This may be of interest... My
in-storage-for-a-future-restoration-TR-4A-IRS has the commission number
CTC75563L ... obviously near the very end run of the TR 4A's...
I am pretty sure the grill was the original one to the car... It had the
TR 250 black/chrome color arrangement... but still had the hole.
Interesting, huh?
To answer your questin about grills... the TR 4 had the whimpy stamped
feel... the TR 4A's and later had the more substantial feel... you'll find
that the rings going around the headlamps, are welded in place... from
behind... quite an artful piece. TR 250 should not have the hole... as
mentioned... but I wouldn't be surprised if early cars still had the
hole... I base this only on the fact that my TR 4A IRS seems to have had
an interim grill... and perhaps some of these carried over... who knows!
--Justin
http://www.greenheart.com/jmwagner
TR 4A & TR 4A IRS
Los Angeles
Brad Kahler wrote:
> > This morning I was looking at the grill on each of my TR250 project
> > cars and I noticed that the grills are not the same.
> >
> > One appears to be a cast part and is quite substantial in feel. The
> > other appears to be stamped aluminum and is not nearly as
> > substantial in construction.
> >
> > Were there more that one TR250 grill configuration or do I have only
> > one true TR250 grill?
>
> Tom,
>
> According to "The Book", the difference between the 4A and the 250
> grill is as follows, ".....matt black paint on the parts of the
> horizontal bars that face upwards, the sharper leading edges of the
> bars still being polished. The bottom horizontal bar was no longer
> scalloped to clear the non-existent starting handle, unlike on the
> TR4A."
>
> Basically if you don't have the hole crank handle on the grille its a
> 250 grille otherwise its probably for a 4A.
>
> Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
>
> 1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L (In "Teething" Mode right now)
> 1966 TR4A CT72398L (Slowly gathering the needed parts)
> 1951 Dodge Truck 82217766 B-3-B-108 (Frame painted, now suspension)
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