Description

1972 Triumph TR6

Fully restored in 1996 and only 16,500 miles since; uprated Bosch fuel injection system; unleaded head; overdrive; stainless steel exhaust; current owner 19 years; runs very sweetly

As the Heritage Certificate confirms, this TR6 PI was built in March 1972 and was supplied new via EW Hatfield of Sheffield. A 150bhp CP model, it was originally New White with a black Ambla interior and came with overdrive, disc wheels and a heater.

From 1989 – 2000 the car was owned by a Mr Stanford of Kingswinford, a shot blaster by trade, who treated it to a five-year nut-and-bolt restoration which was completed in 1996. The full extent of the work carried out is far too detailed to list in full here but is amply documented in many invoices and over 200 photos on file. Highlights include:

Full body restoration with many new panels; chassis restored and strengthened around front suspension turrets, front radius arm mountings and rear differential mountings; all cavities wax injected; bare metal repaint in Sapphire Blue cellulose.

Engine and fuelling system fully overhauled; gearbox and overdrive rebuilt with new synchro rings etc; rear axle overhauled; suspension rebuilt and uprated; steering rack reconditioned with new track rod ends etc; full brake system overhaul; new wiring; stainless steel exhaust.

Interior fully retrimmed; new seat foams and covers; new walnut dash; inertia reel seatbelts; hood frame shot blasted and repainted; new mohair hood and hood bag.

Once the restoration was completed and the car was back on the road, the odometer was showing 64,671 miles, a total which has since risen to 81,273 miles.

Other invoices suggest that the engine was rebuilt again in December 2002 (at c.66,500 miles) with new piston rings, big end bearings, main bearings etc. The fuel injection system was also rebuilt and uprated with Bosch (rather than Lucas) parts at around the same time which cost £1,277. In January 2017 (at c.79,800 miles) the cylinder head was rebuilt and converted to run on unleaded fuel.

The current owner (now in a care home) acquired the car in 2003 and has looked after it well, lots of invoices showing regular upkeep by Feckenham Garage with the odd job also carried out by Worcester Classic Cars. Most recently it had a new clutch slave cylinder and a new battery in 2020 and a new alternator in November 2021.

There are 29 old MOTs on file, the last issued in July 2021 with just two minor advisories (‘slight play in steering column bush; parking brake efficiency only just met’) since when the car has only covered some 50 miles.

As you can see in the photos, the TR6 still looks very presentable some 26 years and 16,500 miles since it was restored, although a fussy owner might want to repaint both flanks of the car. We also noted that the boot is difficult to close properly because the upper latch has come loose.

Starting promptly and running very sweetly indeed as we have moved it around on site, with good 60psi oil pressure, this well-maintained TR6 looks like a tempting prospect at the sensible guide price suggested.  

For more information contact James on 07970 309907 or email james.dennison@brightwells.com