In a message dated 10/27/2007 7:32:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Kinderlehrer@comcast.net writes:
Does anyone know if the surrey top for the TR4 was a factory option or a
dealer installed option? A friend is doing an article on options of the
period
and would like to know.
==AM==
TECHNICALLY... ;-)
The real question is whether the TR4 hardtop option (likely including the
vinyl part and its framework -- the "surrey" -- as well as the metal top
panel) was factory or dealer-installed? Now that we've gotten terminology out
of
the way, the answer is yes to both. A factory hard top installation could be
had in body color, while those supplied after the fact and to be installed by
the dealer or owner were generally available in either white or black. At
least that color choice is what I remember reading in various histories of the
TR4. By the time of the TR4A, the "kit" was available with rear light frame
and
metal top available in "primed" finish. The "surrey" kit, available in both
black and white, was a separate option.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and
Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_
(http://triumph-herald.us/)
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