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Highlights
- Pretty Carmine TR6 with excellent structure and bodywork
- Recent investment by the seller including €5,300 in parts and labour.
- Factory supplied with carburettors for the US market
- Very original car with desirable deep dish steel wheels
- A very usable and entertaining example of this sought-after classic
The Appeal
While its competitors dallied with modern construction techniques, when it came to updating the venerable TR, Triumph stuck to what it knew. With lightly updated bodywork by Karmann, the TR6s gave customers a simple yet visceral sports car with direct connection between driver inputs and what happened at the wheels.
The beefy 2.5litre straight six engine was available with fuel injection for the UK or two states of carburettor tune for the USA. Most cars went to America, many of which have gradually been repatriated to Europe as demand for these quintessentially British sports cars sees no sign of abating.
This Carmine ‘74 TR6 is tempting standard, right down to those lovely deep dish steel wheels. With significant investment by the seller since he acquired it in 2019 it represents a great opportunity to discover one of these rewarding convertibles and build on the work already done.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 1st January 1974 according to Certificate D’Immatriculation
- Acquired by the vendor from a French classic car auction in November 2019
- Chassis number prefix CF confirms that this is a factory carburettor car developing 106bhp
- The seller has very usefully detailed all of his expenditure on the car since buying it in late 2019
- Helpfully supplied with a Classic Expert multi-page vehicle assessment from 17th November 2020 after the vendor’s improvements to the car
- Fully serviced in November 2019
5 300 euros invested in the car during November and December 2019 including:
- Suspension work
- Fitment of an electric fan
- Carburettor work
- Electrics
- New rubber seals, all hoses and weathersealing
- Replacement of the trunnions
The Interior
- Highly original interior in good condition showing light signs of wear but none that seriously detract
- The originality includes the simple vinyl factory seats and leather-rimmed three spoke steering wheel
- The dashboard veneer is very well kept
- Modern aftermarket stereo fitted with speakers set into the central tunnel
- Black carpets in good, presentable condition with no visible stains or marks
- Newly installed wooden gear knob
- Original Triumph pedals
- Dash top is in good condition showing no signs of cracking or scuffs
The Exterior
- Attractive Carmine red paintwork in good condition showing only light signs of age
- Rear chrome luggage rack fitted
- Factory fitted deep dish steel wheels in very good condition and fitted with optional chrome embellishers
- Roof is in good condition with clean, mostly unmarked headlining and clear window panels
- New Red tonneau cover
- Good panel fit with clean, straight panel gaps particularly to the doors, indicating the chassis at the back is in good condition
- Underside is well presented with good undersealing and no visible corrosion
- Suspension posts and fittings follow a similar theme
- Some marks in the paintwork on the boot lid around the luggage rack fixing points
- No visible corrosion on the arches, door bottoms or sills indicating the structure is solid
The Mechanics
- 2.5litre straight six Triumph engine
- Twin Stromberg carburettors generating 106bhp
- 4spd gearbox
- Clean engine bay indicates recent attention and improvement by the vendor that is borne out by the parts list acquisitions
- Standard exhaust with beefy twin rear pipes
- Unfortunately at the time of writing we do not know when this car was last serviced
- However the photographs show an extensive list of parts acquired in late 2019
Summary
The TR6 was the final iteration of a long line of separate chassis TR models that evolved according to simple principle: to provide engaging, entertaining motoring for true drivers.
The continuing demand to repatriate US models proves the enduring popularity of that idea. This smart Carmine TR6 is a chance to acquire a usable car that looks solid in all the right places and has been extensively improved by the seller.
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