Member - Ian Simmons NSW

Ian Simmons (NSW) TR3A & others

TR3A:1958 model - Commission # TS 47047
Eng. No. TS2330E Body - 1052822

Ian says "Here is the history of my sports car experiences:

Sometime in the mid 60’s whilst a member of the Melbourne TSOA and as an encore to graduation celebrations, I managed to flip and roll over, multiple times, my fairly new TR3A..... Many months of recovery then spent in The Royal Melbourne.

The next TR experience was in the early to mid 70’s, in the Sydney TSOA where I actually had the privilege of being Vice President. About fifteen years ago I rebuilt two Jaguar Sports cars which I still have and love but the TR bug attacked me again a couple of years back so I negotiated a telephone deal with a bloke in WA and bought the newest 3A.

I believe that I have done some modifications to drag it a little further forward in the 20th Century. Some would disagree:

Full Syncro Gearbox and J Type Overdrive.
Moss rack and Pinion Steering.
Harmonic Balancer
Alternator
HS6 Carburettors
Dayton Wheels

Now I live in the Rylstone countryside I find it a pleasure to drive to town, to pick up the mail and not have to sit at myriads of traffic lights before getting onto some nice open air driving.

The power and smoothness of a V12 Jag under foot is wonderful and exciting but somehow can’t take the place of the grass roots Sports Car feeling that the TR provides. I just love it!"

Photographed in Mudgee

The stable of cars.

The man himself - tinkering:

"I bought a TR6!"

Member Ian Simmons says:

We were at SEMA (a Specialty Equipment Market held in Las Vegas) in November and on the way there in LA I bought a TR6 to go with the TR3A.

Here are a couple of pics, one of it arriving here and the other as is today, fairly well stripped, and some of the goodies I got whilst at SEMA which arrived today.

Ian with his goodies ...

Before and After chassis restoration.
It's great to see what our members can achieve.

Some new additions added to Ian Simmons page in 2020

The TR6, I purchased in LA and converted it to RHD,
with engine mods I am getting 135BHP at the wheels.

The '67 Mustang has a 347 Stroker engine, 450 HP

The MGA is bog standard

MGB

Silver TR3A

Mustang