Highlights
- Smartly presented car in popular French Blue
- Comes with French Blue hard top
- Factory standard including fuel injection system
- Desirable optional overdrive fitted by factory
- Low keepers with current one since 1989
- Voluntary MOT valid to October 2026
The Appeal
The TR6 was the last of a certain straightforward, brutal and very engaging British sports car that now feels highly analogue in our digital world. For all those reasons, good cars remain in high demand.
This 1973 car is both highly original and in the kind of specification we suspect will appeal to serious enthusiasts. It is finished in popular French Blue and retains its purposeful deep dish steels and the advanced fuel injection system. There is also a desirable factory overdrive unit fitted.
The car has had just five keepers in its 53 years, the current one since 1989. The interior and exterior are nicely preserved, showing light age that is typical of a well-maintained but largely original car. A current voluntary MOT highlights no structural or other serious issues. This is one to snap up, garage for a few weeks and enjoy as Spring begins to spring into action.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 15th August 1973
- VIN number CR2015O shows car is a 1973 build with optional overdrive
- CR prefix is correct for a UK-market fuel injected ‘PI’ car
- Five registered keepers
- Current keeper since May 1989
- Matching CR prefix engine code recorded by DVLA
- MOT valid to 24th October 2026 with single minor advisory to note
- It was last driven in the 90`s then stored in a Carcoon since.
- On behalf of the owner the current vendor recommissioned the car and carried out the work detailed in the invoice
- Showing 61,091 miles on a five digit odometer so this figure is not verified
The Condition
- Popular French Blue paintwork with white pinstripes in good general condition
- Some signs of age and marks suggesting original paint or older respray
- These include chips to an arch and light stone chips to front
- Bodywork remains very presentable with decent panel gaps as shown
- Some age to note to sill seams as shown in photos
- Sills have been treated with black stone guard
- Under bonnet and inside of arches treated with what appears to be blue Hammerlite
- Underside as shown in photos
- Factory standard deep dish steel wheels in good condition showing some age
- Older Goodyear tyres fitted with decent tread and no MOT advisories for condition
- Spare wheel included as shown
- No structural advisories on MOT
- Chromework appears well kept with bright finish to bumpers
- Black vinyl roof looks to be in good order with clear Perspex screens as shown
- It will also come with a hardtop however we are unsure of its condition
- Black vinyl interior in very good condition featuring seats with headrests
- Black carpets also well kept
- Retains its factory three-spoke leather-rimmed steering wheel
- Dashboard veneers and switchgear in good order with light age to note
The Mechanics
- 2,498cc straight six fuel injected engine
- 4spd manual gearbox with optional overdrive
- Fitted with Kenlowe fan with manual over-ride via dashboard switch
- Single advisory on current MOT
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