Description
We proudly present this absolutely stunning Triumph TR5 PI finished in striking Valencia Blue paintwork with Black interior trim and Black Roof.
According to its Heritage Certificate, this beautiful UK home market TR5 was built in January 1968 and supplied by Lankester Engineering Company of Kingston on Thames, to its first owner, in Valencia Blue with a black interior and a black hood and optioned with heater, dip left lights, petrol injection engine. The car has retained its original 5 digit registration number.
The restoration of this stunning TR5 can only be described as exceptional, restored over a two year period, the fourth owner decided in 2020 to entrust the renowned Triumph specialists TR Bitz with carrying out an exacting restoration, utilising their knowledge and stock of extremely rare new/ old stock of materials and parts. The car was completely stripped and, where possible, the original panels were reused, however, many of the lighter inner panels were replaced to ensure it stood up to any future concours-level inspections. The interior was totally retrimmed in the original 'Stanpart' diamond material, in itself unobtainable but for TR Bitz enterprise in buying the remaining original stock many years back.
The complete restoration has been meticulously documented in both a photograph library and recorded on a memory stick as well as all invoices for the restoration supplied in the history folder.
Mechanically everything was either replaced or refurbished and the engine rebuilt to unleaded specification. With a Bosch fuel pump delivering the correct pressure and a well set up metering unit, these TR5s are a joy to drive with great performance, exhaust note and a lovely gearbox with overdrive on second, third and top.
At the time, fuel injection was uncommon in road cars. Triumph claimed in their sales brochure that it was the "First British production sports car with petrol injection
The straight-six 2. 5-litre engine worked very well indeed with its 150bhp turned the TR5 into a genuine performance car.
This is undoubtedly an incredibly comprehensive restoration of this stunning matching-numbers TR5, that could not be restored today to this level without the appetite for a six-figure invoice. The MOT is valid until April 2023, this TR5 is now ready to be enjoyed.
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