Received on October 4th 2007. Commission number
1CP52037LP, Engine number CC31312HE, Transmission number CD 8337
The car was assembled from a CKD
(Complete Knock Down) kit of parts sent to the Malines factory in Belgium on
26th February 1971. It
originally had engine number CP52947HE, and was fuel injected. The original head
was numbered 516816. After assembly it
was sent to West Germany.
The "Body in White" number (on a plate on the RH wheel
arch) is 50849.
The body colour appears
to be "Sapphire Blue", but it may be "Royal Blue".
About 3600 Triumph TR6 cars were assembled in
Malines. The engine currently fitted is from a 1969 US Spec. TR6. This engine
has head number 516323.
(Thanks to Derek
Graham on the UK TR Register for parts of the historical information.)
On the Commission number, the "1" prefix indicates the
Belgian build, "CP" indicates Petrol Injection, the "L" suffix indicates left
hand drive, and all Belgian cars had the "P" suffix.
The engine has been completely rebuilt, as has the
transmission. The clutch and its slave cylinder are all new. The carburetors are
rebuilt. The suspension has been upgraded to a coil over Koni system front and
back. The car was used at Moss Motors during development of their supercharging
unit for the TR6.
The wheels are original steel, size 5.5J x 15 x 6. The front sway bar has a diameter of 2.3 cm.
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