This stuff about the STC number reminds me of similar mods done to TR3A
commission numbers in Ontario (and perhaps in other provincces/states).
My December/60 TR3A has a '2' stamped immediately in front of the
commission number giving: 2TS 81140 L. A buddies TR3A (also from
December/60) also has this stamping giving 2TS 81541 L.
My December/59 TR3A has no such stamping and remains TS 63307 LO. I have
interpreted the '2' stamping to represent the year of original sale of
the car. This would fit with the stories of the many unsold TR3As
sitting around in '61 and '62.
Dave Q.
> From Joe Curry:
> Brad, The STC number was the method that US dealers used to get around the
>Triumph practice of using the
calendar year as the basis of the model. (A car made on Dec 31, 1965 is
a 65 model while the one made on Jan 1, 1966 is a 1966 model).<
>
> Since it was difficult to convince buyers that they were not getting last
>year's model the scheme
was developed to match the model to the US model year. In reality, most
(if not all) STC 65 cars are actually 1964 models according to the
records of the BMIHT.<
>
>Some say that STC 65 means "sold to customer as a 65 model.<
>
> Regards,
> Joe Curry
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