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Ending Wed, 14th Sep 2022 19:30:00
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Registration No: JDF 63
Chassis No: TRA1656
MOT: Exempt
Estimate: £16, 000 - £18, 000
Motor Car Location: Cambridgeshire
From the last year of production
Previous ownership from 1964 to 2016, current ownership since 2016
Much recent expenditure by current vendor
Overhauled brakes by Bob Cakebread
New electric fan and fuel pumps fitted
Introduced in late 1948, the Triumph 2000 Roadster shared the same flamboyant styling and dickey seat as its Frank Callaby-penned predecessor, 1800 of 1946. Based around a near-identical ladder-frame chassis equipped with independent front suspension, hydraulic shock absorbers, and four-wheel drum brakes, the newcomer benefited from the adoption of a more refined hypoid-bevel rear axle. Considerably torquier than the unit it replaced, the new Standard-Triumph 2088cc OHV four-cylinder engine made for a notably more relaxed performer. Such was the Roadster's newfound in-gear flexibility that the decision was taken to provide three rather than four forward speeds. Still bodied in 'Birmabright' alloy over an ash frame, the 2000 used more panel bracing than the 1800 and thus provided a tauter drive. With a production run of only two years, just 2, 000 2088cc-powered Roadsters are thought to have been made.
This 1949 Triumph Roadster, a model made famous by the TV-series Bergerac, is the later 2 litre model fitted with a 3-speed column change. JDF 63 was first registered on the 14th of July 1949 and stayed with its previous owner, a Mr David Maxwell Tildley, from 1964 until being acquired by the current vendor in 2016. At the time of consignment, the mileage is showing at 42, 948. However, the car underwent a speedo change at 90, 714 miles and was fitted with a replacement speedo showing 41, 228 miles. Therefore, total mileage is believed to be 92, 434 and although this cannot be warranted it would seem about right for the condition of the car. During the vendor’ custodianship, an electric fan and fuel pumps were fitted. According to the vendor the car runs nice and cool and maintains very good oil pressure. The brakes were overhauled by Bob Cakebread and as a result the car is said to stop well and straight. Having benefited from an older restoration in 1995, the car has aged nicely and still presents very well. The recently retrimmed Tan leather upholstery is also in good condition as is the woodwork in the interior. The car comes with handwritten files documenting all expenditure under the current vendor's ownership as well as contact details for servicing and replacement parts.
