Description
UPDATE!
The Triumph is up for auction, search eBay for '1969 Triumph 2. 5PI MK1'.
The starting price is £10, 500 and there is no reserve.
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A rare and original 1969 MK1 2. 5PI (not a re-shell) finished in factory-correct Valencia Blue with original tan leather interior, confirmed by the accompanying British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate.
Built on 8th January 1969 and sold new by James Windsor Limited of Mansfield.
Showing 44, 156 miles with known history, including long-term custodianship by a Triumph Owners Club member who owned the car for 27 years until 2023.
Extremely rare, one of just 15 surviving examples in the UK according to the Triumph 2000/ 2500/ 2. 5 Register. Around 10 of those are believed to be roadworthy, and just 7 of them saloons. HISTORY
• 12 months MOT to 12th June 2026 - no advisories
• Triumph Owners Club "Certificate of Merit" - Runner-up, Best Mk1 Saloon at the 1996 and 1997 National Rallies
• History folder with MOTs, invoices, and photographs dating back to the early 1990s
• 1994 MOT 19, 947 miles / 2007 MOT 35, 996 miles
• Last serviced by Just Historic Cars (St Leonards) at 42, 936 miles
• Comes with Heritage Certificate
MECHANICS AND BODY
• 123 Electronic ignition
• Uprated 50A Lucas alternator
• PowerLite RAC100 high-torque starter motor
• Mintex M1144 brake pads with new discs and reconditioned calipers around 3, 000 miles ago
• Mk2 servo and trailing arms
• Power steering
• Twin electric cooling fans - one automatic, one manual override
• Anti-roll bar
• Auxiliary heater matrix pump for faster demisting and interior warm-up
• Complete sill replacement (inner, centre, and outer) plus inner wings (circa 2009)
• Bare-metal respray in 2015 – very presentable, with some microblistering visible close-up in certain light
• Stainless steel exhaust
• Spin-on oil filter conversion
• 14" Stag steel wheels
• Avon ZT7 tyres (all five) fitted on 20/ 03/ 24 at 43, 073 miles
• 75W headlamps
INTERIOR
• Brand new Coverdale wool carpets and Newton Commercial headlining
• Newly refurbished wood trim by Chapman & Cliff
• Tan leather interior recently cleaned and fed by R A Hayward & Son, Hastings
• Hazard warning lights
• Two sets of keys
UNDERSIDE
Structurally solid, clean and honest
DRIVING
Starts easily - even from the coldest of winter starts - idles smoothly, and pulls strongly through all gears.
Overdrive engages cleanly, and the car feels composed and confidence-inspiring on the road.
It’s been regularly driven and maintained.
NOTES
A very presentable and genuinely eye-catching example that attracts compliments wherever it goes. There are some minor age-related imperfections, as expected of a 55-year-old classic, but it remains a solid, stylish and very usable Triumph with loads of character, sensible upgrades, and solid provenance.
A rare opportunity to own a desirable Mk1 PI – available to view near Hastings.
More photos and video walkaround available upon request.
