Pic of my new TR3

Got the TR3 that I bought last weekend home today- you all asked for pics so here they are.

This is a '56 with overdrive. Basically it is pretty original, obviously not restored. It has been "customized" a little but still looks pretty original. OK for me because I just want to drive it anyway. It runs great and has no rust. Needs a good cleaning and I will be removing the racing stripe. All in all, I think I got an OK deal at $8K.

The prince already visited me on my first drive on the way home - I hit a bump on a real busy street here and the engine died. This street had 3 lanes each direction, no shoulder. Luckily my wife was behind me in the toyota and pushed me a half mile to the nearest pulloff. Turned out that the bump in the road knocked off the cable from the coil. There's my first repair job, getting a tighter cable!

Anyway, this car brings back so many great memories of the 60's for me - what an experience! This is the start of a great relationship!

Nice catch...This one is hot :hot:
Wish if I can get my hands on a similar one someday
Congarts :)

Ahmed

That's a beauty and a steal.

What's the ride like compared to a B? What part of CA are you in?

Sweet!

That is a nice smallmouth TR3. If it were a longdoor TR3, it would be worth a lot more, but the price you paid (upon first glance) seems very good.

FWIW, I think the stripe looks fine.

It's really sharp..let the good times roll! Congrats.

Brings back memories for me too. Had one briefly that I got from a friend. He and a buddy had rebuilt the engine but I did not realise until too late that they did not have a torque wrench so just tightened the big end bolts as tight as they could and both guys were big strong boys!

Gary,

I am in Walnut Creek in the SF Bay area.

The ride of this car is definitely a step backward from the B, the creature comforts are minimal, you feel every pebble in the road and you are literally inches from the road.

I was wrong about the racing stripe, I did not look closely enough at it at at first - only the two 1/4" accent stripes are tape, the wide stripe is actually painted on, so I guess I won't be removing it unless you guys know some way to do that.

The stripe works.

Car looks great- I love the small mouth TR3s. I actually think they are probably worth the same or more when compared to the 3As and Bs. But it's not about eh value its about the driving. We have a '60 3A which we are restoring. It is nearing completion, interior goes in next weekend, so I hope to be able to post pics of the finished product soon.

Enjoy the car and take lots of trips.

Very cool! I like it! Enjoy and have fun. I wish I had room for another LBC!

$8k? You thief!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats!

Terrific looking sled you have there Mr. Tim! They ARE really neat cars aren't they? And that one looks to be just about perfect for use as a regular driver. If it was much better you might not want to take it out "among 'em". :-) Jack

8k huh ? I don't see how you can sleep at night.

Looks great! I'm jealous! I like the wheels.

Wow! Nice red hot TR! I like the stripe. Doesn't look like a "boy racer" put it there like so many stripes do. The black goes nicely with the red and gives it a kind of cool "I don't need to be concours" look.