the wheels were
american racing and were put on the cars by kas.
bruce stutzman
----- Original Message -----
From: "elliottd" <elliottd@look.ca>
To: "Russ Moore" <rem9@sunlink.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 3:27 AM
Subject: Re: Information sought on Shell TR-4
> The 1964 Shell 4000 TR4 from NY was sent to Germany and restored.
>
> There was a big story a year or so ago about how authentic this car really
> is with Graham Robson (in Triumph World) trying to be the referee. Neil
> Revington ( who restored two Shell 4000 TR4s - one for Ian Cornish and one
> for himself) claims that about 15% of the car is made from the Shell TR4
> from NY.
>
> Do you know who prepared these cars? They sported Oregon plates while in
> the North America while in England they had British plates VC3, VC4, VC5
and
> VC6. There were 4 cars in the Team, but three ran in the Shell 4000.
>
> Did you know that in a museum in England, there is an original axe that is
> reputed to have belonged to a king about 1000 years ago. Amazing when you
> learn afterwards that this original axe has had the handle replaced 5
times.
> And the head was replaced 4 times - or something like that. Is it still
> original ?
>
> BTW, I did the 1964 Shell Rally in a Reneault (and finished) and got to
see
> those TR4s. This was the first time that anyone used alloy wheels (I
guess
> thay may have been Mini-lites) and everyone said they were too fragile and
> they'd all break before the end of the first night out of Vancouver on the
> way to Montreal. It was revolutionary at the time. In fact one had a
flat
> in a special stage in Saskatchewan (I believe) and ran the rest of the
stage
> on the alloy rim. Later they put a new tyre in that same rim and it was
> still round, held air, etc.
>
> Don Elliott, 1958 TR3A, Montreal
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ Moore" <rem9@sunlink.net>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:25 PM
> Subject: Information sought on Shell TR-4
>
>
> > I recall about 10 years ago there was what seemed to be a Shell TR-4
being
> > redone in a body/resto shop in Syracuse NY. It had alloy panels and the
> > fancy venting that gave it the identifying character. Unsure of the VIN
or
> > of the former owner..............
> >
> > Does anyone know what became of this car? Know of it? I assune it was in
> the
> > northeast at least back then. Hopefully it didn't depart our shores. Any
> > leads or information would be appreciated.
> >
> > Russ Moore
> > Spitfire #49
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