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I had a 1949 2000 roadster with one of the FRE plates on it. Bob
Kinderlehrer will likely chime in shortly as he purchased that 2000 from me
a year or so ago.
That's the only one I've seen in the wild.
Brad
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
> Many of us US-based TR folk will have read in the books about factory
> reconditioned engines (FRE) and the replacement number plate riveted over
> the original plinth.
>
> But over here it's not easy to see one of these plates -- FRE engines
> didn't make it to the US officially, AFAIK, and I've never seen one in an
> American TR.
>
> I had a chance to take a good photo of one the other weekend playing TRs
> with friends in the UK, and thought some of you might find it interesting
> to see. This one is from a 1956 TR3 in long-term (but not original)
> ownership. That engine's been in the car a looong time, still going strong
> without a rebuild. The guys who reconditioned it back in the day did a
> good job.
>
> http://4xdog.smugmug.com/photos/i-XvTTKzN/0/X2/i-XvTTKzN-X2.jpg
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I had a 1949 2000 roadster with one of the FRE plates on i=
t.=C2=A0 Bob Kinderlehrer will likely chime in shortly as he purchased that=
2000 from me a year or so ago. =C2=A0<div><br></div><div>That's the on=
ly one I've seen in the wild.</div><div><br></div><div>Brad</div><div><=
br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On=
Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Don Hiscock <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D=
"mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>&=
gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 =
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Many o=
f us US-based TR folk will have read in the books about factory recondition=
ed engines (FRE) and the replacement number plate riveted over the original=
plinth.<div><br></div><div>But over here it's not easy to see one of t=
hese plates -- FRE engines didn't make it to the US officially, AFAIK, =
and I've never seen one in an American TR.</div><div><br></div><div>I h=
ad a chance to take a good photo of one the other weekend playing TRs with =
friends in the UK, and thought some of you might find it interesting to see=
.=C2=A0 This one is from a 1956 TR3 in long-term (but not original) ownersh=
ip.=C2=A0 That engine's been in the car a looong time, still going stro=
ng without a rebuild.=C2=A0 The guys who reconditioned it back in the day d=
id a good job.</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://4xdog.smugmug.com=
/photos/i-XvTTKzN/0/X2/i-XvTTKzN-X2.jpg" target=3D"_blank">http://4xdog.smu=
gmug.com/photos/i-XvTTKzN/0/X2/i-XvTTKzN-X2.jpg</a><br></div></div>
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