Highlights
- Older restoration in understated black with debumpered look
- Upgraded with 2.5L block and twin SU carburettors
- Comprehensive mechanical refresh with numerous new components
- Recent work to brakes, suspension and cooling system
- Carburettors overhauled and car fully serviced
- Rare occasional rear seat with seatbelts
- Recent POR15 chassis protection and Waxoyl treatment and cavity injection
- Adjustable Gaz shocks and rare wider 5.5J Dunlop steel wheels
The Appeal
It’s a common theme with British Leyland sports cars - what the firm started, enthusiasts have often completed. Such is the case here, this GT6 being now equipped with a carburettor-fed 2.5L straight six from the TR6 with electronic ignition. As the understated black paintwork, debumpered look, wider track and lowered suspension clearly hint, this is a proper classic sleeper.
We are told that the car was restored in 2006. It remains in good order, with a few areas to the paintwork for the buyer to consider in the photos. Underneath the chassis has recently received a POR15 treatment plus Waxoyling, including the cavities. Inside there is a well-kept black interior featuring very rare rear seat - equipped with belts - and a new walnut veneer dashboard.
The list of work since the vendor acquired the car earlier this year is extensive. It includes carburettor overhaul, full service and work to the brake system. Other improvements include newly refurbished Dunlop wheels and Yokomaha tyres. Gaz adjustable shocks and new front springs combine with the wider track and deep dish steels to deliver a car that we are told handles really well. With the go to match, this would make a very entertaining addition to your fleet.
The vendor says:
“She's not cosmetically perfect, but everything works as it should, the enlarged engine is potent for such a light car and sounds fantastic, while and she should now be a very reliable, usable classic.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 1st August 1973
- Current keeper acquired car earlier this year
- Previously white which was changed in December 2006
- We are told that the car was restored in 2006
- Limited paperwork before current ownership
- Vendor states that mileage cannot be verified due to limited history
- Comprehensive stack of receipts for recent mechanical work
- VIN number KE231670
The Condition
- Bodywork presents in black following vendor-advised restoration in 2006
- Paint finish shows some deterioration and cracks as shown in photos
- Bodywork converted to debumpered look which could be returned to standard easily
- Chrome work is slightly pitted in places
- Features slightly lowered stance and wider track
- Underneath is reported to be clean and rust-free which can be checked in photos
- Chassis has been repainted with POR15 and fully Waxoyled including cavities
- Rare wider 5.5J Dunlop steel wheels
- New Yokohama 185/60R13 A539 tyres recently fitted
- Black vinyl fabric interior appears in good condition
- Cabin features rare occasional rear seat with seatbelts
- Fitted with new inertia-reel seatbelts all round
- New walnut dash fitted
- Retrosound Bluetooth/MP3 radio connected to a dedicated amplifier
- Footwells and gearbox tunnel have been insulated to reduce heat transfer
- 13" dished Moto-Lita steering wheel
The Mechanics
- Triumph 2.5L straight six engine
- 4spd manual transmission with overdrive
- Electronic ignition system installed
- Twin SU carburettors with K&N air filters
- List of recent work since vendor acquired car in 2025 below
Recent work advised by seller:
- New water pump
- New fuel pump
- Replacement starter motor
- Alternator replaced
- New battery
- New spark plugs
- K&N air filters
- Fresh 20W/50 with new oil filter
- New auxiliary belt
- Radiator flushed
- Carburettors rebuilt and balanced
- Brakes fully refurbished with new pads, hoses, cylinders and handbrake linkage.
- Fresh gearbox and diff oil.
- Overdrive serviced with new solenoid and inhibitor switch
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