A great looking example of a late model MKII Triumph GT6
Presenting in an eye-catching gold livery with plenty of bright chrome in evidence
Complete with a well-trimmed and faithfully original looking cabin
The Appeal
Standard Triumph commissioned Giovani Michelotti to style a GT version of their convertible Spitfire in 1963. He obliged with a sleek fastback design, but the extra weight of the GT body irrevocably challenged the Spitfire’s modest 1,147cc engine. As a result, the Spitfire GT concept was shelved. The more aerodynamic shape, however, was successfully adopted for racing duties with fibreglass iterations fitted to racing Spitfire underpinnings. Such was the success of the GT bodied race cars that the road car concept was revived in 1966. In order to overcome the performance deficits, however, the 2L straight six unit from the Triumph Vitesse was fitted.
This example of the six-cylinder GT6 is a late MKII iteration and better for it. The MKII was launched specifically to deal with the handling inadequacies of the original car. This is an eye-catching Triumph with a bold metallic gold livery and a subtly modified look.nlp677jSYB20ZNxMWKooQNrbGGCTOkWyQLjzOnAr.jpg803 KB
The History and Paperwork
This example was first registered in June 1970
As such it is a MKII model from the last few months of production
The GT6 was known to have left the Coventry factory in blue
The Triumph has been used and enjoyed by 10 previous owners
The change to a gold colourway was registered in 1991
The current owner acquired the GT6 in April 2014
Since that time the current owner has added around 6,000 miles
A small paperwork archive is included with the car
This includes the current V5 in the name of the owner
This classifies the GT6 as a Historic Vehicle
As such the GT6 is MOT and VED exempt in the UK
Public records show that the GT6 was last MOT’d in 2017 at an indicated mileage of 10,845
A high value maintenance and repair invoice from 2022 is also present
The GT6 was a great addition to the Triumph range adding a fair degree of Italian design allure and sophistication to the Spitfire. So much so that it soon became known as the “poor man’s E-Type.” The MKII cars put to death the unsophisticated and outclassed rear suspension carried over from the Triumph Herald. With the new reversed lower wishbones and Rotoflex driveshaft couplings came transformed handling and gone was the awful sagging rear end and the extreme negative camber.
This is a great looking example. The deeply applied metallic gold livery sets off the sophisticated “mini-E Type” design perfectly and makes for a head turning and highly desirable British classic. The interior is equally well trimmed and presented with a high degree of all-important originality retained. The extensive mechanical attention the GT6 received in 2022 is just the cherry on top of a very attractive looking cake. Bid today to secure yourself a taste!
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