My 1962 Triumph TR4

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Here are some more ads for the TR4 from the early ’60s. I have to admit that I really like these. It would be great to have either the real thing or at least very good scans of them to hang up in the garage over the car. The Group 44 one is most interesting to me since I saw the reunion of the Group 44 cars at Road Atlanta during The Mitty this past May.

Some cars I have had have been without a doubt either male or female. And now, for those dirty minded among you, it didn’t matter whether the car had a stick shift or not. Basically, by the way the car behaved, how it treated you, and how much attention it required you could figure out whether it was a lady or a gent.

Case in point, the 2002 MINI Cooper S I had was most certainly male. While it was one of the best cars I have ever had and I loved it dearly, it did have a decidedly brutish quality about it. From the bulldog cut of its jaw to the squat handling around corners, it was simply male.

The 1975 BMW 2002 I drove for a while was without a doubt female. In fact, she became the first car I or anyone in my family has ever had that got a name. Her name was Roxy – due to the surfing apparel sticker on her window when I bought her. Beyond that though, she was light on her wheels, dainty in the way she handled, and quite pleasing to look at. Most certainly feminine.

That leaves me with a quandary; is a TR4 male or female? Now a lot will depend on the specific car. One example of a model may feel totally different from another due to condition, suspension, tuning, etc… But in general, when they all left the factory, they were similar enough to be of one gender. If we are to believe the period ad to the right, we would assume the cars are probably male. And on the prowl.

So that is my inane thought process for the evening, and I would like your input. Please let me know what you think a TR4 is and why. And while you are at it, what about the rest of your cars? Any others that stand out in terms of name or gender?

For a change of pace, I thought I would show a couple of ads that are related to the TR4, but not directly for the car.  These two ads are for accessories from the period. Sometimes find add-ons such as these can be harder than finding correct original parts. So, always be on the lookout!

Found a couple of period magazine ads online that I thought were pretty cool.  Can’t wait to head to our Friends of the Library book sale in hopes of actually finding some of these in person.