Registration No: WTE 864M
Chassis No: CR/58450
MOT: Exempt

• Subject to a comprehensive restoration throughout the 2010s
• Fitted with overdrive from new
• Desirable UK-supplied example
• Extensive history file detailing the restoration and ongoing servicing by the late owner

Introduced in 1968 as a replacement for the outgoing TR250/TR5 models, the Triumph TR6 proved a strong seller on both sides of the Atlantic. Crisply styled, its smooth flowing lines and Kamm tail hid a cruciform-braced chassis equipped with all-round independent suspension, disc/drum brakes and rack-and-pinion steering. Powered by a refined 2498cc OHV straight-six engine allied to four-speed plus overdrive manual transmission, it was deceptively fast with contemporary road testers recording 0-60mph in 8.2 seconds and a 121mph top speed. Writing in 1969, Autocar magazine went as far as to comment that "Even if the Austin-Healey 3000 had not been dropped, the TR6 would have taken over as the he-man's sports car in its own right".

First registered in January 1974, it is understood that ‘WTE 864M’ was initially finished in Dark Blue with Black upholstery. Little is known of the Triumph’s history until the early 1980s when the then owner gave it a cosmetic overhaul and fitted an exchange speedometer at 67,036 recorded miles. Purchased by Mr B Laycock, the vendor’s late husband, in 1997, the TR6 was used sparingly, but cherished by him for many years. Mr Laycock was an engineer by profession, so maintained the TR6 himself, servicing it every year and keeping every associated receipt. He loved the car so much, that between 2009 and 2011, he entrusted it to Quiller Triumph for an extensive body-off mechanical and
cosmetic overhaul, with the bill totalling £12,009.45. Of course, the work did not stop there and there are further invoices on file for ongoing maintenance until Mr Laycock’s passing in 2023. Although, they doubt that there can be many better maintained TR6s out there, his family nonetheless suggest that ‘WTE 864M’ is checked over prior to use. Offered with two suitcases full of everything from MOT certificates, to tax discs, to TR6 advertising literature, to the extensive amount of invoices on file, this could be a fabulous car to enjoy this summer.

For more information, please contact:
Lucas Gomersall
lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk
07484 082430