1972 Triumph TR6

Original rebuilt engine.

Excellent overall condition.

Professionally restored with nominal mileage since.

Overdrive gearbox.

Hard Top.

Heritage Certificate.

Documented speedo change @ 71,172 miles in 2017.

Extensive service history.

This stunning looking TR6 was the subject of a full restoration in 2015-16 after it had been bought from a deceased estate. The car had been in the same ownership since approximately 1973 and was in regular use until 1978/9 when the owners bought a new car.

The Triumph was then carefully dry stored for the next 36 years and remained remarkably rust free and original. Nevertheless, the new owner had the body and chassis stripped to bare metal and repainted in the original colour.

The engine was stripped and rebuilt with many new parts and the fuel system was completely overhauled. A replacement gearbox and back axle (both new old stock items) were fitted together with a new clutch.

The speedo was somewhat erratic and was changed at the time of the restoration. A photo of the original unit is on file along with a letter confirming the mileage of 71,172 at the date of change.

This TR6 is one of the early, more powerful and desirable variants and is currently running and driving well with no known faults. A new set of tyres has been fitted within the last couple of years. The car also comes complete with its original hardtop in good condition.

Where the TR5 was pretty, the TR6 is purposeful, muscular and has a road presence an MGB would kill for. This one is finished in Sapphire Blue and shines impressively in the autumn sunshine.

As you’d expect from a car that’s done very few miles since a full restoration, the paintwork looks superb. TR6s never had Mercedes like shut lines, but this one is as good as we’ve seen in this respect, and a testament to the restorer’s art.

All the brightwork is also excellent, and well fitted too. The trademark Triumph steel TR wheels have clearly been stripped and refinished, and the tyres have minimal wear.

Some of the inner surfaces of the body coloured hard top are a little tatty, but it really makes no odds when its bolted on to the car as you can’t see them. Besides, the outer surface is very good. Having said all this, is anyone really going to use this car in winter? We suspect the hardtop can relax on its stand for the time being, but all the same it’s nice to have the option, in case the owner decides a winter trip to Norway is in order.

The far more likely to be used vinyl soft top may look a little crinkled in our pictures, but that’s because it’s October in sunny Britain now, and temperatures have dropped off. Get it in the sun and those lines will disappear in the heat. It’s in excellent condition.

A TR6 cabin is simple but full of Seventies charisma, and this one is in beautiful condition. The restoration looks to have included a complete new interior, as we’re struggling to find any signs of wear at all. Dash, seats, carpets – they’re all excellent. And underneath those carpets is fresh looking blue paint, with no hint of any corrosion at all.

One small, easily rectified fault is that the blanking plate for the radio is coming away from the console in front of the gearstick. It just need some fresh glue. Other than that there is some minor damage to the dash wood on the far right hand side, where someone looks to have slipped with a screwdriver.

There’s fresh carpet in the boot too, and underneath it is a refurbished spare wheel. You can also spot a new-looking fuel pump and filter under here. The hood frame has been refurbished, the underside of the hood itself looks great, and the hard top’s headlining is in very nice shape as well.

The TR6 is a simple, straightforward car. A ladder chassis supports the pretty body, a four-speed gearbox feeds power to the rear axle (with overdrive on third and fourth), and a disc/drum set-up stops the car very effectively. A rear anti-roll bar and a limited slip differential were optional extras.

Quite often lifting the bonnet on a car that looks as good as this can be a bit of a disappointment. Not in this case, as the engine bay is as pretty as the rest of the car.

The 2.5-litre straight six engine extends up to the front axle line, and the Lucas mechanical fuel injection marks this out as the powerful variant, with 150bhp on tap. This system caused consternation among mechanics back in the day, as they simply weren’t trained to tune it properly, but no such problems exist today, and cars that were swapped to carbs are worth less than original ones like this one.

Lots of the coolant hoses have been swapped for Samco silicone parts, hence the bright blue colour, but other than that the engine bay looks perfectly period.

Underneath the car it’s clear very few miles have been covered since it was restored, as it’s very clean and there is plenty of fresh paint and underseal visible. The exhaust looks to have seen minimal use too.

There’s a substantial history file with this car, including a large selection of early invoices and MoT certificates dating from the 1970s (you could buy five TR6 tyres for £64 1973).

Also included are the original service book, the handbook and a Heritage Certificate. On top of these are a collection of post restoration invoices and MoTs.

A fresh MoT certificate will be provided by the vendor at the point of sale.

The seller has known this lovely TR6 since 2014, and personally oversaw the restoration on behalf of a valued client, who subsequently acquired a dog and swapped it (the TR, not the dog) for a Triumph Stag.

If you’re looking for a raucous, hard-charging convertible sports car that is still as much fun to drive as it was over 50 years ago , then you might just have found your dream car; with a 0-60mph time of just over eight seconds and a top speed of 120mph, the TR6 is fast enough for almost all of us, while the later fuel-injected engine offers a greater degree of drivability and reliability than almost anything else in its class.

A superb, low mileage example of one of the last, true, British sports cars – and one of the best, too.

We are confident this will reach between £24,000 - £28,000.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located with the seller in Thame, Oxfordshire. To arrange an appointment to view this car please use the Contact Seller button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.