Too bad it became parts. It could have had a successful career in a circus
freak show! Seriously, the more I tried to picture it, the more I think the
Karmann rear clip would horribly clash with the traditional TR4/250 front
clip. Its just plaids and stripes, man. I love both the TR250 AND the TR6
and I think they each stand as beautiful cars exactly as their designers
intended. But it was an interesting engineering topic and for that reason
alone was worth discussing. Regards, Greg Hutmacher
76 TR6
68 MGB/GT
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From: fogbro1@impop.bellatlantic.net
[SMTP:fogbro1@impop.bellatlantic.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 9:21 PM
To: Bud Rolofson; triumphs@autox.team.net; fogbro2@aol.com
Subject: Re: TR 256
Actually, Bud, it's called the TR650. One appeared in Pittsburgh a
couple of years
ago. A picture was published in our club newsletter and later picked
up by several
other club newsletters around the country. It also sported Cadillac
rear overriders.
Mercifully it became parts shortly after the picture was taken.
Ed Woods
Bud Rolofson wrote:
> I'd like to know if anyone out there has done something like this.
>
> I've been thinking about putting the front clip from a TR4/250
onto a TR6 frame.
> It would be a TR6 from the firewall back and a TR4/250 from the
doors and
> firewall forward. Anyone ever seen this done or have any ideas on
what
> modifications would be needed or considerations that I should look
at? What
> measurements should I make to take into account things like, the
TR4/250 bonnet
> has a curve to it versus the flatter TR6 bonnet, and might not fit
over the long
> 6 cylinder engine? (Would a small V8 be a better fit for the
TR4/250 bonnet?)
>
> Comments? Suggestions (sorry, my wife has already claimed the
"have your head
> examined" suggestion)? Ideas? Experiences?
>
> My apologies to any that might be offended by my lack of purism,
but I really
> like the looks of the front of the TR4/250 and the rear of the TR6
and I figure
> I'd be salvaging two TRs at once.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Bud 71TR6 CC57365
> 71TR6 CC65446 (into a TR256 ?)
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