Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 28th April 2026 from 12pm
Auction: Wed 29th April 2026 from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1969 Triumph TR6 Rally Car
Estimate
£15, 000 - £18, 000
Registration No: BAN 195G
Chassis No: CP263050
MOT: Exempt
Converted to rally car specification in 2019/ 2020 with minimal competitive use since
Invoices for expenditure of just shy of £40, 000 since 2019, with much of the expenditure with specialists TR Enterprises
Works included replacement chassis, full engine overhaul, and exhaustive new and upgraded parts
Desirable home market example
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, front disc and rear drum brakes, and rack-and-pinion steering. Powered by a refined 2, 498cc 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. 2secs. 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."
Anybody who has ever taken an interest in historic rallying would do well to consider this home-market TR6, which has seen little use since being converted to rally specification. It was ripe for refurbishment when the current registered owner acquired it in 2018, and during 2019 and 2020 he commissioned to TR Enterprises to perform the conversion, which included overhauling the front and rear suspension, increasing the ride height and fitting a telescopic kit at the rear, fabricating an aluminium radiator cowl, and fitting assorted uprated parts such as stronger differential mounts, a spin-on oil cooler conversion, a sump guard and an electric fan. The body received new floorpans and sills and was transferred to a new chassis. A bespoke wiring loom, alloy dash, plastic gearbox tunnel, full roll cage, long-range alloy fuel tank, auxiliary fuel pump and uprated heater are among the modifications, and the engine bay was repainted. The TR6 was further improved in 2022 when Bradbury Engineering overhauled the engine for £3, 840, fitting high-performance cams and a Borg & Beck clutch kit. New starting equipment was purchased from TR Bitz in 2024, and the car comes equipped with a Brantz rally clock and stopwatch. Altogether, expenditure since 2019 totals just shy of £40, 000.
