My 1962 Triumph TR4

Posts Tagged ‘Bonnet’

What is especially interesting about this video, to me at least, is the shot of the short bulge hood. That and the narrator saying that only the first 800 had the short bulge.

Well, I thought that the hood, or bonnet as it would be called in the UK, was wrong because of the bulge. Early TR4s had a bulge that ended several inches short of the trailing edge while later TR4s, TR4As, and even TR250s/5s, had a bulge that went all the way to the trailing edge.

Turns out that, according to Roger Williams’ TR4 restoration book, the switch from short bulge to long bulge took place at car CT6435. That means the switch took place 34 cars before mine. So, great news in that the hood is the correct type for the car. I know, not that much to get excited about, and my wife gave me a very long suffering look. But, not only does this mean I don’t need to start looking for an “original” hood, but it also helps alleviate worries I was having that some damage had been done to the car that necessitated the hood swap.

Yes, sometimes it doesn’t take much to make me happy.