I recently purchased a 1969 TR6 CC25017 (the 17th TR6 built).
I have noticed a couple unique things about this car and would
appreciate the wisdom of the list in determining originality.
Along the top edge of the rear fenders, starting at the door
and running back to the trunk lid is a chrome bead (painted)
similar to that used on the TR250. I have chipped away some
of the repaints to reveal that the bottom layer of paint on
this strip is Damson, the original color of the car. My
question is how many TR6's were built with this strip. I
can find no reference to it in any of the materials I have
on TR6's.
The build date on this car is listed as April 1, 1968 - this
seems early since the car is registered as a 1969.
Also, the engine number is stamped 25155 HE , however all
references seem to indicate that the numbers should be
followed by an E, not HE. What's with this?
Thank you for any and all responses.
Cheers,
Len Drake
Kelowna, B.C.
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