Highlights

• Kept within the same family from new until present day
• Well presented, in truly fine mechanical and aesthetic order
• One of the final production cars to ever be fitted with a rumble/dickie seat 
• Incredible history file that includes numerous old MOT & both buff log books! 

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• First registered 01/01/1948
• After initial purchase it was used for some years before being passed to the original owners son
• It was kept by this owner until present day, making this a genuine two owner car as we understand
• Accompanied by an impressively sized history file
• Original older style registration tax books are present with the vehicle
• Motor fuel ration book assigned to the car is still within the history folder
• Triumph Roadster technical and operating handbooks
• Extensive collection of older MOT certificates
• The car is now both tax and MOT exempt due to its age and historic status
• V5 registration document is present with the vehicle

 

The Interior

• Smartly presented highly original interior space
• In excellent overall form boasting high quality leather upholstery throughout
• Understood to be the last production car fitted with a rear fold out rumble/dickie seat
• Wonderful brown leather bench seat in the front section of the cabin, presenting with a light, honest patina, but no signs of blemishing or excessive wear
• High quality wooden dash panel takes pride of place in the front of the cabin, still in great clean form with more minimal signs of wear and age making themselves apparent
• Neat collection of original gauges and switchgear, boasting a well earned, gentle patina
• Opening the rear hatch one is presented with the aforementioned fold out rear rumble/dickie seating with two smaller brown leather chairs
• Rear seats are in good clean form and are a wonderful nod to the automotive engineering of years gone by
• Plush brown carpeting drapes its way across the cabin floor in both the front and rear sections
• Wonderful two spoke, leather wrapped steering wheel in good honest order
• Two “suicide” style doors with excellent leather upholstery along with quality wood and chrome embellishments
• Classic Blaupunkt radio unit
• Read leather press stud tonneau cover, in great clean form

The Exterior

• Gorgeous, sloping, curved exterior design
• Predominantly ash frame construction with aluminium body panels due to post war steel shortages at the time
• Presented in wonderful overall aesthetic order
• As we understand the car was taken back to bare metal and resprayed in its current black hue a few years ago
• Paintwork now presents very well with a deep glossy shine, exhibiting very little in the way of wear or age related marking
• Lashings of excellent high quality chrome trim throughout
• Four wonderful black wheels with decorative Triumph chrome trim reside at ground level, in good clean order
• A full size fifth spare wheel sits in the rear of the car
• External badging and glass work are all in fine fettle
• Folding red leather soft top roof which stows into the rear section of the car
• A smart selection of period correct badging and club embellishments sit proudly on the front of the car
• Bold chrome headlights, wing mounted lights and chrome appointments sit comfortably around the wonderfully styled front end
• Vertically slotted Triumph front grille piece

 

The Mechanics

• 1800 model with a good quality 1776cc four cylinder engine residing in the front of the car
• In good presentable mechanical order
• As we understand both the engine and gearbox have been removed, stripped down and rebuilt in the car’s more recent history
• A period correct tool set it stowed under the bonnet and looks to have seen very limited use within its time
• The car fires into life comfortably and quickly, and after release of the choke, settles into a suitable idle
• A wonderful driving experience is provided by the Triumph with good power delivery and solid brakes
• Manual column shift gearbox which, once the gear layout is learnt operates smoothly and comfortably
• Underside appears solid and clean throughout

 

Summary