> -----Original Message-----
> From: Will [mailto:tr6@mac.com]
> Sent: 17 January 2001 10:08
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Two Zests?
>
>
> Moving on to the Jan issue of Thoroughbred & Classic Cars, at the end
> of their feature on TR's is a page of pictures of prototypes,
> specials, Le Mans cars, etc. Amongst them is a white car with chrome
> grille & integral side lights, & pop up lights. It is described thus:
> "1963 Zest....this Michelotti design was a prototype for the TR6,
> economics meant he had to build it on a TR4 chassis....Power was from
> a triple SU fed 2 litre straight six engine from the Standard
> Vanguard saloon."
>
> Seeing this again I remembered the old article & a quick check
> confirmed it: Both cars carry the plate 6206 VC. Something has
> happened to the grill & bumper, but it seems to be the same car.
>
> So what is it? Another Zest?
Hi Will,
I've wondered the same thing. I've seen this car in the flesh
several times at (and on the way to) the Malvern Motoring Event - at least
I'm fairly sure it's the same car as the description, and the number plate
is certainly a VC series. I thought at first that this was the legendary
"Fury" prototype, until I was shown a photograph of the Fury and realised
that it was not the same car. This one is certainly built on a seperate
chassis, though which flavour I couldn't tell you as I am no expert on TRs.
The rear end arrangement is slightly odd and in fact looks unfinished. There
is a Kamm tail with a very severe recess - the rear lights are arranged as 3
seperate lights in a horizontal row on each side. The lights themselves are
similar if not the same as the small generic Lucas units used as indicators
on Minis and early Spitfires.
So what is it? I don't know. It's certainly a very handsome car from
most angles. Like yourself I'd be very interested to find out more,
Cheers,
Bill (the other William Davies!)
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