WHAT WE GOT WHEN THEY WERE NEW

I was the second owner of two of my TRs; CT6716LO, a 1962 TR4; and CT72967L, a 1967 TR4A. With both cars, I was fortunate enough to have received the original tool kit provided by Triumph when the car was new.

1967 Triumph TR4A Tool Kit

In the boot, when the TR4 and TR4A were sold, was a tool kit (Photo 1). The tools were enclosed in a five pouch, black vinyl tool roll with a black string tie to secure the roll. The tools supplied were:

· Three open ended wrenches, silver in colour, “Made in England” and T/W embossed on one side, Superslim and a “B” on the other side,

7/16” AF and 3/8” AF
9/16” AF and ½” AF
¾” AF and 5/8” AF

· Pair of pliers painted black with silver tips, that are embossed with “Made in England” on each lever as well as a circle with T/W on the reverse side of each lever.

· Two socket tubes with holes to allow turning with the Tommy Bar.

½” and 9/16”
11/16” and ¾”

· Tecalemit Grease hand pump with blue hammer tone finish on the body and silver cap and tube. The cap is embossed with:

CAT №GB2801
British Patent
A circled “A”
№729915
Made in England.

· Combination Tommy Bar tool providing a nave plate removal end and slot screwdriver, silver coloured.

· Lucas feeler gauges, .024” (rectangle shape), .012” (two pointed ends), .010” (two pointed ends), silver colour.

· Headlight removal tool, greyish, mild steel.

· 1” bolt with pointed tip for removal of hub cap (not nave plate).

· Pipe wrench, rough cast, light grey colour, embossed with “Made in England.”

· Lucas “key” for adjusting distributor and points (.014” and .016”), silver colour with small slot screwdriver head.

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Owner's Handbook

Standard Triumph Review

The Owner’s Handbook (Photo 3). Most of our TR models have reprints available of these.

Standard Triumph Review

An application for the monthly Standard-Triumph Review (Photo 4) which would provide 12 months of articles about the Standard-Triumph organization, its activities, and products, for an annual fee of $2.50.

TSOA Application

Standard Triumph Review

TSOA Application (2)

An application for the Triumph Sports Owners Association (TSOA) (Photos 5 & 6) which would provide a lifetime membership, car badge, the TSOA newsletter, a handbook, and updates to the handbook; all for a $5.00 fee. The TSOA was setup by the Standard-Triumph Motor Co. Inc. to provide the latest technical developments and competition results, world-wide. While the application suggests the TSOA is for US members, the association information was provided with Canadian sales as well. In Ontario, there were active TSOA chapters in Toronto and Ottawa. Like the Review, the newsletter was a monthly publication. The association was active from 1956 until 1981. Eventually, the newsletters were published bi-monthly and eventually quarterly. When it ceased to exist, most of its activities were assumed by the Vintage Triumph Registry. VTR now owns the TSOA logo and badge design. Most of the issues can be found on-line.

TSOA Application (2)

Dealers

TSOA Application (2)

DEALERS (2)

A brochure detailing all the Standard-Triumph service/dealers in Canada and the US (Photos 7, 8). Ontario Dealers included Barrie, Brampton, Brantford, Chatham, Clarkson, Cooksville, Fort William, Galt (2), Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston (2), London (3), Niagara Falls, North Bay Oakville, Perth, Peterborough, Petrolia, Sarnia, Sault Ste. Marie, Sebringville, Sudbury, Timmins, Toronto (4), Windsor, Woodbridge, and Ottawa.

DEALERS (2)

TSOA Application (2)

DEALERS (2)

Tire Pressures Decal

A tire pressure information sheet if the alternate Dunlop 590-15C41 rayon tires were fitted (Photo 9). Tire pressures were given for sustained speeds up to 85 mph and for speeds up to 110 mph. When is the last time you had a sustained speed of 110 mph in your TR4A? Now you know what pressure to run in your tires.

Shift Pattern Decal

Tire Pressures Decal

A decal showing the TR4A shift pattern (Photo 10). I am not sure where one would stick the decal, or why any purchaser of a TR4A would need such a decal, but it was provided as part of the instruction package.

Ziebart Treatment

Tire Pressures Decal

Ziebart Treatment

While not original from Standard-Triumph, this vehicle was rust-proofed at a Ziebart franchise prior to delivery and the window tag listing the areas of coverage are all shown (Photo 11). In this TR4A, the entire engine bay was treated with the Ziebart compound. I can personally attest to the fact that it is not a joy to remove this substance.

WHAT WE GOT WHEN THEY WERE NEW

Original Tool Kit

Photo 1

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