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[charley fitch]

Does anybody know what the original cost  was of the hardtop option for the TR4 or 250?  This I am guessing would only include the back window and the hardtop, be it aluminum or steel.  These units are fetching a real premium  and I am curious as to the actual original cost.
Charley Fitch

[herald948]

Also posted in another section of the forum....

With hardtop put on the car at the factory, the price differential between that model and the convertible was $150 in 1963. That from an April 1963 US price list. No mention in that publication what it would have cost to order a hardtop "kit," but it does quote a price of $25 for the "Soft Top Kit (for Hard Top Model)"!

[charley fitch]

Thank you for the information. A couple of us have been wondering  what the units went for originally.  That is quite a difference from the $2,000 price tag they now  are getting.  Though I have seen some advertised for as high as $4,000.  But I would  guess they didn't sell at that price.
Charley

[metalbender]

I have the original surrey with aluminum hardtop and soft top. a guy told me with all three pieces, that what ever the car is worth double it.He is a big triumph guy in Detroit.

[mikey1044]

the holy grail of TR4 is up for grabs on ebayUK, Item number: 290200897264
it ends today and is pushing $1,000.00. Just trying to get you in trouble!

[charley fitch]

That unit went for $1932 U.S. dollars.  I would guess that it would have taken another $500 to ship it here to the USA.  So that gets it back into the value that they have been going for around here, which is $2000 and up. I have one that came on the car I bought.   It is an alumninum one and it was original to the car.
Charley Fitch