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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 06, 2007 5:01 pm) Dang, I was hoping to slip that one by youse. Dove was a Triumph distributor who commissioned Harrington Coachworks to put a permanent top on the TR-4 roadster, 55 were made between 1961-65. It looks pretty awkward but there are few roadsters that could have benefitted more from a tin top than the TR-4/4A with it's flimsy ragtop and Flexible Flyer chassis. (I should know, I owned one). PS- Yes it's the same Harrington that fashioned the contemporary Sunbeam Alpine Harrington LeMans.
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Replying to: andys120 (Jun 06, 2007 5:44 pm)
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Replying to: jbollt (Jun 06, 2007 10:47 am) |
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Replying to: andys120 (Jun 06, 2007 4:26 pm) Definitely the spiritual ancestor to the late-90's BMW M-Coupe. So many hate that shape, but I LOVE how the fixed roof transforms the so-so roadster, visually, functionally & structurally. 
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 06, 2007 6:01 pm) tin-top version actually looks better than the roadster, something you can't say about the Harrington conversions.
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Replying to: andys120 (May 28, 2007 10:54 am) maybe Andre can tell. Sorry, I don't check into this forum as often as I should. It's hard to tell because of the resolution, but I think that red 'vert might be a '67 Bonneville. The taillights on the Bonneville were wider than the Catalina, and stretched in a bit further toward the center. And on the '68 Pontiacs, the outer part of the taillights extended further down, cutting into the shape of the bumper, than the '67. '67 Catalinas have the lettering for "Catalina" on the front fender aft of the wheel, while "Bonneville" had its name spelled out on the rear quarter. Bonnevilles also had fender skirts standard, IIRC. |
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Replying to: andys120 (Jun 07, 2007 4:20 am) |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 07, 2007 7:18 am)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jun 07, 2007 7:21 am)  The GT6 is so utterly cheesy, it's depressing. The MG feels like a Bentley Arnage in comparative build quality. But if you are under 5'9", and can live with pieces falling off, the GT6 is a great "starter car" for initiation into the Sacred Way of the British Car.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 07, 2007 7:18 am) She's had enough cars to qualify for Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (she wrecked most of them). The MG was probably her favorite. She was out of the house by then and I never got to drive it. They look good with canoes on top of them too. |
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