Registration No: JYN 260K
Chassis No: CP75720
MOT: June 2022

• Purchased by the vendor from marque specialists TRGB Ltd in 2001
• Desirable 150bhp model with Bosch fuel injection and Lumenition ignition
• Engine overhauled in 2014 and clutch renewed, unleaded fuel compliant
• Numerous other works carried out with invoices on file

This UK market TR6 is the desirable 150 bhp model originally registered on 2^nd March 1972 which is understood to have been enjoyed by just three former keepers. Purchased by the vendor in restored condition from TRGB Ltd during 2001, it boasts Bosch fuel injection, upgraded radiator, Lumenition electronic ignition. The engine was overhauled and balanced by Power Units of Hatfield in 2014 at which time a new clutch was fitted. Finished in Harley Davidson Orange with black interior, the hood is said to be in “good order” and the car is offered with numerous invoices (Rimmer Bros., TRGB etc,) assorted MoTs back to 1995, old insurance valuation certificates, current MoT to September 2021 and Swansea V5C.

Triumph's TR Series began with the unveiling of a prototype (the TR1) at the 1952 London Motor Show. The TR2 was launched the following year, and so began a series of two-seater sports cars that ended in 1981 with the last of the TR8s. Launched in January 1969, the TR6 featured a very clever reworking of the TR4/5 bodyshell which had been in production since 1961. By combining a recessed rear panel (similar to that found on the Michelotti-penned Triumph 2000 and 1300 saloon models) with a new full-width, headlamp-embracing radiator grille, coachbuilders Karmann gave the TR6 a look that was bang up to date (but which cost Triumph very little). Utilising the same 2498cc fuel-injected straight-six engine which had debuted in the TR5 some fifteen months earlier, UK and European specification cars boasted some 150bhp and spirited 120mph performance. Although, peak power fell to 125bhp with the adoption of a 'milder' camshaft in 1973, contemporary road testers found that outright speed was only slightly affected. However, those TR6s destined for the American market eschewed fuel injection in favour of a more emissions friendly twin carburettor set-up developing a quoted 126bhp. Very much a traditional British sports car, the TR6 was characterized by decent acceleration, potent brakes, and a firm ride (while the presence of all-round independent suspension was a welcome bonus). A total of 94,619 examples were produced, a mere 8,370 of which were sold on the home market. Produced until 1975 it was the last of the traditional TRs, the replacement TR7 being a very different breed of car.

For more information, please contact:
John Markey
john.markey@handh.co.uk
01428 607899