The Triumph TR3 Hard-Top

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Engine: Four cylinders. 83 by 92 mm. (1,991 c.c.). Push-rod-operated o.h. valves. 8.5 to 1 compression-ratio. 100 b.h.p. at 4,800 r.p.m.

Gear ratios: First, 12.1 to 1; second, 7.4 to 1; overdrive second, 6.07 to 1; third, 4.9 to 1; overdrive third, 4.02 to 1; top, 3.7 to 1; overdrive top, 3.03 to 1.

Tyres: 5.50 by 15 Dunlop on centre-lock wire wheels.

Weight: 19 cwt. 2 qr. 0lb. (without occupants but ready for the road, with approximately one gallon of petrol).

Fuel capacity: 12½  gallons. Range approximately 307½ miles.

Wheelbase: 7 ft. 4 in.

Track: Front, 3 ft. 9 in.; rear, 3 ft. 9½ in.

Dimensions: 12 ft. 5 in. by 4 ft. 7½ in. by 4 ft. 2 in. (high).

Price (with extras as tested): £1,219 19s. (inclusive of p.t.).

Makers: Triumph Motor Co. (1945) Ltd., Coventry, England.