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Triumph TR4

Triumph TR4

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Triumph TR4
Lot number 53
Hammer value £17,000
Description Triumph TR4
Registration STY 992A
Year 1963
Colour Dark Blue
Engine size 2,138 cc
Chassis No. CT24603
Engine No. CT23932E
Documents V5C; MOT March 2017; 24 old MOTS; very large file of bills

Standard-Triumph tasked Italian stylist Michelotti with re-styling its ageing TR range and the resulting design went into production in 1961 as the TR4.

A wonderful mix of British brawn and Italian style, the pretty roadster was powered by a torquey 110bhp 2,138cc four-cylinder twin-carb engine mated to an all-synchro four-speed box that could launch the car to 60mph in 10.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 105mph. Optional Laycock de Normanville electrically operated overdrive could now be selected for 2nd and 3rd gear as well as 4th, effectively providing the TR4 with a seven-speed close ratio gearbox.

The new TR4 body style did away with the classical cutaway door design of the previous TRs to allow for wind-down windows while the crisp rear end styling allowed a boot with considerable capacity for a sports car. It also handled much better thanks to a wider track front and rear and precise rack-and-pinion steering.

The TR4 proved very successful and became a formidable competition car – very strong mechanically, it was ideal for tuning and some cars were fitted with superchargers that could produce in excess of 200bhp at the flywheel. In 1965 a modified TR4 prepared by Californian engineer Kas Kastner won the Daytona endurance race against Ferraris and other much more exotic machines.

Dating from August 1963, this TR4 has had just four owners from new and comes with a large history file extending back 20 years documenting the many upgrades and improvements that have been carried out during that time. This has included a full engine rebuild to fast road spec with 89mm pistons and liners, fast road cam, re-jetted carburettors, Alden distributor, alloy rocker cover, K&N filters etc.

An overdrive-equipped model, it also has a Surrey top; stainless steel sports exhaust; uprated suspension; Safety Devices roll cage; competition harnesses; Kenlowe fan; alternator conversion; Halogen headlamps; high-torque starter motor; stainless steel luggage rack; five-spoke Revolution alloys with Yokohama tyres, plus numerous other upgrades all fully detailed in the history file.

In good order throughout and said to drive well with an impressive turn of speed when provoked, it is MOTd until March 2017 with no advisories recorded and has no fewer than 24 old MOTs back to 1988 showing that it has covered some 27,700 miles in the last 28 years. Equally suited to fast road work or track days, it is just the sort of toy that any petrolhead would love to have at their disposal on a sunny Sunday morning.

AMENDMENT: Actually presented with 23 old MoTs.

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