John McCormack Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) Does anybody recognise this battery clamp bar? It came with the car and was on the car when the 2nd owner bought the car in 1966. I am the 3rd owner and believe there is a good chance it is of an original type. Edited April 14, 2021 by John McCormack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Looks pretty original to me. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony_C Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 And me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Maybe it's my eyesight but it looks more like a bit of old angle-iron to me. Doesn't the genuine bar have the holes for the screwed rod drilled through the very corner of the angle, not through one of the flat bits. Charlie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobTR3 Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Yep, looks exactly like mine. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim hunt Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 I agree with Charlie John. The original battery clamp on my 4A has the holes drilled through the corners. Of course the TR2 clamp might have been different so I looked at the road test of OHP 771 in the Autocar of 8th January 1954 and the engine compartment shot clearly shows the clamp rods going through the corners, see images. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Not what I would describe as original Triumph. Looks like a local modification away from UK factory original spec. Are there any other antipodean TR2 s with similar? Could have been an importer’s spec. Peter W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim hunt Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Bob, image below (Autocar dated 11th January 1957) shows the original clamps on TR3 SKV 656 the be same as on the TR2. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 You are correct of course, I had not noticed the position of of the holes. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Thanks all. I'll replace it for aesthetic reasons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 hour ago, John McCormack said: Thanks all. I'll replace it for aesthetic reasons. it may come in handy for some fencing project Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 53 minutes ago, RogerH said: it may come in handy for some fencing project Roger Haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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