I'm TS76120L it's not the original cowl but one that was obtained from the
dealer about 1973 or 74. The original letters were used in the new cowl, I
don't know if they were predrilled or not ,, too long ago.
Tom
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Front cowl letter placement
> -----Original Message-----
> From: THOMAS FANSHER <tfansher@comcast.net>
>
> I have a template for the letter placement for the front cowling on my
> TR3,
> BUT it's for the earlier 3's. The post 60,000 models are DIFFERENT -
> luckily
> I didn't just drill the holes and then find out ;^) -- very atypical of
> me....
> Anyone out there have the letters off the cowl and able to make a
> template?
>
> ==AM==
> Tom, I can't help, but (at risk of opening up another "late TR3A/TR3B
> front apron" debate) I would suggest that this change from "ribbed" to
> "smooth" letters is significantly later than TS60001 and future. For what
> it's worth, I can vouch for (recently sold and now finally being restored
> by a new owner) TS71909L, built 3/28/60, having its original front apron
> with the wider "ribbed" letters. I suspect that the change to the narrower
> "smooth" letters came well later than that.
>
> Curious: how "late" is your car? and, to your knowledge, does it have the
> original front apron?
>
> --Andy Mace
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