My TR4 (CT37002L) has the badge.
D. Brown
-----Original Message-----
From: ArthurK101@aol.com <ArthurK101@aol.com>
To: ArthurK101@aol.com <ArthurK101@aol.com>; fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us
<fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; triumphs@autox.team.net
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Cc: drake@direct.ca <drake@direct.ca>
Date: Friday, November 21, 1997 3:03 PM
Subject: "TR4" badge on boot (trunk) lid
>ALL TR4 OWNERS who care about such things.
>
>Len Drake wrote:
>
>> I am restoring a TR4 CT 16240 and have a couple
>> of questions:
> ---snip ---
>> 3. Did all early TR4's have the TR4 badge on the trunk lid?
>
>My answer was "Yes, as far as I know ..." But Chip Old (CT3154 -an early
>'62) said that he thought the early TR4's didn't have the badge.
>So I went back to researching: My results follow:
>
>It appears that some early TR4's might not have had the badge on the boot
>lid. This is verified by:
>
>1) A series of "Road and Track" and "Car and Driver" photos which I have.
> All the photos were from road tests of TR4's in 1962 and '63.
>
>2) The TR shop manual diagrams do not show the badge in the boot (trunk)
>section BUT do show the badge in the "sealing" section. Hmmm.
>
>3) My TR4 CT33118L was built 14 May '64 and had the badge when new.
>
>Len's and Chip's cars were built in 1962 (Comm #'s CT2649 through CT18605
>were built that year). Since both L.&C.'s cars appear to have no badge NOR
>the holes where the badge would have been, the badges might have became
>standard in late '63 or '64. Now this is deduction, boys and girls. To
nail
>this baby down we need a look at several things.
>
>So far we have CT 3154 and CT 16240 (both built in '62) without a TR4 badge
>on the boot lid. And CT 33118L (built 14 May'64) with a badge.
>
>SO how about you TR4 folks with an original lid checking and seeing what
you
>have? Do you have the badge and, if not, are the holes drilled for it?
> Thanks all.
>
>OOPS. Just received Darrell Leach's post. His numbers (CT5368 and 13108)
>fall in between Len's and Chip's. HERE WE GO AGAIN.
>
> Maybe the dealers here in the states put on the badges in '62 or maybe
the
>factory only put them on when they felt like it or had some on hand. Any
>ideas? BTW my car ('64) rolled out of the factory with the badge - as well
>as a wood facia panel (dash). Go figure. :-) Curiouser and curiouser !!
>
>Art Kelly '64 TR4 CT 33118L (original owner)
>VTR TR4 vehicle consultant
>
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