FWIW,
My parts car is TS67200L, with an EB65733, and the 3rd plate is 1070558
My race car is TS65879L, is missing it's EB plate but has 1010919.
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6's, TR250's, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Ferguson <fergie@ntplx.net>
To: Gbouff1@aol.com <Gbouff1@aol.com>
Cc: Triumphs@autox.team.net <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, February 07, 1999 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: TR3A firewall body number poll
>
>Gbouff1@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> Dear Listers,
>>
>> On the fire wall of every TR3 are two brass tags one is a 6 or 7 digit
>> bodyshell number, the other is a plate that starts with the letters "EB"
and
>> is followed by numbers that are close but probably higher than the actual
>> commission number. According to Bill Piggott's book on triumphs there
are no
>> records of this number or of it's purpose.
>>
>> My problem is that the "EB" number on my car is missing. The fact that
the
>> number is close to, but slightly higher than the commission number may
help me
>> in determining the number on my car. The request that I make to the list
is
>> to forward me your COMMISSION number and "EB" number preferably those
close to
>> my commission number TS 58399. Armed with this information I should be
able
>> to interpolate the exact or close to the exact number for my car.
>>
>> Also, if enough of you think it worthwhile, I will compile the list of
names
>> and numbers for the list. If you don't want your numbers or name shared
>> please say so.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Gary Bouffard
>> 59 TR3A TS58399
>
>Not sure what the pattern is here (I suspect there IS no pattern), but I
>have two parts cars, numbers as follows:
>
>TS65633L EB63641 Difference: 1992
>TS73556L EB72063 Difference: 1493
>
>The differences here are considerably larger than George Richardson's
>"27". So make up a number - I won't tell the judges if you won't. 8^)
>--
>Michael Ferguson
>Vernon CT
>
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