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The TR3 BETA chassis actually came first and the later TR4 body was put on =
it. Frank Marsden engineered the suspension and steering for the TR3 BETA =
as part of Ray Bates's team tasked with looking into ways to improve the TR=
. Rack and pinion steering was something Frank considered important along =
with the suspension upgrades, hence the wider wings to cover it all. It wa=
s considered so successful that the upscaled Zest TR4 body was simply put o=
n the entire TR3 BETA platform.
And you won't have read that in any book before. Fortunately, I have it al=
l on camera and included it in the minor revision I made to 'Traditional Tr=
iumph TR: From the TR2 to the TR6' that I issued a few years ago. If you h=
ave the version that includes Frank Marsden and Ray Bates then you already =
have the full story.
John C.
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The TR3 BETA chassis actually came first and the later TR4 body was put on =
it. Frank Marsden engineered the suspension and steering for the TR3 =
BETA as part of Ray Bates's team tasked with looking into ways to improve t=
he TR. Rack and pinion steering was
something Frank considered important along with the suspension upgrades, h=
ence the wider wings to cover it all. It was considered so successful=
that the upscaled Zest TR4 body was simply put on the entire TR3 BETA plat=
form.<br>
<br>
And you won't have read that in any book before. Fortunately, I have =
it all on camera and included it in the minor revision I made to 'Tradition=
al Triumph TR: From the TR2 to the TR6' that I issued a few years ago. =
; If you have the version that includes Frank
Marsden and Ray Bates then you already have the full story.<br>
<br>
John C.<br>
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