Theres a huge appeal to post war British sports cars, the look and feel is like nothing else, driving one gives an unrivalled level of fun end involvement, but they can feel a bit left behind by modern traffic, so this is the perfect compromise having the look and feel of the original but having been sympathetically upgraded to make it stop and go far better.

It underwent a comprehensive restoration in 2002 by Triumph specialist Remington TR, and was gained a later TR4 engine fitted with twin SU carbs and a stainless exhaust, and as well as going better it stops better too thanks to a an upgrade to front disk brakes.
Having been fully rebuilt, repainted and retrimmed it is now a fantastic car ready to enjoy through the summer.

The last owner of this TR3 kept it for decades, owning it from the early 1970s until a couple of years ago, and during that time spent a small fortune maintaining and eventually restoring and upgrading the Triumph, and he kept almost every receipt so there is a vast file of paperwork going back decades.

In 2002 he took it to Remington TR, a marque specialist for a full restoration costing tens of thousands of pounds, involving a full respray, re-trim and the addition of that TR4 engine and other upgrades, and later in 2011 the gearbox and overdrive were overhauled.

Current owner bought the car not long before covid, which has meant the car has seen little use since but this year did send it to Maidstone Sports cars for a service, rebuild the brake and clutch hydraulics, rectify an oil leak and clean and tune the carburettors and replace the drive shaft.

The interior os simple but does all it needs to do. The seats, doors and dash were recovered in dark biscuit vinyl in 2002 and it has held up extremely well, still looking fresh today. There are headrests included although not in the main photos. The only wear is on the drivers side panel top trim from being brushed against. The leatherette extends to the full dashboard and really shows off the chrome rimmed, black faced dials perfectly.

The steering wheel, polished spokes and wood rimmed, is in superb condition and suits the car well, and there is a wooden gear knob to match.

The carpets can be lifted up to see the solid metal of the floor, and the only wear is the heel area of the passenger side carpet.

The panels of the TR are excellent, theres no apparent sign of dents, dings or corrosion to the body, and the british racing green paint is excellent in all areas apart from a patch on the scuttle which has micro blistering  paint reaction showing. 

Wire wheels look spot on with a car like this and they are very clean and have great paint and excellent Vredestein trees with dee tread all round. At the back discreet extra indicators have been added, a must for safety, the black hood is in fine condition and it has the weather gear of side panels and a tonneau cover. The bright work is good all-round, just the bonnet badge has some chips.

This car has been built to be driven, the addition of the twin carb 2138cc TR4 engine with stainless exhaust, an over drive gearbox and disk brake conversion.

Earlier this year Maidstone Sports Cars took the car in for a large service, replacing the prop shaft and pinion oil seal, rebuilt the brake and clutch master cylinders and rebuilt the carburettors among other fettling as the car had been idle for a little while. It also passed an MOT at the same time.

Going back, the overdrive was overhauled in 2011 and following its full restoration in 2002, the chassis and underside look to be in outstanding condition.

This is a fantastic opportunity to own an incredible condition TR3, which looks the part in British Racing green with wire wheels, but is far more drivable than stock while retaining the original feel of the model, as the previous owner was keen ti use it as much as possible.

Having had so much spent on it over the years the condition is excellent and it is ready to be enjoyed though the summer.