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The GTRA's downfall was its price: £1,093 basic, £1,250 with purchase tax, which did not include the blue-printed engine or other options. This was nearly £300 more than a TR4 with hardtop, which greatly limited sales. It appears likely that Harrington did consider the possibility of racing at Le Mans. Three cars (all red) with consecutive VINs were built. All three had the 2138cc engine and would have had to compete in the 3-litre class, where they would have been at a disadvantage. So the project wasn't realized. The subsequent closure of Harrington's coach building department nearly finished the project after 1964, but the L.F.Dove organization persisted for two more years, producing a few more conversions on the new TR4A chassis in 1965 and 1966. total Dove production is unknown but the TR Register estimates that it amounted to around 55 cars, including perhaps 10 GTR4As, just two of these were finished before Harrington closed. It's also said that there are some cars which have been converted back to roadsters and also a couple which have been converted to Dove's privately. Standard-Triumph was certainly aware of the GTR4, but had no serious interest in it. By the time Dove appeared, the factory was already working on its own fastback project, based not on the TR4 but on the Triumph Spitfire, the GT6. |
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