Triumph TR6

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Unveiled in 1968, the TR6 became the best-selling Triumph in history by the time production ended in 1976, more than 94,000 being sold, over 90% of them to US specifications. 

Essentially a cleverly updated TR5, it had more aggressive and angular bodywork penned not by the TR5’s Italian designer, Michelotti, but by the team at Karmann in Germany. In the US, it featured the 111bhp six-cylinder engine that was carried over from the TR250, while the UK version had a more powerful 150bhp engine from the TR5 that included the Lucas mechanical fuel injection system, although from 1973 it was detuned to 125bhp to meet stricter emissions regulations.

Refined for a sportscar, it featured pile carpet on floors and boot, plush-looking bucket seats, a lovely wooden dashboard and a full complement of instrumentation. Even in 125bhp spec it could hit 60mph in just 9.5 seconds with a top speed of 116mph.

Looking particularly purposeful in Sapphire Blue with a pale blue interior, this TR6 car was first registered in Brighton in 1974. It was initially owned by the current vendor well over 20 years ago although he only kept it for a few years before selling it on.

However, he always had very fond memories of the car and when he spotted it for sale again in the summer of 2012 he bought it back again and determined to restore it to pristine condition. Everything on the car was rebuilt or renewed as necessary, the whole process being recorded on photographs in the history file, with many supporting invoices.

Some 18 months and £13,000 later the car was finally finished, resulting in the fine specimen you see today. Unfortunately though, the owner soon discovered that he was no longer quite the fine specimen he had himself been when he first owned the car and he now finds that he struggles to get in and out of the car, let alone drive it in the way that he used to.

It is therefore with great reluctance that he has now decided he has no alternative but to pass the car on to a more sprightly owner who can continue to enjoy it as he himself once did. In excellent condition throughout, it comes with the aforementioned restoration photos and bills, a Heritage Certificate and an MOT until August.