Well, you asked so I'm tellin. I would really rather have heard the lil roadster speak for itself out on the road. I doubt anyone got much enjoyment out of the music that you added. DD
I owned this model in 1968. Black exterior and red interior with pop out window dressings. Loved driving on the PCH 101 at night! Great memories then; all was well but the S U carbs. They always needed adjustments.
My Dad had one of these. My Grandad waxed lyrical about how much fun he had when my Dad left it with him when he was at sea in the merchant navy. Must have had an effect on me. I'm now in a BMW Z4 2.5SI Roadster. Loads of top down fun. The tr3a looks like a really gorgeous car. It has that swoopy 50s design thing going on. Luv and Peace.
Probably my favourite car of all time. Dad bought me a beater to get me out of the house, but once on my own I bought one of these as my first car. Totally loved it. My best buddy had a Porsche, so we raced often though he always beat me, this car could beat anything else in corners. If they still made them I'd buy another, instead I now have a Porsche. As great as the Porsche is, this little car was lots more fun to drive.
Hey Ron, thanks for the nice story! They are nice to drive indeed. Do you use the Porsche as a daily driver then? If not, why not buy your old love back? Regards, Walter
Though I do look at the TR-3's out there, we just don't have a place to put it. My wife has a Mustang and with my Porsche, we don't have garage space for another. Saw where someone dropped a 302 V8 into a TR-3, and that made my eyes water. If I live long enough, I may buy another of my old love - after expanding our garage.
@@michaelmeliambro5117 well what happens when you come to a hill in your car ? A. You slow down ! B you increase power to maintain speed ! C you drop to a lower gear !
I had the exact same color combination 1959 TR3 after I came home from Army basic training in 1971 (it was a $250 beater that ran good). At the same time I had a green 1965 Mustang convertable GT that I had bought several years before in my last years of high school. I worked two jobs, one as a part time 'draftsman' for the City of Port Huron planning department and another in the evening as a shoe salesman (times were good!). My dad hated the British 'foreign' car, refused to work on it, and absolutly loved the Mustang. When I married in the fall of 1971, I decided to sell both 'sporty' cars, and add $1,ooo to boot to buy a $2,400 new 1971 Chevy Vega (what a mistake, although that year Vega Hatchback is fairly expensive now). all these years I have missed my TR3. Just this fall (2016), I was finally able to purchase another British sports car. I now own a gorgeous ' British racing green' 1971 MG Midget from Texas with wire wheels, a new top, rebuilt engine and running gear. My 1997 Honda HX with 275,000 miles on it is much more easy to maintain, faster and more comfortable to drive, but I am not proud of it. The old MG makes my heart pound, just standing next to it!.........Gary in Michigan (re living my youth)!
Owned a TR3 in college in Utah. BRG, paid $600 in '76. Didn't put enough antifreeze during a very cold winter and cracked the head. Sold it for scrap. To be honest that engine always ran hot. I had owned a '67 Spitfire before in Italy and it ran great which is why I got the TR3. Now my ride is a '01 Triumph Speed Triple motorcycle. Far faster, very reliable and better handling not to mention sounds sweet
i get the pleasure of restoring one of these next week with my mothers british boyfriend haha. shoutout from the US! cant wait to see her finished and take her down to the local car meets. nobody will have ever seen anything like it!
Kim Horton Hey, so glad you liked my video! Hopefully you'll find some more in all the videos I have made over the last couple of years. Thanks for your support! Stay tuned for a lot more exciting SCC-stuff in 2015. Regards from the Netherlands, Walter
My first car was a TR3. I bought it near Amsterdam in 1970 for € 850,--. The only thing wrong was the synchromesh between 2 and 3th gear, which I had fixed. No rust, racing green with beige upholstery. Funny, it always broke down on local drives. Never on long trips. Parts were still available. After some years I sold it to an American for € 2000,--. I sometimes dream I still have it, as it was great to drive. Road holding was not really a virtue, but don't forget, I took the car to it's limits on, in those days, Dutch cobble stone paved roads. Prices around 30.000,-- nowadays.....only for rich people. I think back, and enjoy I had the fun on a young age. Just as I enjoy my Alfa Romeo 156 in mint condition now, being almost 70.
Mooi Dick! Het lijkt alsof je jezelf over de ergernis van de waardestijging heen hebt kunnen zetten en puur de herinnering koestert. Dank voor je verhaal. Groet, Walter
This car is a far cry from being original. Pimped up the American way according to Pebble Beach standards. Prices also according to PB standards. Too beautiful to be true.
The trouble with TRs is if you are tall you appear to be perched on it rather than in it unlike a Healey 3000 where you are in it !!But still a nice car for short guys!!
+Chris Parkhurst Yes, true Chris... the owner of The Gallery is a tall guy too... picturing him in this car would be pretty hilarious... ;-) That's why he lets me drive I guess...
+SuperCarClassics - Europe's leading Classic Car Channel! If you do not mind sir, how tall are you? I want to know because I am 182cm tall and I do not want to seem "perched" if i buy one of these! Thanks!
+:D I am about the same height but it depends in what part of your body you height is either in the legs or in body length but you must sit in a tr before buying for example an MGB will accommodate a tall person an AH3000 will accept a tall person....try before you buy !
@@SuperCarClassicsTV No I traded it for a brand new Austin Healy Mk 3000 in English racing green many years ago. My Tr 3 was one year old when I got it. White soft top with Abarth muffler and Lucas fog lamps.
@@SuperCarClassicsTV The Austin Healey was hit when i went for a quick stupid trip to town and I could never match the Brit green color. A new 66' Ford LTD was next - Oh well.
@@sr633 That's how things go. I read a lot of stories here of people selling cars in the past, that are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars now. What is quite remarkable is that they were all in doubt selling then, and are gutted now for doing so... In other words, I never heard somebody say: 'Never regretted selling my 246 Dino. Was an unemotional car!' 😄
My Dad had a new '57 non-A. After I started driving, my mom got a used '59 Anglia that I drove my sweetheart (my current wife of 57 yrs) around in. Neither of these little cars had a radio. I was looking forward to hearing that British 4-cyl long stroke again so I'm glad I didn't bother with another stupid music video.
Coming from a dysfunctional family, this was my older sisters first car. Although I was 7 years younger than she, she let me tag along with her all the time. Rides down the shore, through the mountains and the Delaware Water Gap. When we were together it seemed like if we got home all the verbal and physical abuse might be gone. It was our escape car.
+SuperCarClassics - Getting YOU into the Classics! Yea it's really cool of course it's not in the best shape but because I its so heavy, a little dented and bondoed we are thinking we will buy a fiberglass body and drop the alpha Romeo engine in it and it will run much better but idk..
