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Triumph 1300 FWD First registered on 20th February 1969.
Bought new by Mr. G. A. Nutting in Essex. - He later moved to Cumbria.
This gentleman drove the car until approximately 1986.
Sadly he died in 1995 and the family then sold the car to a Ford main dealer in Cumbria.
They kept the car in their showroom ( although they tell me they took it to a couple of classic car shows ) until I bought it from them this year.
The car came with a boxfile of history including the Drivers handbook, two sets of keys, 2 workshop manuals and other literature.
Include in the file is a hand written notebook in which Mr. Nutting recorded everything - every gallon of petrol - all other expenditure and a complete record of the mileage.
The current mileage of 16, 900 is therefore genuine.
The car still has the polythene protective sheeting on all door cards from new.
It is almost in showroom condition.
When I bought it it needed re-commissioning following its long term storage.
The petrol was drained and replaced with E5.
Several brake pipes were replaced due to surface rust.
The brake system was flushed and re-filled.
The car was serviced including new oil, spark plugs, air filter etc.
The carburettor was stripped down and all rubber seals, diaphragm & needle valve replaced.
A new brake servo was fitted ( the 1300 TC had them factory fitted )
2 new convex door mirrors were fitted ( essential on today's roads )
A new radio was fitted ( with Bluetooth hands free phone & music etc ) together with a new aerial and two speaker pods on the parcel shelf ( to avoid holes anywhere )
A new remote alarm and immobiliser was fitted ( 2 x fobs ) as 1960’s locks were not considered safe.
I took the car for its first MOT test at a Bosch service station and as expected it failed on perished rubber steering joint covers, a leaking brake fitting and a minor exhaust leak. ( Note I took it for a re-test and the rear ns brake pipe was still weeping slightly . I discovered the pipe union was cross threaded so I fitted a new cylinder and all is well. )
All of these points have since been addressed ( new track-rod ends, new rubber dust covers, several new brake pipes ( as they were showing surface rust.) Exhaust sealed with a new clamp.
It will now have a new MOT until May 2023 with no advisory issues.
The interior is as you would expect from this low mileage and one previous private owner. There is very minimal wear, no damage and very clean. Everything works.
The car drives as it should, it starts first time keeps up with modern traffic, is surprisingly quiet for a 1960’s car, Brakes are excellent, suspension is quiet . Steering is precise,
The car has been much admired and is possibly the best lowest mileage Triumph 1300 FWD on the road of the 178 still being driven on UK roads.
I have fitted Securicon rear seatbelts ( mounting are built-in by Triumph ) this week and then taking it to Tatton Park classic car show on June 4 & 5th on plot 111.
