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TRIUMPH 1800 TOWN & COUNTRYMAN “RAZOR EDGE” BY MULLINER. BEAUTIFUL, ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE. THIS EXACT CAR FEATURED IN THE CROWN. A UNIQUE, ADMIRED TV-STAR EXAMPLE, FAR SUPERIOR TO THE LATER RENOWN.
THIS IS A TRULY LOVELY 1948 TRIUMPH 1800 TOWN & COUNTRYMAN “RAZOR EDGE” FROM THE IMMEDIATE POST-WAR PERIOD, PRESENTED IN SUPERB ALL-ROUND COND WITH EXCEPTIONAL HISTORY, INCLUDING A DOCUMENTED APPEARANCE IN THE NETFLIX SERIES THE CROWN. THIS RARE MULLINER COACHBUILT CLASSIC IS A GENUINE SURVIVOR, BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED ABOVE AND BELOW. LAUNCHED SHORTLY AFTER WWII, THE TRIUMPH 1800 TOWN & COUNTRYMAN WAS ONE OF BRITAIN’S 1ST ALL-NEW POST-WAR MODELS. THE BODY WAS DESIGNED BY TRIUMPH & HAND COACHBUILT BY MULLINER, USING A STRONG STEEL CHASSIS, WOOD-FRAMED BODY & ALUMINIUM PANELS INCLUDING DOORS & BOOT LID. THIS CONSTRUCTION MIRRORED FAR MORE EXPENSIVE BENTLEY & ROLLS-ROYCE MODELS & CONTRIBUTED TO AN EXCELLENT POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIO. THE INTERIOR FEATURES WOOD VENEER DASHBOARD, COLUMN GEARCHANGE, LEATHER-FACED SEATS & DOOR CARDS. THE SHARP-EDGED “RAZOR EDGE” STYLING, AKA “KNIFE EDGE”, DEFINES THE MODEL. UNLIKE THE LATER RENOWN, WHICH SUFFERED FROM CORROSION ISSUES, THE 1800 WAS BUILT ON THE PROVEN TRIUMPH ROADSTER CHASSIS & SHARED MANY QUALITY COMPONENTS, MAKING A FAR SUPERIOR CAR. FIRST REGISTERED IN ABERDEEN ON 24 APRIL 1948, THE CAR RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL REGISTRATION NUMBER & BUFF LOGBOOK. EARLY OWNERS INCLUDED A STONEMASON & LATER A GENTLEMAN FARMER, WHO KEPT THE CAR FOR 27 YEARS. IN 2016 IT APPEARED IN THE CROWN, TRANSPORTING PRIME MINISTER ANTHONY EDEN INTO BALMORAL. STILLS FROM FILMING ARE INCLUDED. FINISHED IN BLACK OVER CREAM, THE PAINTWORK GLEAMS WITH NO RUST OR DAMAGE. CHROME, WHEELS & PERIOD TYRES ARE EXCELLENT. THE INTERIOR IS ORIGINAL & IMMACULATE. CHASSIS, UNDERBODY, BOOT & ENGINE BAY ARE CLEAN AND SOLID. NEW BRAKES WERE FITTED IN FEB 2023 & A FULL SERVICE COMPLETED MAY 2024. THE ENGINE STARTS 1ST TIME & THE COLUMN-CHANGE GEARBOX IS SMOOTH. NOW 77 YEARS OLD, THE CAR IS MOT, TAX, ULEZ & CONGESTION EXEMPT. SHOWING JUST 18, 901 MILES, IT HAS HAD ONLY 4 KEEPERS & REMAINS PART OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION. A UNIQUE INVESTMENT & A TRUE PIECE OF BRITISH MOTORING HISTORY.
I HAVE A WALK ROUND VIDEO 0F THE CAR WHICH I AM HAPPY TO FORWARD UPON REQUEST, TO GENUINELY INTERESTED PARTIES WHO HAVE "WHATTSAPP".
