Cheers, Tom Edited March 28, 2017 by Tom Fremont Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Beautiful car! I'm going to be driving back from CA in a couple of weeks, and I'm half tempted to leave my truck out there for a while and drive this one across the west! Despite the seller stating "Proudly displaying its irreplaceable, original 1967-issue, 6-digit, black-and-gold California license plates, front and back, this cherished TR4A is a certified, CA native that has certainly lived a charmed life", those plates look like California's new black plates, IMO. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index Edited March 28, 2017 by Don H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Very nice! Not the best seats ever, that has to be AlanT's masterpieces. (Where is he these days?) Interesting to note the colonial description "very rare Independent Rear Suspension build" It'll be interesting to see what it sells for. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkerwilliams Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 For £9,500'ish looks very good value. Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 For £9,500'ish looks very good value. Alan Yeah, but the auction has 6 days left to run! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 ... those plates look like California's new black plates, IMO. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index I might have to eat my words there. Looks from more reading that the original ABC123 plate format isn't available via the new black plate program... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Hi Folks, that is a nice car Roger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Wyer Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 That is one very nice looking car. Don, can you deliver it to Nottingham England for me rather than just your house. Any idea how much it will make ? Regards Rex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Nice car spoilt by very poor detailing, its only original once and this is neither original nor totally restored Im afraid. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Interesting to note that it has the TR4 snorkel breather too. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fremont Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Right you are, Stuart - my '65 had that. I'd rather have the correct SMITHS PCV valve setup. I don't prefer bullet mirrors on anything earlier than a '71 TR6 either. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Britishbest Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Looks very straight and love the colour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim hunt Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Nice enough looking car but some errors and flights of fancy in the blurb. The wires were described more than once as 48-spoke whilst obviously the correct 60-spoke. I had never before heard the 4-cylinder TRactor engine described as having the smoothness of a turbine and I wonder what is meant by a transparent chassis! Interesting to see the engine described as having "no major oil leaks", that at least has the ring of truth, it's a rare TR engine that is truly leak free. It will indeed be interesting to see what the winning bid is. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fremont Posted March 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 I had never before heard the 4-cylinder TRactor engine described as having the smoothness of a turbine Me either I venture you could get halfway there by fitting Carillo [ super light, unbreakable ] rods though. Anyone done so? Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Nope, why bother ? A conrod that's balanced end to end and as part of the balanced reciprocating mass is just that... a balanced conrod. Lighter rods may help the engine spinning up but having it called a Carillo is just an excuse to burn money,...unless you're going into +6000 revs a lot and maintaining the revs for 5 or 6 secs or more in competition. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 The word "unbreakable" always seems to me like a challenge. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boxofbits Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Stunning car, but I think the breathtaking scenery helps lift it off the page somewhat. Wouldn't look half as good on a rainy day on Croydon High Street! It's so good that the rusty chrome dash plinth retaining screw stands out like a sore thumb! Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fremont Posted March 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Nope, why bother ? A conrod that's balanced end to end and as part of the balanced reciprocating mass is just that... a balanced conrod. Lighter rods may help the engine spinning up but having it called a Carillo is just an excuse to burn money,...unless you're going into +6000 revs a lot and maintaining the revs for 5 or 6 secs or more in competition. Mick Richards Carillos made my already smoother than factory '250 engine ( balanced stock rods ) noticeably smoother; I've not witnessed one as smooth. The stress and corresponding deflection of the crankshaft is proportional to the weight of the throws with all their attachments. On the 6-pot rod the Carillos are dramatically lighter at 425-450 grams each - I take this to be the reason why. As for their expense, you get what you pay for, and to the extent ( which I guess is considerable ) they alleviate the " need " for billet cranks and reinforced bearing caps in racing applications there would be a tradeoff. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sadman Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Nice enough looking car but some errors and flights of fancy in the blurb. The wires were described more than once as 48-spoke whilst obviously the correct 60-spoke. I had never before heard the 4-cylinder TRactor engine described as having the smoothness of a turbine and I wonder what is meant by a transparent chassis! Interesting to see the engine described as having "no major oil leaks", that at least has the ring of truth, it's a rare TR engine that is truly leak free. It will indeed be interesting to see what the winning bid is. Tim A TRiumph that doesn't leak oil? That goes for Triumph motorbikes too! Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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