Description
Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire
Viewing: Tues 8th April from 12pm
Auction: Wed 9th April from 9am
Location: IWM Duxford Airfield, Cambridge CB22 4QR
1971 Triumph TR6
Estimate £9, 000 - £11, 000
Registration No: MWV 105J
Chassis No: CC64633L0
MOT: Exempt
Finished in a fetching Primrose Yellow with Black interior
LHD export example that was repatriated back to the UK in 1992
Subject to an engine overhaul, two new bumpers and attention to the clutch in current ownership
Fitted with period-looking alloy wheels
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".
Finished in a fetching Primrose Yellow with Black interior and Black hood, 'MWV 105J' is a LHD export example that was repatriated back to the UK in 1992. Self evidently the subject of past restoration work it is fitted with a set of period-looking alloy wheels. Subject to an engine overhaul, two new bumpers, and attention to the clutch in current ownership the Triumph has spent more recent years in the car-friendly climate of the Mediterranean and is offered with a current V5c document.
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