- #1961 triumph tr3a manual#
- #1961 triumph tr3a registration#
Side curtains are not included in the sale.ĭayton 15″ wire wheels with two-eared knock-off spinners are mounted with 165-15″ Firestone F-560 tires, all of which were installed in February 2019. A blemish near the right-side deck lid hinge is shown in the gallery below, and the windshield wiper system is said to function but is in need of repair. A black soft top has been fitted and brightwork includes front and rear bumpers, dual fender-mounted mirrors, a rear luggage rack, and fender guards. The body was refurbished in the late 1980s, which included stripping the panels and performing rust repairs prior to a repaint in its current shade of red.
#1961 triumph tr3a registration#
This TR3A is now offered in Canada with a car cover, service records, spare parts, and a British Columbia registration document in the seller’s name. It is finished in red over a black interior, and equipment consists of a black soft top and a chrome luggage rack, while recent services have included rebuilding the steering box, an overhaul of the suspension system, and installation of four Dayton wire wheels mounted with Firestone tires.
#1961 triumph tr3a manual#
The TR3 today is remembered as a model that helped establish Triumph as a leading producer of open twoseat sports cars – a reputation the company carried through the 1970s.This 1961 Triumph TR3A was acquired by the seller in July 1983 and is powered by a 2,198cc inline-four mated to a four-speed manual transmission with electrically activated overdrive.
The TR4 indeed proved to be quite successful, so the TR3B was retired following 1962. The car also had a new synchromesh gearbox. Underneath, though, the car carried the B's optional 2138 cc inline4 that produced 105 hp. The TR3B (again, never referred to as such by the company) was produced during the 1962 model year, and was externally identical to the TR3A. To address these concerns, Triumph created the final iteration of the TR3 to safeguard against public disinterest. By 1961, Triumph was preparing its radically new TR4, but American dealers were uncertain about how this new offering would be received commercially. Again, the vast majority of these vehicles were destined for the U.S. The public responded favorably to the new appearance by purchasing more than 58,000 TR3As during the car's sixyear run. Mechanically, most of the TR3's original spec remained. Also, headlight treatment was slightly altered, door handles (available on the earlier cars via a “GT Kit”) became standard, a locking trunk handle appeared, and larger bumpers were installed. Most significantly, the car's grille grew wider and became less recessed. Triumph executed a visual freshening in 1957, and the cars are now referred to as the TR3A, though the company never officially named this evolutionary model as such. A handful of buyers opted for the occasional rear seat as well. Popular optional equipment for TR3s included overdrive, a hard top, and wire wheels. More than 13,000 TR3s were manufactured between 19, with 90% of those landing on American shores. Performance was on par, though, and the car was well received. It had a small opening in the front with a deepset grille that did not compare favorably to competitors like the MGA and AustinHealey 100. Externally the car had lowcut doors and minimal weather protection, which underscored its purposeful, sporting nature. Within the first year, however, Triumph switched to front disc brakes, becoming the first production British car to do so. The car utilized front independent suspension and a live rear axle, and initially had drum brakes on all four wheels. New cylinder heads were fitted to the engine during the first 12 months of production, which translated to 5 more hp, and top speeds for the TR3 approached 110 mph. The powerplant had larger carburetion, however, that pushed power to 95 hp, and the engine was mated to a fourspeed transmission. The Triumph Motor Company launched the TR3 in October of 1955 as a successor to the TR2, and the new model was powered by the same 1991 cc, straight4, overhead valve engine as its predecessor.
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