Here is some detail on Mike's car in his own words:

TR-003 was first registered as GXF-433. It was built on 16th October 1958 and was first owned by John O'Neil of Korumburra. The original color was Phantom Grey with blue vinyl interior. Wire wheels and overdrive were fitted. Subsequent owners were:

• David Haywood of Balwyn as LBY-802
• Douglas Rochlin of Hawthorn as LDA-034
• Howard Hinde of Mount Eliza as IOZ-757

The car was then purchased by Chris Lermanis who owned it for many years before I bought it (my 2nd TR) in Jan 2005. It is not known when the color was changed as the car was white when Chris owned it however he changed the trim from blue to red. Other items that were incorrect on the car are TR2 seats and doors from a later model sidescreen car and most of the minor gauges were wrong.
I've now had the car re-painted in it's White/Red livery and a louvered bonnet fitted. All the correct gauges have been sourced and fitted and I've done an extensive mechanical overhaul/upgrade. The car now has an alloy fuel tank, rocker cover, radiator and sump. Electronic ignition, extractors and TR4 inlet manifold finish off the engine mods.

There is an original Judson Supercharger to be overhauled and installed at a later date. The car still needs to be re-trimmed and requires more detailing. Other planned projects are period reversing and driving lights, tow-bar and rear wheel spats. I average about 100miles a week of use.

Mike Carr