Triumph GT6 MkIII

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Our vendor has put so much time, effort and money into this GT6, that it is hard to know where to start.

It came to him from long-term ownership, a Mrs Laxton keeping the car from 1981 until he purchased it in 2014 for the princely sum of  £1,800.

It was clearly in need of some love and attention and the vendor used the services of West Country Triumph to assist with the body-off restoration. They attended to the areas of rust and helped repaint it blue. Two boxes of bills and invoices detail its previous history in a most comprehensive fashion, including covering a multitude of parts from specialists James Paddock, Rimmer Brothers and Canley Classics used in its recent restoration – literally inches of bills.

The story the file tells is of a car basically totally dismantled and rebuilt bit by bit. The engine for example, has been rebored, fitted with new pistons, new shells on a reground crank, fresh valves, guides and springs while the gearbox too has had new synchros, a new layshaft and new gears. Why stop there? The vendor didn’t – stripping the diff for good measure and fitting new bearings and seals.

The radiator was recored and electronic ignition fitted along with all manner of other detail parts. On the inside, it has had new seat foams and seat covers, carpets and headlining – the inside of the car basically looking like new. There is a cd on file with photos which give some indication as to the amount of work covered in its restoration.

It is MOTd until July 2020 and has covered just over 1,000 miles in the last 10 years. The history file also includes numerous MOTs and tax discs and photos of the bare chassis and shell.

Sitting on a set of ‘period’ Cosmic wheels, the car is currently without rear bumpers simply because the vendor preferred it that way.

Although he has taken the wise decision not to add up all the bills, we can't help but think that this car is available for less than the cost of the parts, let alone the countless hours that have gone into its restoration.