Car Type |
Modern update to the 1957 Triumph TR3 |
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Car layout |
Front engine rear wheel drive |
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Chassis |
25mm box tube space frame
construction. Fully triangulated, light, but extremely strong structure. Steel plates are welded in strategic positions such as seat belt anchorage points, engine and gearbox mounting positions, and the differential mounting frame. Crumple zones have been incorporated at the front, via the gearbox tunnel, and at the rear with the spare wheel carrier framework. |
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Bodywork |
20 Fibreglass panels made with flame retardant GRP and re-inforced with core-mat in strategic places. Features improved gapping, panel fit over original Triumph TR3. Available in coloured gel coat finish or ready for painting. Some alloy sheet inner panels. |
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Engine |
Ford Pinto range of engines and Ford Zetec |
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Gearbox |
Ford Type 9 with shortened propshaft |
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Dimensions |
The RT3 replicates the TR3 dimensions, the figures quoted below are for a Triumph TR3 |
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Length |
3835mm |
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Width |
1410mm |
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Wheelbase |
2238mm |
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Track |
Front 1143mm, Rear 1156mm
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Donor Car |
Ford Sierra |
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Comprehensive kit package cost (Dec 2009) |
£5250 |
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Chassis Package Cost (Dec 2009) |
£3500 |
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Body Package Cost (Dec 2009) |
£2000 |
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