charlie74 Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hello years ago my father bought a basket case 3A from a gentleman in London Ontario who had purchased the car sight unseen from Utah. It was advertised as rust free and was way above the abilities of this fella to restore. Once it arrived home my dad started a body-off restoration that took 4 years to complete. Indeed it was a beauty when it was finished and a far cry from the heap that it was. I remember having a couple of friends around to the house to look at it and they both openly laughed at my dad and said he was crazy ! It even had bullet holes ! anyway, once it was completed it was driven (once) around the corner to get some photos and for reasons too long to get into here it was then loaded on a trailer the following day and it was sold to a gent in Denmark. Fortunately i was able to purchase the 74 TR6 that would have been it’s stable mate and i still have it 21 years later. It too was a body off re-do and is in the same condition as it was when finished (almost). Does any one know of its whereabouts or does this sound familiar? I am only asking out of curiosity but it would be nice to tell my dad if it is still on the road. Unfortunately I don’t know the commission number but IIRC it was a ‘53 finished in red with a grey interior that had red piping... thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charlie74 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Bumping this once just in case. PM any responses please...! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Hi Charlie, just to let you know there are folk reading your message. Bit of a big ask, without any numbers, but you could try TR Register Denmark, a sidescreen car arriving from the USA, might stir a memory or two? John. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 6/8/2020 at 12:32 PM, charlie74 said: Hello years ago my father bought a basket case 3A from a gentleman in London Ontario who had purchased the car sight unseen from Utah. It was advertised as rust free and was way above the abilities of this fella to restore. Once it arrived home my dad started a body-off restoration that took 4 years to complete. Indeed it was a beauty when it was finished and a far cry from the heap that it was. I remember having a couple of friends around to the house to look at it and they both openly laughed at my dad and said he was crazy ! It even had bullet holes ! anyway, once it was completed it was driven (once) around the corner to get some photos and for reasons too long to get into here it was then loaded on a trailer the following day and it was sold to a gent in Denmark. Fortunately i was able to purchase the 74 TR6 that would have been it’s stable mate and i still have it 21 years later. It too was a body off re-do and is in the same condition as it was when finished (almost). Does any one know of its whereabouts or does this sound familiar? I am only asking out of curiosity but it would be nice to tell my dad if it is still on the road. Unfortunately I don’t know the commission number but IIRC it was a ‘53 finished in red with a grey interior that had red piping... thanks! It might be confusing saying it is a 53. TR3As, which this car definitely is, were made between 57 and 61. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Forey Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Charlie, send Peder Anderson in Denmark an email at the address you can find here: http://www.tr-register.co.uk/international-groups. He is a very helpful gentleman. Mick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charlie74 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Thanks guys! I might be wrong on the “A” as it was quite a long time ago now. If it clears anything up the shipment to Denmark would have been from Canada rather than the US. I’ll email Peder and check with him. c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 It looks like a 3A & the Jeep Cherokee towing it looks just like mine ! Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charlie74 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Cool bike! He restored a 650 Bonneville before the cars and it was sold without ever being ridden by him. My mum made him because she didn’t want her two preteen boys riding motorbikes...it was run once, in our basement! Mum was not impressed!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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