Don H. Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) There aren't many classics out during the Grand Prix weekend in Monaco. This year there seemed to be more than usual, including this TR3 coming down Beau Rivage during open circulation on the circuit. Note the forward-hinged bonnet! (Apologies for the quickly-grabbed images. I didn't expect to see that car at that point.) See posts 4 and 5 for more discussion about bodyshell details. (click on any image to open larger version.) Edited June 16, 2017 by Don H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Quite a few mods to that TR3A body but full marks for getting 4 people in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomMull Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Quite a few mods to that TR3A body but full marks for getting 4 people in it. I do hope they are not going far and I bet the two in the back share the thought.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted June 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 I suspect they were only going to drive 2.075 miles or so... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 I think it is a 3A, I see hinge plinths and it has door handles of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted June 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 I think it is a 3A, I see hinge plinths and it has door handles of course. You're right, Stan. If one views this image in full original size the plinths are visible at front and rear of the bodyshell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Is that a Doretti style grille and opening ? Fancy flared arches too. What's the thinking around the forward mounted bonnet ? Bit of a hinderance surely ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hhhmmmm ...strikes me it may well be lookalike http://www.replicatorsportscars.co.uk/index.html Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Larnder Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Mick Agreed! it is a replica, with Monaco number plate and international identification on the boot lid. The headlight nacelles indicate TR2 and TR3 style, and the flared arches are for those super wide tyres. Can´t see the advantage of the forward opening bonnet unless for safety should our style fly open while motoring, certainly no advantage as I see it for maintenance. We got lost in Monaco in our TR3A went passed the casino three times, unintentionally. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alec Pringle Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Room 101 then . . . . Cheers Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Raised hinges but rear panel does not have the raised plinths for the indicators, front panel not the right shape for 3 or 3A but the rest all looks correct - interior, dash etc. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 TR in a Grand Prix ? A TR2 came fourth in a GP in 1954...it was supercharged ..of course. https://www.scribd.com/document/227580801/Eldred-Anecdote Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted June 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 TR in a Grand Prix ? A TR2 came fourth in a GP in 1954...it was supercharged ..of course. https://www.scribd.com/document/227580801/Eldred-Anecdote Peter "Eldred’s Triumph was driven from the track, and without any rebuild it then towed the trailer, trophies and £600 prize money 1300 miles back to Adelaide, rattling gently from cracked pistons..." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted June 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hhhmmmm ...strikes me it may well be lookalike http://www.replicatorsportscars.co.uk/index.html Mick Richards Raised hinges but rear panel does not have the raised plinths for the indicators, front panel not the right shape for 3 or 3A but the rest all looks correct - interior, dash etc. Bob. It does look quite a bit like one of the Replicator glassfibre/spaceframe kit cars. https://www.facebook.com/Replicator-Sports-Cars-Ltd-212093142222345/ There are a few differences from the Monaco car and the images on the Replicator Sports Cars, Ltd. FB page. As Bob notes, the raised plinths for the rear turn signals are present on their kit car images, but not on the Monaco car. And the Replicator images show front wings with no flared lip, whereas the Monaco car has them. These changes could probably easily have been dealt with in the moulds for the glassfibre buildup, though. I'd say there's every likelihood it is a replica TR. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 "Eldred’s Triumph was driven from the track, and without any rebuild it then towed the trailer, trophies and £600 prize money 1300 miles back to Adelaide, rattling gently from cracked pistons..." Don, Eldred came fourth. The TR was up against single seaters. Brabham's Cooper retired after one lap. No wonder 12 lbs of boost with no de-compression gasket did a tad of damage. On the circuit it was run on methanol so he must have been getting around 200bhp. A credit to Triumph's pistons. Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted June 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Yes, it sounds like the car was a bomb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rodofcv Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Don't forget that the 1954 Macau Grand Prix was won by a TR2 driven by one Eddie Carvalho. It may not have been strictly a Grand Prix in some people's eyes but that is what it was called. Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Surely there must be some readers of this forum who live in Monaco and have seen the car and know more about it. Maybe the next time a Monaco reader sees it they could jump out and ask the driver some questions. Replica or not, I’d love to know the reason for the bonnet hinges at the front. (Modified early Mini, I think. I’ve got a pair on my shelves, but I don’t think I’ll be doing the same...) Charlie D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted June 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 The car has an "X" number plate, which in the Monegasque system means an antique car greater than 25 years old. It didn't seem to have any affiliation with the Automobile Club de Monaco (the guys who host the Rallye Monte Carlo and the Monaco Grand Prix) but there are almost certainly folks in the club who know that TR and as I'm a member of the ACM's Section Historique, there are probably some people I could ask... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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