"coal scuttle" wings. Passenger accommodation was on a bench seat that was claimed to seat three: the car's 64 inch width helped make a reality of the three-abreast seating, and the approach meant a column gear change was required. The car's unusual width also made it necessary to fit three screen wipers in a row, an example followed by early shallow windscreen Jaguar E Types. Additional room for two was provided at the rear in a dickey seat with its own folding windscreen: this was outside the hood that could be erected to cover the front seat. Entry and exit to the dickey seat was never easy and a step was provided on the rear bumper. The Roadster was the last production car with a dickey seat. On test by Autocar magazine in 1947 top speed was found to be and 0–60 mph (0–96 km/h) took 34.4 seconds. The magazine described the maximum speed as "satisfying but not startlingly high". The actor John Nettles drove a red 1947 Triumph Roadster 1800 in the 1980s television series Bergerac. Two cars were actually used over the duration of the series production. This was made evident by the colour difference of the front mudguards and body without bonnet ornament on one car used in the earlier series and the same colour front mudguards and body with the bonnet ornament on the other car used in later series. The same number plate J 1610 was used on both cars in the series. In some episodes both cars appeared purporting to be the same car. Triumph 2000 Roadster (TRA) The only significant upgrade in the Roadster's production came in September 1948 for the 1949 models, when the 2088 cc Vanguard engine, transmission, and rear axle were fitted. With the larger engine the four-speed gearbox was replaced with a three-speed unit, even though it now had synchromesh on bottom gear. Apart from minor modifications to the mounting points, the chassis, suspension and steering were unaltered. This later version of the Roadster was given the model designation 20TR. On test the changes resulted in the top speed increasing marginally to but the 0-60 mph time was much better at 27.9 seconds. The car was never made in large numbers and was mainly hand built. 2501 examples of the 1800 and 2000 of the larger-engined version were made. Production ended in October 1949. Triumph Roadster This car was