This is what I've dug up on Pikiwoodia. Wouldn't disagree with any of it.
AFAIK, the GTR4 was never a factory built or finished car, though it's
possible the company might have campaigned one in a Rally but I'd guess this
was with full finacial participation with L.F. Dove. AttachedB are pix ofB one
I took about 2006, though I realise it won't get on the Triumph list.
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Jonmac
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DovC) GTR4
Perhaps the most rare production TR4 model is the
DovC) GTR4 (and GTR4A) b a TR4 rebuilt as a coupC) by a specialist
coachbuilder for the Dove dealership in Wimbledon, London; only 43 were
produced. The conversions were by Harrington Motor Bodyworks, mostly known for
construction of the Harrington Alpine, a similarly converted Sunbeam Alpine.
Although most were based on the TR4 model, the sales brochure pictures a TR4A
version of these cars. The engines came with such period extras as a heater in
the water jackets to assist early morning starts. Some were fitted with fully
balanced motors by Jack Brabham Motors or Laystall Engineering in London,
which was offered as an option in the sales catalogue. Two jump seats were
placed behind the driver's seat using identical materials to the originally
equipped standard TR4. A wood-rimmed wheel with riveted perimeter was fitted
to some models along with auxiliary lamps under the front bumper bars. A
metallised
identifying sticker with "DovC)" on it was fitted to the glovebox lid. On the
rear deck to the left below the lid, was another identifying badge with the
DovC) logo. The side window glasses were specially shaped with a flat top edge
to fit the new roof line. Each DovC) was an individual order and some
variation occurred in each car. Tinted swing-down see-through acrylic sun
visors were custom fitted. The aerodynamics of the DovC) gave it good
acceleration from 80 mph (130 km/h) to 100 mph (160 km/h) in comparison with
the standard version of the car. They were originally conceived by L.F. Dove &
Co. as their attempt to fill the GT category for Europe, hence the French
nomenclature with an inflection at the end of the word DovC). The cars were
priced at B#1250, almost as much as a Jaguar E-Type, and as such were
uncompetitive price-wise. One example was exported for sale through Australian
Motor Industries in Melbourne, Australia. A road test of one of
these cars was reported in Autocar magazine dated 7 June 1963. Up to a dozen
of the cars are known to still exist.[B
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