Vehicle Description
I have been a car collector for 35 years. This is one of the
classics from my personal collection, see others at www.gccc.us I
purchased this Triumph from a sporting lady in her 70's. She had
the car down for a complete frame offf Restoration. Most all
British cars where painted same body color all over including the
inner fenders. One sure way to see what detail was done in the
supposingly frame off restoration..Even had the genleman who
restored this fabulous Triumph call and leave me a voice mail he
would like to buy it. . . His vm got deleted, Mr Restorer iffff you
by chance see this give me a call. Who else would know first hand
the quality and details in restorring this fine Triumph/ Engine and
other components of this automobile have been completely rebuilt.
Click Vehicle History below to look at this list! OPTIONAL
EQUIPMENT ???leather seats ???stainless exhaust ???Pentax
electronic ignition ???IRS=Independent Rear Suspension ???Durasport
aluminum wheels with Cooper tires ???Steering wheel is an upgrade
to a new Mota style 3-spoke wheel ~~Engine and other components of
this automobile have been completely rebuilt. WOW look at this
list! ???TR6 fuse box ???Stainless Exhaust ???High torque starter
???Fast round camshaft ???Fuel lines are all new ???New electric
fuel pump ???Pentax electronic ignition ???Spin on oil filter
conversion ???Dry cell extended life battery ???Larger pistons
installed 87.5 mm ???Rear oil seal conversion upgrade ???New
valves, springs and retainers ???New master cylinder and slave
cylinder ???New headlights with Halogen upgrades ???New oil cooler
with steel braided lines ???All new Copper and nickel hydraulic
lines ???Has new U-joints and has been balanced ???Carbs have been
rebuilt by Joe Curto of NY ???Heater and wiper motors have been
rebuilt ???Cylinder Head has been ported and polished
???Convertible top is new, all windows are clear ???Brake calipers
were rebuilt with stainless steel pistons ???10 blade electric
cooling fan with adjustable thermostat ???All new rubber seals and
gaskets and rubber hoses replaced ???All inner engine components
have been lightened and balanced ???Steering wheel is an upgrade to
a new Mota style 3-spoke wheel ???Durasport aluminum wheels with
Cooper tires (new at time of restoration) ???The rear differential
was removed, serviced, bearings replaced and resealed ???Front and
rear suspension have been rebuilt with new bushings and bearings
???Gauges have all been rebuilt by professional rebuilder in NY
(name unknown) ???Alternator has been replaced with a one-wire GM
high output racing alternator ???The gas tank was flushed and
recoated and a new level sending unit installed ???Dash pads are
all new and the dash knobs have all been replaced with new ones
???Also comes with a new tonneau cover can cover 2/3 of the cockpit
with the top down ???Gearbox was removed and rebuilt by Vinco
Transmission of Florida including the driveshaft ???New wiring
harness with remote Master Cut-off switch (theft deterrent system)
located in the glove compartment ???All chrome is original and was
completely disassembled, sandblasted and etch primed to the car by
Advance Body and Chassis. ???All new interior with original color
combination. Red with white piping and black seats were done by a
local professional installer ???The body was painstakingly block
sanded many times to ensure smoothness then the car was painted on
a rotisserie to insure the entire car was painted ???All chrome is
original to the car and has been replated at great expense by
Advance Body and Chassis. They were completely disassembled,
sandblasted and etch primed ???The body was painstakingly block
sanded many times to ensure smoothness. The car was then painted on
a rotisserie so that the entire car was painted. ???Disclosures:
the muffler was apparently dented during transport from the
previous seller to the current owner, however, it appears not to
have had any adverse effect on compression or the engine
performance ???Please note in the pictures that the letter "H" in
the word Triumph on the hood is missing HISTORY FROM THE PRIOR
OWNER Only 3633 TR4's were produced in 1967 (info from restoration
tech). And this car has most if not all matching numbers. This car
had approximately 40,000 miles on it before the restoration and
less than 1300 have been put on it since the restoration. This car
has IRS=Independent Rear Suspension as well as Overdrive which was
very innovative for the time and this model automobile This was a
no-expense restoration project for the owner's 70th birthday. The
car was to be a replacement for his Jaguar XK120, so every nut and
bolt was removed, bead blasted, painted or replaced down to the
smallest one. $30,000 was invested and documented so this car is
ready to drive. TR4 PRODUCTION DATES & NUMBERS While the Title
lists this car to be a 1968, it has been verified to be a 1967. We
know this because Commission numbers for 1967 were CTC 64148
through CTC 75172. It was probably not titled until 1968 due to
shipping time from England and the time in the showroom here in the
US, which was a common occurrence. TR4's were numbered sequentially
as they were built. The first TR4 (built July 18, 1961) had the
commission number CT1 and the last TR4 (built Jan 6, 1965) had the
commission number CT 40304. Present-day Triumph enthusiasts agree
that the "model year" is the year in which the car was built - no
matter what the license or title says. The reason that some cars
show a later year on the title is because the car was not sold
until a later time and was not titled by the dealer until it was
sold. (Some importers also added another small plate (STC nn) for
the year in which the car was sold/titled). COMMISSION, BODY AND
ENGINE NUMBERS Each car had at least three important numbers The
Commission Number (CT nnnnnn) - found on the left side of the
engine compartment on a plate in front of the firewall. This plate
also gives other information such as whether the car was left-hand
drive (L after the number), whether Overdrive was fitted (O after
the number), and states the gross laden weight in pounds. Beginning
sometime in 1963, the commission plate also carried codes for paint
and interior colors. The Body Number (nnnnnCT) - found in the
engine compartment on the right side in front of the firewall. This
plate is smaller than the commission number plate and contains only
the body number. Since the bodies and chassis were built
separately, the body and commission numbers will probably not match
but are usually within a hundred or so of each other. The Engine
Number (CTnnnnnE) - found on the left side of the cylinder block
(near the coil). The engine number usually does not match the other
numbers because some Triumph engines were built and then sold to
Morgan and other car makers. Therefore, the sequence of engine
numbers was interrupted and does not match the commission / body
numbers.
