triumphs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: TR4A SU Center Pull Throttles-Population Size

To: "Gerald M Van Vlack" <jerryvv@alltel.net>
Subject: Re: TR4A SU Center Pull Throttles-Population Size
From: Doug Mathews <mathews@uga.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:56:28 -0400
can't speak to the technical side of the center pull, but it was my 
understanding that the MG guys ended up owning SU for a while, so TR 
went with the Zenith so as to not use a competitor's product. The MG 
boys sold SU and TR went back to them.  I may be wrong, but won't be 
the first or  last.

Doug

At 12:26 PM 9/26/2005, you wrote:
>Joe,
>CTC 69150 came with SU's.
>  Moss shows the last car as CTC 78684 so that says 9534 at least were made
>with SU's  I'm sure that someone with a car earlier than mine will be able
>to add to the population with SU's. The run of cars with ZS started with
>TR4's and carried over into the 4A's before then switching to the SU -
>HS6's.
>JVV
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <N197TR4@cs.com>
>To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 11:13 AM
>Subject: TR4A SU Center Pull Throttles-Population Size
>
>
> > List:
> >
> > Does anyone have an idea of the history and population size of the TR4A
>with
> > center pull throttle rods and springs, used with SU/HS6?
> >
> > The TR4A came in with the Z-S because of supply issues, I believe.
> >
> > Then came back in at the end of the production run with HS6 and center
> > pulls???
> >
> > Thanks...Joe (A)




<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>