I'm not certain how one defines "correct", but nowhere in my modest
collection of factory literature (including the commision number plate
on the car) is there a hyphen in the model number.
The biggest curiosity as to how it's written is the later TR3 owner's
manuals, "Practical hints for the maintenance of the Triumph T.R.3",
which seems to imply that "T.R." are the initials for something. But, I
suspect this just means that Standard-Triumph was not all that careful
about such things, some writer got it wrong and no one thought it worth
correcting.
Another interesting point, we've all heard that the factory never
officially acknowledged a "TR3A" model. BUT, my factory SPC (USA
edition) is titled "Triumph Sports Car 20 TR2, 3 & 3A models" !
I'll let someone else expound on why "TRS" is not the plural of "TR" <g>
Randall
59 TR3A (no hyphen)
info@theyeagergroup.com wrote:
>
> I have noted that the means of referencing the TR series seems to have
>changed over time. I
> have owned a TR-6 for many years and have collected many old reviews, ads,
>etc. It would
> seem that in the old literature the TRS were referenced in print as TR-4A or
>TR-5 or TR-6
> etc. However at this point all I see on websites is TR6 etc. Which is the
>correct or
> preferred way of writing the TR series name at this point in history?
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